Good luck to those going for their 2nd interviews. Guess what? I've cleared mine, and will be going for medical tomorrow!
For those who attended the 1st interviews (esp the 17 and 18 Nov) and are still waiting for news, dun lose hope. For my 2nd interview, there were 10 of us (8 from 17 Nov AM session, 1 from 17 Nov PM session, 1 had his 1st interview 2 months ago!). So you see, you can still be called up for 2nd interview as long as you have not received any rejection email.
The SIT tests were alright. Think they want to see you participate actively in group work/discussion, and are able to both lead and cooperate with others as a team.
Good to hear to make the cut. Hey trance, that could possibly mean that none of the 18 Nov batch got called up or went for 2nd inteview yet. So there's still hope for us.....hehe
Common understanding is usually six months. I reapplied after three months, and continue to do so every two weeks, but they only replied after the six months interval. Then again, there are some who got called up again less than that.
Sorry to hear abt yr results. If flying is yr passion don't give up yet. I still haven't got any newst, so hopefully no news is good news. Heard that they've got 2nd interviews lined up for 29 and 30th Nov. Anyone out there who lucky enough to make to these dates, all the best.(and who may they be???)
And those who still waiting like me, don't stop chanting. It seems pretty quiet this thread nowadays, did the bulk of the wannabes migrated to somewhere else? or are they just playing audience...hmmm
Come on guys, it's comforting when we know others are in the same boat, enduring the wait and aniticipation...
VAMP
p.s. let me know if there is another commonplace ................
Thanks for all the encouragements and tips given out on this thread. Really appreciate it. Wish I could have "stumbled"onto this forum earlier though.
Well, second attempt for me at the first interview on the 17th...but alas..the result of the interview arrived about 2 mornings ago and it aint good.
After reality hits and painfully sinks its way through me, I am not too sure if I would want to have another go at it any more. Such setbacks are rather hard to take especially when you think this is THE career that you are destined for.
At that moment, many thoughts race past me....Is it really that I sucked in the interview or am I just not cut out to be a pilot? I mean, when u don't suceed in your first interview, you know something must have screwed up or you are basically not prepared. However, getting rejected at your 2nd attempt's got to mean something doesnt it? Maybe I shouldn't have started off saying " oh..i wanted to be a pilot when I was young.." when you know it's the dead truth...haha. Or maybe its SIA's way of telling you "..for the second time my friend, you are not suitable for this job.." *sigh*
Oh well, from the previous post from vamp, I understand its 6 mths before sia reconsiders you for the first interview again? It's gonna be a looong 6 mths wait for me ...but hell, I waited about 2 years after my first interview to re-apply again...so why not 6 months?
Alright, enough of my rubbish. All I can say is; all the best to those who were selected, and keep those hopes up high to those that are waiting. Finally to those who tried and not suceed, don't give up! (I wish I could say that to myself though...haha)
And please...if another "commonplace" exists...do show me the way...
SIA are not telling you that you are not suitable to become a pilot just that, at the moment, you don't fit their mould.
Now that you have had two goes you probably have a gut feeling of where your weak points are and you now have six months to work on them! Are you a Singaporean and over 26? Are you a Malaysian and have they recruited their quota for now?
Remember the majority of SIA cadets don't start training until they have completed their tertiary education and their National Service.
Always tough getting a "Thanks, but No Thanks" letter, now put it behind you, work on your shortcomings and better luck next time!
I agreed with BlueEagle, IMHO there are many ways of moving forward, however there is only one way of standing still. In all our living years, we made some mistakes, we received certain rejections. We can't whine at it all the time, nor even in the future. Pick yourself up and move forward, learn from your mistakes. Knowledge is only useful and critical, when you have a tough decison to make.
Good things don't come easily my friend. Go for it!
Thks guys for all the encouragement given here! Guess I have to take this positively if I really want to be a pilot ya?
Blue eagle : Am above 26 and below 32. A true blue Sgp here too. I am basically a "NO" to all the questions on the last page of the application form. (less the "Have you applied for any other position in SIA" of course.) Completed NS and tertiary edu, in fact, have been working for some time...
White oak : Thanks for your encouragement! Very soon I am gonna turn this forum into a "pilot rejects anonymous" hahaha....(my apologies..lame joke)
BUT seriously...thanks again whiteoak and blue eagle! BTW, are you guys by any chance a FO or SO? B777 or A340 flyers? Or the B747?
From your post, at least you do sound like you have done some research on SIA's fleets... and that is a good thing. There are many other interviewees who have absolutely no idea what is the physical difference between a 777 and a 747.
Even so, there are some fellow pilots that I know who lack "passion" in the job. Some are in it for the money, sadly... but hey, there's all sorts of people everywhere.
Dun be disheartened about your lack of success for the interview. This goes out to the rest of the "rejectees" too. There is a pilot I know who went for the first interview SEVEN (7) times, and now, he is a Captain. So, try again.
Hey chaps, it's great seeing the determination in some of you...for those who are disheartened, pls pick yrself up. :o)
Think abt it, it's only the 1st round...u can try for it as many times as u want to (though there was some rumour going that they'll only give each chap 2 tries now)
I applied for the position round Jun, got called for 1st round a week later and then the 2nd round another week later...frankly, I was interested in Aviation and have been playing the microsoft flight simulator for a long time...gave it a long thought and decided to embark on this career...in fact, was pretty convinced myself that the interview would be a breeze...read a couple of airline interview books as well and prep a lot of notes...even went to the extent of meeting up with no. of FO friends and even a CAPT just to find out more...
BUT I DID NOT GET THROUGH THE 2ND ROUND.
Honestly, I felt really bad coz this is what I really wanna do....fly...but was not given the opportunity becoz the interviewers think I might not be suitable for the job. (especially so becoz was told that once u flung the 2nd round, it's the end of the road) Either I did not manage to convince them of my passion or they saw some other things lacking in me...
Nonetheless, I'm not giving up and neither should u chaps! Have done some ground check and there exists some pilots in SIA who have reattempted the 2nd round and passed...amazing but true.
So I'm bidding my time, do a deeper reflection on what went wrong and perhaps give it a long shot after I've sorted myself out.
For the 1st interview, I think the CAPT and the HR chap are just ticking checklist of sorts....my experience was that they were pretty systematic in the asking of questions and honesty is important. Try substantiating watever u say with examples. ie, when they ask if you are afraid of heights and u've done airborne jumps, indicate so. When they ask if you'r claustrophobic, tell them if you'r working on a ship or confined quarters. Plus read up on SIA fleet information and basic technical stuffs on flying. Think that shld suffice....they won't go too deep into details...just an indication of interest to fly and display of some sort of leadership.
In life, there are the gifted ones and the dilligent ones. Both shall be successful so long as they are passionate abt what they do :o)
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