How to Apply to easyJet

9 min read Last updated April 20, 2026 53 open positions
Blake Crosley
Blake Crosley Researched using publicly available information, hiring data, and ATS analysis.

Key Takeaways

  • easyJet's real ATS is Oracle Taleo at easyjet.taleo.net/careersection/2/, accessed via the careers.easyjet.com marketing site; submit through Taleo and keep your profile current there.
  • Tracks are genuinely separate: pilot, cabin crew, engineering, and corporate each have different funnels, decision-makers, and timelines, and applying to the wrong one wastes a cycle.
  • Base selection determines your contract jurisdiction (UK Ltd, easyJet Europe AG in Austria, easyJet Switzerland SA), not just your commute, so pick deliberately.
  • Pay reputation is mixed: pilots rate the airline highly for training and lifestyle, cabin crew pay trails British Airways mainline, and corporate compensation is competitive against UK travel-sector peers but below London tech.
  • easyJet Holidays is the fastest-growing part of the group and is hiring across product, commercial, and operations; mention it specifically if relevant to your background.
  • The Haji-Ioannou family still owns roughly 15% and has historically pushed back on management decisions; awareness of this dynamic signals you have done real homework.
  • Kenton Jarvis took over as Group CEO in January 2025 after running easyJet Holidays; the strategic emphasis on packaged travel, fleet renewal, and disciplined growth reflects his priorities.

About easyJet

easyJet plc (LSE:EZJ) is Europe's second-largest low-cost carrier after Ryanair, headquartered at London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire and listed on the FTSE 100. Founded in 1995 by Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou with two leased aircraft on the Luton-Glasgow route, the airline has grown into a roughly 10,000-employee group operating around 340 Airbus A320-family aircraft across approximately 1,000 routes serving 35 countries. The Haji-Ioannou family (through easyGroup) still owns roughly 15% of the company and has historically clashed publicly with management on questions of fleet orders, dividend policy, and growth pace, so candidates should understand that ownership influence is a real feature of how strategic decisions land at this employer rather than a footnote. Kenton Jarvis became Group CEO in January 2025, succeeding Johan Lundgren, who had steered easyJet through the COVID-19 collapse and the recovery that followed; Jarvis previously ran easyJet Holidays, the packaged-vacations subsidiary that has become one of the group's most visible growth stories. The business is profitable again post-pandemic, has been consistently in the black since FY22, and is taking deliveries of A320neo and A321neo aircraft as it modernizes the fleet for fuel efficiency and ESG-linked emissions targets that include sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) commitments and a working carbon-offset program. Operations are organized around hubs at Luton (Group HQ and the largest UK base), Gatwick, Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Berlin Brandenburg (easyJet Europe AG, an Austrian-AOC entity), Geneva (easyJet Switzerland SA), Lisbon, Toulouse, Milan Malpensa, and several other Mediterranean and Northern European cities. Corporate, technology, finance, commercial, and digital roles concentrate at Luton's Hangar 89 campus, while flight-crew and engineering roles are distributed across the network. Worth knowing before you apply: pilot careers are governed by collective agreements with BALPA in the UK and equivalent unions in Continental bases, cabin-crew terms in the UK sit under Unite, and pay for cabin crew is widely discussed on Glassdoor as lower than British Airways mainline, while pilots tend to rate easyJet highly for training quality, command upgrade timelines, and roster lifestyle. easyJet Holidays continues to recruit aggressively in commercial, product, and operations as it pushes into more destinations, and it is now a meaningful contributor to group profit rather than an experimental side bet. The working language at Luton is English, but European bases operate bilingually with the local language used for crew briefings, ground operations, and station management; recruiters at those bases will probe language fluency directly, especially for customer-facing and dispatch roles. Summer 2025 demand was strong across the network, the order book for A320neo and A321neo deliveries through the late 2020s is substantial, and the group continues to lean into the leisure and visiting-friends-and-relatives segments where it competes most effectively against Ryanair, Wizz Air, Jet2, and the legacy carriers' short-haul subsidiaries.

Application Process

  1. 1
    Browse roles at careers

    Browse roles at careers.easyjet.com (the Next.js marketing site) and click through to the underlying Oracle Taleo system at easyjet.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl, where applications are actually submitted; bookmark the Taleo URL because deep links in marketing emails often expire while the Taleo job ID stays stable.

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    Create a single Taleo candidate profile for easyJet rather than re-registering f

    Create a single Taleo candidate profile for easyJet rather than re-registering for each requisition; reuse it across pilot, cabin crew, engineering, and corporate applications because Taleo will surface your prior submissions to recruiters and you do not want duplicate records that look like ghost candidates.

  3. 3
    Tailor the work-history fields directly inside Taleo rather than relying on the

    Tailor the work-history fields directly inside Taleo rather than relying on the resume parser; Taleo's parser frequently mis-maps dates, employer names, and job titles for European CV formats, and recruiters search those structured fields, not your attached PDF.

  4. 4
    Pick the right track at the start: corporate roles (technology, commercial, fina

    Pick the right track at the start: corporate roles (technology, commercial, finance, marketing, HR, easyJet Holidays) follow a standard recruiter-screen-to-panel funnel; cabin crew goes through assessment days at a base airport; pilot streams (Direct Entry Captain, First Officer, Generation easyJet MPL cadet) each have distinct stages including simulator assessments and, for cadets, financed training agreements.

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    Expect a recruiter telephone or Teams screen of roughly 20 to 30 minutes coverin

    Expect a recruiter telephone or Teams screen of roughly 20 to 30 minutes covering motivation, base preference, right-to-work status, and salary expectations; for non-UK bases be ready to confirm EU work authorization because easyJet Europe AG (Vienna AOC) and easyJet Switzerland SA hire under local employment law, not UK contracts.

  6. 6
    Prepare for one or two competency-based interviews structured around easyJet's O

    Prepare for one or two competency-based interviews structured around easyJet's Orange Spirit values (Safety, Integrity, Passion, Pioneering, One Team), typically delivered in STAR format and increasingly run on Microsoft Teams for first rounds with a final stage on-site at Luton or the relevant base.

  7. 7
    For cabin crew, plan for an in-person assessment day that includes a uniform che

    For cabin crew, plan for an in-person assessment day that includes a uniform check, group exercises, height and reach checks (210 cm reach without shoes is the published standard), a swim test, and a one-to-one interview; bring photo ID, your passport, and proof of unrestricted right-to-work for the contracting country.

  8. 8
    After offer, allow four to eight weeks for pre-employment screening (five-year r

    After offer, allow four to eight weeks for pre-employment screening (five-year reference checks, Criminal Record Check or local equivalent, medical, and for crew an airside ID application that the airport authority controls and easyJet cannot accelerate).

Resume Tips for easyJet

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Lead with a two-line professional summary that names the easyJet base you are ta

Lead with a two-line professional summary that names the easyJet base you are targeting (Luton, Gatwick, Berlin, Geneva, Lisbon) and the role family; recruiters triage by base first because rostering and contract jurisdiction are determined at that level.

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Quantify aviation-relevant outcomes whenever you can: on-time performance percen

Quantify aviation-relevant outcomes whenever you can: on-time performance percentage points, ancillary revenue per passenger, NPS movement, turnaround time reduction, cost-per-ASK improvement, or for engineering roles the AOG hours avoided and dispatch reliability you delivered.

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Use British English spelling and the day-month-year date format throughout; the

Use British English spelling and the day-month-year date format throughout; the company is UK-headquartered and reviewers will notice US conventions, particularly in cover letters for corporate roles at Luton.

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For pilot CVs include total hours, PIC hours, type ratings (especially A320 fami

For pilot CVs include total hours, PIC hours, type ratings (especially A320 family), recency, last sim check date, English Language Proficiency level (ICAO Level 6 strongly preferred), Class 1 Medical validity, and ATPL theory status; recruiters score these structured fields before reading any narrative.

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For cabin crew CVs lead with customer-facing service experience (hospitality, re

For cabin crew CVs lead with customer-facing service experience (hospitality, retail, healthcare), any second language at conversational level or above, and clear evidence of shift-work tolerance; tattoo and piercing policies are published and you should not need to mention them on the CV but be ready to discuss them at assessment day.

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For corporate roles map your bullets to easyJet's strategic narrative published

For corporate roles map your bullets to easyJet's strategic narrative published in the Annual Report (cost discipline, network growth, easyJet Holidays expansion, fleet renewal, SAF and decarbonization); Taleo keyword search rewards alignment with terms used in the requisition, which usually mirror the published strategy.

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Keep the file format to a single PDF named 'Surname_FirstName_easyJet_RoleTitle

Keep the file format to a single PDF named 'Surname_FirstName_easyJet_RoleTitle.pdf' and stay under 2 MB; Taleo accepts DOCX and RTF but PDFs render most consistently for the panel.

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Cover letters are optional for most corporate roles and ignored for crew applica

Cover letters are optional for most corporate roles and ignored for crew applications; if you write one, address the Talent Acquisition team rather than a named recruiter and keep it to half a page focused on motivation for the specific base.

ATS System: Taleo

easyJet runs Oracle Taleo Enterprise (career section ID 2) at easyjet.taleo.net. The careers.easyjet.com marketing site is a Next.js front end that links out to Taleo for every application. Taleo is one of the older enterprise ATS platforms, with a heavy emphasis on structured profile fields, keyword matching against requisition text, and recruiter-side search filters. It is not as forgiving as modern Greenhouse or Ashby systems with creative resume formatting.

  • Complete the 'Profile' section in full, including every prior role with start and end dates; Taleo treats blank or partial profiles as low-quality candidates regardless of resume strength.
  • Avoid two-column resume layouts, headers, footers, text boxes, and graphics; Taleo's parser reads top-to-bottom and will scramble multi-column CVs into unusable text in the structured fields.
  • Mirror the exact terminology from the job posting in your profile and resume (for example 'cabin crew' rather than 'flight attendant', 'first officer' rather than 'co-pilot', 'commercial planning' rather than 'revenue management') because Taleo recruiter searches are literal-string matches.
  • Use the 'Save and Continue Later' function liberally; Taleo sessions time out after roughly 30 minutes of inactivity and partial applications are not recoverable from the back end.
  • After submitting, log back in to confirm status moved from 'Draft' to 'Submitted'; a known Taleo failure mode leaves applications in Draft state if the final confirmation page is closed too quickly.
  • Set a calendar reminder to refresh your Taleo profile every six months even if you are not applying; recruiters do periodic searches across the candidate pool and stale profiles drop in ranking.

Interview Culture

Interviews at easyJet are pragmatic, value-anchored, and visibly British in tone, with European bases adopting a slightly more formal register.

Corporate panels at Luton typically pair a hiring manager with an HR business partner and run for 45 to 60 minutes, structured around the Orange Spirit values (Safety, Integrity, Passion, Pioneering, One Team) using STAR-format competency questions. Expect one technical or scenario-based question for analyst, engineering, and commercial roles, often based on a real operational trade-off such as a tactical cancellation, an ancillary pricing change, or a route-network adjustment. Pilot interviews include a structured competency interview followed by a simulator assessment in a fixed-base A320 device focused on basic handling, instrument scan, and crew resource management; assessors are line training captains and the bar is calibrated to easyJet's standards rather than to your previous operator. Cabin crew assessment days are full-day group events that test customer service instinct, willingness to follow standard operating procedures, physical reach requirements, and the ability to stay composed under deliberate pressure exercises that simulate disrupted-passenger interactions and cabin emergencies. Expect a 'why easyJet specifically' question in every track because the airline knows it competes for talent against British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Jet2, Ryanair, and TUI; weak answers that could apply to any LCC will land poorly, and answers that lean on the orange brand without operational substance land worse. Decisions for corporate roles typically come within five to ten working days, while crew assessment-day outcomes are usually communicated within 48 hours. Feedback on rejection is generally limited to a templated email; if you reach a final stage and are unsuccessful, it is reasonable to request specific feedback from the recruiter, who will often share one or two constructive points off the record.

What easyJet Looks For

  • Demonstrated commercial discipline and cost-consciousness; this is a low-cost carrier and candidates who emphasize premium-airline thinking without a cost lens tend to underperform in interviews.
  • Operational resilience and the ability to make decisions under disruption (weather, ATC, technical AOGs), with concrete examples of trade-offs you owned rather than escalated.
  • Comfort with matrix structures; the group runs UK, Austrian, and Swiss AOCs plus easyJet Holidays as a regulated travel organizer, and most corporate roles work across at least two of these entities.
  • Right-to-work clarity for the specific contracting entity; Brexit changed the calculus and easyJet Europe AG (Vienna) cannot hire UK passport holders into Berlin or other Continental bases without EU work authorization.
  • Customer obsession framed in service-recovery terms rather than pure satisfaction scores; the airline thinks in terms of how disrupted passengers are handled, not just NPS in steady state.
  • Safety-first instinct; even non-operational corporate roles are expected to recognize that any decision touching the operation has a safety dimension and should be flagged, not optimized away.
  • Comfort with public scrutiny; easyJet is a FTSE 100 listed company with an active retail shareholder base and a vocal founding family, so reputational sensitivity matters more here than at private operators.
  • Genuine interest in low-cost aviation as a category, not just a job; reviewers can tell within two questions whether you understand point-to-point networks, ancillary revenue mix, and turnaround economics.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ATS does easyJet use?
Oracle Taleo Enterprise, hosted at easyjet.taleo.net/careersection/2/. The careers.easyjet.com site is a Next.js marketing front end that links every job out to Taleo for the actual application. Treat Taleo as the source of truth for status updates.
Where is easyJet headquartered and where do most corporate roles sit?
Group headquarters is Hangar 89 at London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, UK. The majority of corporate, technology, commercial, finance, and easyJet Holidays roles are based at Luton, with smaller contingents at Gatwick and at the European hub cities.
Does easyJet hire non-UK candidates after Brexit?
Yes, but the contracting entity matters. UK-based roles require UK right-to-work. Roles based in Berlin, Milan, Lisbon, Toulouse, and other Continental bases are contracted through easyJet Europe AG (Austrian AOC) and require EU work authorization. Geneva roles sit with easyJet Switzerland SA and require Swiss or appropriate work permits.
What is the pilot pay and progression like?
easyJet pays competitive narrowbody rates for the European LCC market, with command upgrade typically achievable in 4 to 7 years for First Officers depending on base and seniority. Glassdoor and BALPA-published data consistently rate easyJet highly for training quality, sim recurrent standards, and roster predictability versus Ryanair and Wizz Air.
How does cabin crew compensation compare to British Airways?
Cabin crew at easyJet UK earn less in basic pay than British Airways mainline crew, though sector pay, sales commission on onboard ancillaries, and 5-on-3-off rosters can narrow the gap. Glassdoor reviews consistently flag pay as the main complaint while rating crew culture, base flexibility, and training positively.
Is the Generation easyJet MPL cadet programme worth it?
It is one of the most established airline-sponsored cadet schemes in Europe, run with CAE and other approved training partners. Cadets sign a financed training agreement with bonded repayment terms; the programme produces type-rated A320 First Officers ready for line training. Read the financial terms carefully and understand the bond before signing.
How long does the application process take from submission to offer?
Corporate roles typically resolve in 3 to 6 weeks from application to offer. Cabin crew assessment days produce conditional offers within 48 hours but pre-employment screening (five-year references, DBS, medical, airside ID) adds another 4 to 8 weeks. Pilot recruitment can run 8 to 12 weeks including sim assessment and class-date scheduling.
What is happening with easyJet's Berlin operation in 2025-2026?
Berlin Brandenburg (easyJet Europe AG) is operating under capacity pressure tied to Berlin Airport flight cap discussions and broader German market dynamics. The base is still hiring but the growth narrative is more measured than in Mediterranean bases like Milan, Naples, and Lisbon.
Does easyJet have a graduate or apprenticeship programme?
Yes. Group graduate schemes rotate through commercial, finance, technology, and operations functions, typically based at Luton with rotations to other bases. Apprenticeships cover engineering (aircraft maintenance), digital, and business administration. Both are advertised on careers.easyjet.com under the Early Careers section and feed into Taleo.
How should I talk about easyJet Holidays in an interview?
Treat it as a strategically important growth subsidiary, not an add-on. easyJet Holidays is a regulated UK travel organizer (ATOL protected) packaging flights with hotel inventory, and it has been one of the group's standout profit contributors post-pandemic. Kenton Jarvis ran it before becoming Group CEO, which signals where boardroom attention sits.

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