Hey all future pilots,
Just received an e-mail from Cathay
will be going to Van. for the initial interview
anyone going too?
I applied back in Augest, it was a long wait for 2 months :ugh:

yo, congratz

so when's ur initially interview????

i am still waiting , i applied same time as you.

also from canada.

a long wait..2 months?? I think you will find some have waited year(s). Enjoy your interview...study hard. (hint..first question..what was the rego (tail number) of CXs first aircraft

Got the reply as well!
Time to start digging into the books!

Got reply yesterday as well...I hate to sound like a broken record but ANY hints as to where to even begin studying?

From Toronto btw

good luck guys.

i will probably join wif u guys in hk for stage 2
i am also fr canada but failed stage 2 last year.

First post on here. I was just curious if anyone knows if there is a difference between the Cadet Pilot Program interview and all of the other interviews I have read about online. My email talked about the Cadet pilot programme which I had applied to in August but I do have 1500hrs+ and thought someone on here might know. Anything anyone could tell me would be appreciated.

Got my date in YVR too.

Are we expected to give a "5 min presentation" as I've read about in previous posts? The email mentioned nothing in this regard. Any help would be appreciated. Also, what kind of flying experience do you guys have?

In the e-mail they sent me, it didn't mention about the 5 min presentation. I guess it's different for every region. becauselast year in HK, the stage 1 had 5min presentation tho
Do you guys need to do the technical questions in the interview?

Anyone flying from Montreal?

yeah i don't see any 5 min presentation on the email....i am worried about the tehcnical things though. Are we supposed to be pros with the 777 equipments? I keep reading about people having to define a dutch roll, are there any other twists like that on the actual test? I hear there was a round earlier this year, anyone could shed some light as to what they went through before? Are expectations hugely different if you have 50hrs of flight as opposed to 150hrs? man i have a lot of questions!

Anyone else from Vancouver who's got the offer for the 27th?

They doing first round interviews in Johannesburg, South Africa on 27 October!
Anyone got any tips for the technical paper?
Doesnt look like first round includes a presentation but I've been told I will receive more info next week so guess then we'll know!!
Good luck to all!

Got the offer for 27/October as well - in Vancouver.

Just wondering what sort of experience everyone else has...
Ive got CPL...

Anyone else from YVR??

YVR here. PM sent.

Is this for DESO/DEFO or Cadet position??

q400, this is for the cadet position

Good luck for those who have been invited for your interview :ok:

Hi guys,
I am from yvr. I applied several days ago. The following day I received an email from cathay recruiter saying they will consider my application along with other eligible applicants in the next selection in the same geographical location. Has anyone received the same/similar email when you applied and eventually got the invitation for interview?? Thanks...

Does anyone have a clue of what kinds of questions that will be asked on:
-45min tech multiple choice test
-reasoning test
-interview ( personal / tech questions)

Any information on the 45min technical? I've received my info book, but seems pretty basic. Surely someone must have sat this test with some information?

Thanks!!

WreedeWol... V1V2...

First of all, I don't want to sound too mean, but a quick search in pprune will bring you tons of info... But just to be nice, here is some quick info...

Mulitple Choice Job Knowledge Test... it cover all the topics that is in the ebooklet that is send to you by CX via email... this book is indeed very basic, in fact it is so basic that it does not actually explain everything in details and a lot of information is left out on purpose... especially those relating to different instruments, it never actually explain to you how it works... However, that is exactly the point that CX is making / trying to make... you got to do some work on your own, some internet search on those specific topics will provide you will tons of information that will allow you to pass the test... it is also a way for CX to make sure that you are the type of person who will go out of the way and get as much knowledge as you need to get up to standard... Because the reality is that, this is how CX operates, no one is going to spoon feed you info at CX...


As for the reasoning test... check out this qantas test...

www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/about/employment/QTests.pdf

If you look at the Diagramatric and the Spatial Reasoning section, they are pretty similar to what you will see in the CX test... however the CX one is slightly more complex than the Qantas one... but it is similar types of test / questions...


Finally, as for the interview... again a quick search will give you tons of info... however, interview questions are tailor to each applicants background... and they can ask you anything, absolutely anything aviation related and anything about your personal / personality (within the limits of the law of course)...

Good luck!

Thanks Peter,
It really help

Hi Peter, thank you. Interview in 2 weeks! I'll let you know how it went!:ok:

Thanks Peter.

Anybody arriving in vancouver early and interested to meet up?

maybe after the interview?

Is anyone interviewing Wednesday morning? I'll be arriving Monday and looking for a library to lock myself up and go over questions. PM if you want to do the same.

cheers

heading to Vancouver tonight, just want to say good luck and all the best to all!

had anyone had his interview today?
any feedback on your experience (technical aspect of the interview and the reasoning test) would be highly appreciated.

many thanks in advance.

Check your PM SAFE88. I went above and beyond the QANTAS booklet. Got some books from Chapters too.

i am from melbourne and i applied for the cadetship online today .. got a mail from them saying will advise when next the interview takes place in your geographic location . i dont know anything about the interviews can anyone shed please shed some light on them .. can anyone tell me wat the information booklet is ???? i am a Student pilot with 10 hrs of exprience just got my first solo .. am hoping that i will get through to the CX cadetship program and will go to adelaide australia for the training ..

do they provide accomodation , food and living expenses ???

i dont know anything ... thanks guys

vaibhav.

I hate to be rude....but im just gonna state what many might be thinking.

Clearly you haven't really thought this through when you applied.

a. A quick search through previous threads by browsing or using the search function would have answered all of your questions.

b. The fragrant harbour wannabe's forum is dominated by kids wanting to enter the CX cadetship program...so you're definitely not alone on that one.

If you don't know anything...find out for yourself.

But..just to balance this reply.
Accomodation, food is paid for during training.

My advice for you? Is to seriously do your research before applying for such a program.

Finally with regard to the information booklet, why is everyone so desperate to get the book early? If you haven't actually gotten to the stage where you actually need it, its kind of pointless.

Furthermore, yes preparation is key...., but i think CX's intentions are for a level playing field, such that everyone gets the book when they require it. The content in the book is simple, but obtaining it early seems a bit unfair to others. Im sure some may disagree with what i just said.....but i hope you understand.

Fooey

thanks fooey ... i appericiate your quick reply ..

yes i have been reading up for the past three hours and have practically read all the threads on this forum .. lot to read before i speak .. thanks

I applied a year ago for a SO position and I have yet to hear anything from Cathay? I have about 6000tt and about 4500 Turbine..
Question : does Cathay look at people as over qualified for the SO position?
I dont really care what I get SO or DEFO I really just wanted to get in, and I thought applying as an SO would have been quicker???
Someone please enlighten/educate me on this...
Cheers

PCL: Not surprising you haven't heard from them! I know f/o's from the big show with jet time getting shut down. Any of that time, MULTI turbine?

So in keeping with this TOPIC ON TRACK, has anyone from the YVR interviews heard back from CX?

How did everyone find the reasoning test? (I'm glad I did so many practise exams)

How did the interview go?

Hiya V1V2rotate

Sent you a PM. Check your inbox mate.

Cheers

I had my initial interview on Thursday. We were 3.
I found the last 10 reasoning questions very challenging. The technical exam was not too bad. I think my interview went okay with the exception of some theory questions.

They should get back to us in 2 weeks. I really hope to make it to round 2.

Had the interview on Wednesday...

The tech question exam was pretty straight forward, study the book and you should be fine. There are a few questions at the end that are related to CX fleet, just know what they operate.

If you have any flying experience/licenses (PPL/CPL), just make sure your knowlege is upto that level because in the interview the tech questions will be based around the knowlege you should have for the license.

As for the reasoning test, its either your thing or not... but definately do some practice ones.

Can someone pls tell me where I can get those reasoning test?? I found some online but didnt seem to be sufficient

Just got a call from CX for stage 2 and 3 in HK.

Congratulations and all the best OD-MEA

Congrats OD-MEA!

It feels like they're done with their selection from Canada...sigh.....best of luck!

Congrats OD-MEA, When are the interviews for stage 2 and 3? Best of luck.

Darian... if you read this post carefully... there should be a link with a sample Qantas cadet reasoning test that is similar to the CX test but easier...

Congrats to those who made it to Stage 2/3 in HKG! Good luck!

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Thanks for the advise and posting that link. It is nice to revisit that sample test once again since my last time dated back few months ago. I also want to practice those kind of tests more as I know practice makes you better at those type of questions. By the way, can I pm you?

Thanks guys.
Stage 2: November 11
Stage 3: November 12

Good luck to all.

Good luck for those made to the stage 2 and 3 in hk

PCL: Not surprising you haven't heard from them! I know f/o's from the big show with jet time getting shut down. Any of that time, MULTI turbine?


Its all Multi-Turbine with a MTGW of over 50,000LBS... oh well I guess I just keep trying till I hit 55 :ugh:

Good Luck all

PCL, I'm assuming you applied direct entry SO then? This is surprising, as I know a guy who only had about 5000hr PIC on a turbo prop below 16,000lbs. He got in not so long ago and was a SO on the 777. Kind of makes me wonder what they're thinking when they read through all the applications they get. But I'd keep up the persistence man! It will show!

Anyone from the YVR rounds get any sort of contact from CX yet?

Got the call for stage two!

that's so awesome! I'm still waiting to attend stage 1 in sydney next week.....really nervouse and don't know everything yet and I'm from a completely different area but I want this sooooo bad lol...like everyone else I spose.......

anyways let us know how it goes:)