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Ok so had first stage of testing today. First off would like to say how helpful this little thread has been!
I think there are a few changes to the format now, like they have D/S/T questions in the motivation part for the first stage of testing. I didn't see that mentioned before as part of stage 1.
However, I would LOVE to comment on the rest of the stage 1 tests, but the only other one I got to do was the checking test! This was due to the fact that they did not have enough exam papers for all the candidates so the group I was in was told that we couldn't do them!!!
Our options were either to wait and see if the papers arrived or we could leave there and then and what we had already done would be the only bit that got assessed and from that we would be told if we got to stage 2. If we had got to stage 2 we would have the priviledge (!) of doing the other two tests along with all the other stage 2 tests in Southampton. So of course 99% of people opted to stay but in the end they never arrived and we were all sent home feeling rather annoyed and lacking in two of the aptitude tests.
I don't know whether to feel pleased about this or not?! I'm still trying to figure out if it has actually worked in my favour.
Still...bit rubbish. Thought I'd just share my experience with everyone else.
Thanks to everyone on this thread for posting their experiences. I have just got back from my stage 2 this morning, and it was ok, motivation paper was excellent (very good revision), interview went relatively well.... but the computer tests, well - the less said about them the better! I know everyone reckons they have failed on these, but rather than rely on those, I am putting my faith into a good interview and motivation.... and my lucky watch!
Seriously, thanks to everyone who put their experiences of these tests on here, it did help a lot to let me know what was coming, but there is nothing to do to prepare!
Best of luck to everyone else in the process... I shall keep you informed!
I'm not sure how they are going to assess candidates on the strength of the assessments you have done, i would suggest the other 2 tests are just as (if not more) important...
Also the people who run the Stage 1 events are not NATS people, we contract it to an outside company. I'd give HR a ring and see what they say about it, it may well be likely you get invited to another stage 1 day.
I think this is an early question, as my stage 1 still lies ahead (July 30, Manchester, soooo looking forward to it!), but I can't get it off my mind ...
At stage 2, besides the location indicators, do I actually have to know where those cities/airports are? Or is just the mere bijection "town name" - "four letters" (or two, really) sufficient?
My knowledge of UK geography is general at best ;-)
So just to know how much time should I put into it...
UNbelievable!
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