Welcome Aboard

Before we push back, allow me to brief you on what to expect.

You’ll shadow me through my most memorable interviews, using my missteps and small triumphs as your case study. Don’t worry — I’m Emirates trained, and I know how to be a good host. It’ll be anything but a dull ride.

Think of it as deadheading a supernumerary flight, only for the interview process.

You may not be on active duty — delivering the answers, sweating through the flush of humiliation, or wearing the shoes (you’ll thank me later) — but don’t get comfortable in your unicorn onesie. You’re still on the manifest: observing, cross-checking, logging the miles.

This course models the way airlines prepare their crew: dress rehearsals, “in-the-unlikely-event” scenarios, and full-kit simulations. Only here, instead of strapping into a hydraulic cabin with smoke and a plastic baby, you’ll strap into my cabin crew journey.

The beauty of a simulated interview is that you can hit pause and rewind, then dissect. And you’ll want to, because you’ll be examining turning points from multiple angles and running activities that sharpen the habits that naturally signal “crew material.” That way, when you enter the interview room yourself, you won’t need to think — it’ll already be in your muscle memory.

Welcome to your upgrade.

Now, speaking of upgrades.

Welcome to the “Slag Heap”

I should break it to you early. We are not starting this journey in first class. Not even premium economy. I’m introducing you to the very bottom of the application pile — otherwise known as the Slag Heap. Catchy, don’t you think.

You’ll become intimately familiar with the Slag Heap during your time here. In fact, we’ll first sink far deeper into it than you ever want to go, dragged down by the Old Wives, whose airline recruitment folklore has led many applicants astray — myself included.

But, don’t worry. We won’t be wallowing here forever. Throughout the case study, we’ll claw our way up the stack so you can see the mindset shifts, the strategic pivots, and the strategies that buried me into or propelled me out of the Slag Heap.

Whether you’re new to the airline recruitment process, starting in free-fall, or just stuck in limbo-land, this journey will walk you from wherever you are today… straight towards that coveted clipped wing.

Multi-Leg Journey

This simulation is designed to be experienced from beginning-to-end. However, it’s not a red eye or long-haul flight. Think of it as a multi-leg journey, with a series of connecting lessons.

Each lesson builds on the last, embedding habits, reinforcing instincts, and linking insights from one scene to the next. Follow the sequence, and you’ll step off with conditioned habits, sharpened instincts, and a trained eye for what recruiters are actually observing.

Of course, welcome aboard doesn’t mean the seatbelt signs are lit the entire duration.

Hop on and hop off, take your time, pause and rewind — but do it in order because if you jump in and out randomly, it’s like arriving late to a crew briefing. You’ll miss critical context and lose the chance to see how one lesson connects to the next.

Your dream airline’s temporary code-share partners

The airlines chosen for this simulation — Virgin and Emirates — are not theory, but real simulations of my actual reality — the airlines I applied to, the real answers I gave, the real group tasks I stumbled through, the real process experienced.

If Virgin or Emirates aren’t your destination, don’t worry. Consider this your dream airline’s temporary codeshare partner. We’re boarding their recruitment process because they offered the sharpest training ground — the quirks, the curveballs, the subtle checks that reveal what recruiters everywhere are really testing for.

The structural integrity of this journey — the lessons, the manoeuvres, the flight path — those are transferrable, regardless of the paint on the fuselage, and no matter which airline logo is stamped on your dream box.

*I am not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the airlines mentioned in this course.