Singapore Airlines HireVue interview questions
9 researched questions — 9 reported by real candidates or published by Singapore Airlines. Updated August 2026.
1What is your proudest achievement in life?
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorReported independently by multiple candidates.
Practice this in the mock2Why do you want to join Singapore Airlines as cabin crew?
Reported by multiple candidatesMotivation & backgroundIn recent reports often asked as the typed written response.
Practice this in the mock3Please read the passage shown on screen aloud to the camera.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorA read-aloud task rather than a spoken answer.
Practice this in the mock4Please show a full-length view of yourself and smile.
Reported by multiple candidatesPast behaviorA grooming task recorded at the end of the interview.
Practice this in the mock5A passenger complains that the food is inedible — how would you respond?
6Tell us about your last weekend.
7Which do you think is more important: work or money?
8If dishonesty happens in your workplace, what will you do?
9Which invention or finding of the last 10 years do you find most helpful to us? Describe it.
Reported by a candidatePast behaviorReported as a timed typed essay of about 200 words in 2017.
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The Singapore Airlines hiring process at a glance
- 1Online application — Apply directly at careers.singaporeair.com with CV, passport copy and formal full-length plus passport photos; only shortlisted applicants are contacted.
- 2Recorded video interview (HireVue) — Emailed link to a one-way recorded interview completed on phone or laptop by a deadline; recent reports describe about five tasks including spoken questions, a read-aloud passage, a typed answer and a full-length grooming shot. Shortlist results in roughly 1.5-2 weeks.
- 3In-person assessment day — Sequential elimination rounds at the SIA Training Centre or an overseas hotel venue: height/reach and weight check, group self-introduction, pair introduction and mini-debate, a management round with two interviewers, and a uniform fitting with grooming screen.
- 4Medical and background checks — Medical examination plus background and reference checks after the assessment day.
- 5Offer and training — Offer followed by around 15 weeks of training in Singapore and a reported six-month probation.
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Cabin-crew candidates apply online at careers.singaporeair.com, uploading a CV, a passport copy and photographs (typically a full-length formal photo plus a passport photo). Singapore Airlines states that it recruits directly and does not engage third-party agencies, and postings note that only shortlisted applicants are contacted. Role requirements published on the postings include minimum height (1.58m for women, 1.65m for men), fluency in English, a degree or junior-college qualification, and willingness to relocate to Singapore.
Selected applicants are emailed a link to a recorded one-way video interview, which candidate reports consistently place on HireVue and which can be completed on a phone app or a laptop before a stated deadline. Because it is asynchronous, there is no live interviewer: questions appear on screen, a short preparation timer runs, and answers are recorded. Employers configure the exact task mix, and reports vary — recent accounts describe about five tasks (two spoken questions, a passage read aloud on camera, one typed written answer, and a full-length view of yourself at the end), while an older guide describes three spoken questions and a five-minute typed essay capped at about 200 words. The same older guide reports 20 seconds to think and up to 3 minutes per spoken answer, and notes that a practice mode exists but that responses cannot be re-recorded once submitted; current timers are not independently confirmed. Candidate reports put the shortlist result at roughly two weeks, with one 2024 report describing one and a half to two weeks.
Candidates who pass the video round are invited to an in-person assessment day, held at the SIA Training Centre in Singapore or at hotel venues overseas for regional recruitment drives (for example Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur sessions advertised for October 2026). Reports describe sequential elimination rounds with cuts after each stage: a height, reach and weight check; a group round with a stand-up self-introduction and one simple question in front of a panel; a pair or group round where you introduce your partner and take part in a small three-versus-three debate on a given statement; a management round of one candidate facing two interviewers with motivation, behavioural and scenario questions; and a uniform (kebaya) fitting with a grooming screen covering skin, teeth, posture and walk.
Successful candidates then complete a medical examination plus background and reference checks before an offer, followed by around 15 weeks of training in Singapore and a probation period reported at six months. Regional differences matter: Singapore Airlines also periodically advertises walk-in interview days in Singapore, and on those days candidates skip the video interview entirely and go straight through the same-day elimination rounds. The online-application route is where the recorded video interview acts as the filter.
About this research
- Researched questions
- 9 — 9 officially published or candidate-reported
- Typical format
- One-way video; a common setup is 30s prep + ~2 min answers. Employers configure their own timing, question count, and retakes.
- Research updated
- August 2026 · part of our evidence-labeled HireVue question bank
Best-supported scope: Cabin crew hiring worldwide, where the recorded one-way video interview is the first screening round after the online application. Pilot and ground-crew assessments are out of scope.
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Sources reviewed
- Singapore Airlines official cabin crew posting (Japan) — video interview stage
- Singapore Airlines official cabin crew posting (Malaysia) — video interview stage
- Singapore Airlines cabin crew careers page (direct recruitment, video interview language)
- Singapore Airlines branded HireVue digital interview tenant
- Glassdoor Singapore Airlines cabin crew interview reports
- FlyGosh candidate guide to the SIA cabin crew video interview (2017)