Hi dariusme, are you the applicant from Ipoh? I hope the interview went well for you! Hey, age isn't that much of an issue, I feel. I joined when I was 29, so SIA is pretty good to their word when they set the age limits. As a matter of fact, one of my friends got selected when he was past the advertised age limits. I suppose SIA wants good people, as long as their productive years are still substantial.
Interview stuff? I obviously don't have access to the questions being asked but I always felt that being genuine and honest is the key. Managing to convince the interviewers that you're a person they would like to work with is important. The interviewers are selecting people to receive million-dollar training programmes, so convince them to select you! Personally, I wanted this job badly so I went to get some private flying hours and also attended an introductory ATPL course. However, I was aware that I still may not get the job, so I made plans to get my own CPL/IR if all goes pear shaped. So when the interview came, I just told them my plans and they were convinced about me!
Bottomline, be honest and be yourself during the interviews. Don't drop your guard during the tea-party as well, because that could make or break the deal. If you really want this job, I think the Captains would know.
Good luck and hope I will see you soon!
Knightwhosays_NI: Hi, Knight! Yes, you're right about the attitude of some of the applicants. If the Captains were at the front desk to screen the applicants coming in, I'm sure more than a few would get rejected straight off. Perhaps we're from another era but the least a person could do for any job interview is to dress up appropriately, i.e long-sleeve business shirt (not those go Zouk types! Haha!), proper neck-tie, neat hair cut, etc. To have to turn anyone away would be tough, but you're right about the wheat and the chaff. Some do slip through though..! Haha!
Cheers,
Senna