A320 Rated Captain - London Gatwick base

The easyJet selection, as candidates tell it

What candidates report on forums (Aeronet, Pilot Jobs Network) and what the employer publishes, summarised by ForAllPilots. It is not the official process: it changes from one campaign to the next, always check the posting.

Reliability of the reports : medium

The stages

1. Online application for a specific base, with documents and a questionnaire.
2. Aon (formerly cut-e) online tests of about 1 h 45: personality, coordination, orientation, multitasking, verbal reasoning and situational judgement questions in a first officer role.
3. Non-technical assessment (HR interview and group exercise), online or on site depending on the session.
4. Technical assessment in the A320 simulator at a training centre (Gatwick or Milan), with a full brief sent in advance.
5. Cadets: aptitude tests (motor skills, spatial) plus maths and technical papers, assessment by video call.
6. MPL cadets (CAE), detailed 2022 account: stage 1 computer-based Versant English test (about 1 h, reading aloud, repeating, rephrasing, storytelling, automatic scoring, filmed), from which a good TOEIC can exempt you; stage 2 ADAPT tests (Symbiotics); stage 3 a full day by video call.
7. Cadet video-call day (2022): presentation of easyJet in the morning, group exercise of about 1 h with 4 to 5 candidates (10 min of individual reading then about 30 min of discussion), then an individual interview of about 45 min with a captain.

The aptitude tests

• Aon / cut-e via the MapTQ portal: spatial orientation with compass and ADF/NDB needle, mouse-based hand-eye coordination, multitasking.
• Verbal reasoning (often considered the hardest) and sometimes numerical, under severe time pressure.
• Workplace behaviour questionnaire in which you distribute points between several statements.
• First officer situation questions: choose or weight possible decisions.
• Cadet ADAPT (Symbiotics, 2022, confirmed by another candidate in 2025): maths (30 min), physics (30 min), cognitive test (30 min: logic, mental arithmetic, 3D, memory, sequences), FAST test of about 15 min (a 3-min mini flight in which you react to beeps and aircraft while answering calculations and flying a small aircraft, then a debrief of questions and a second attempt) and a personality questionnaire of about 300 questions to complete beforehand.

The technical part

• Raw-data simulator: take-off and ILS flown manually according to a profile sent in advance.
• Depending on the year, a questionnaire or technical interview with a pilot (systems, performance).
• Cadets: maths and physics at final-year science level (multiple-choice, formula sheet provided), without advanced aviation technical content.

Candidates' tips

• Do the cut-e examples available online to learn the format, then practise for speed.
• Prepare the simulator from the profile provided: pitch attitudes, thrust settings, callouts.
• The format changes from year to year (group exercise dropped then reintroduced): read the invitation carefully.
• Cadet interview: motivation questions (30-second introduction, why a pilot, why easyJet, competitors, industry challenges, funding) then 4 competency questions (conflict, leadership, adaptability, an important decision); keep time for your own questions.
• The official Symbiotics practice pack seemed sufficient to one successful candidate; in the personality questionnaire, answer quickly without trying to avoid contradicting yourself.

Our exercises to prepare

• CUT E / AON →
• COMPASS →
• GYRO / RBI
• Directions
• Le tunnel
• Le multitâche (FR)
• Le raisonnement déductif
• Le calcul mental (FR)
• L'attention soutenue (FR)
• Mémoire à court terme
• L'orientation (FR)