Originally Posted by
Climb150
The OP failed the same assessment twice. He knew exactly what was going to happen the second time and still bombed.
I posted before about his citizenship and possible options he may have. He has not responded on this forum or by PM so that's a red flag too.
Hey, sorry I've had a lot on my plate for the past couple weeks. Please don't red flag me haha.
I appreciate everyone's comments, the encouragement as well as the honesty. I thought this forum was usually a lot more negative.
I'm an Australian citizen but my mother is from HK and worked for Cathay in cabin crew for many years.
I do have a Permanent HKID but as I said before I'm less interested in Cathay now that **** seems to be hitting the fan for HK.
I have an Irish grandparent so I could try to apply in Ireland and maybe look into Aer Lingus' Program, their website still states that their Ab Initio program is fully funded by the airline.
As for your other comment about failing selection, I appreciate your honesty but I'm with the other guys on this one. I'm not over-confident but I can honestly say I failed the initial tests because they came at a VERY inconvenient time, (parent was sick, I was still at Uni).
They only notified me that I failed, they didn't give me any 'marks' or specific info beyond that. But with that said, I really believe I did well on my 1st attempt with the knowledge test and screwed up on psychometrics/aptitude, but on my 2nd attempt I was a little rusty on my knowledge but had practiced the Cut-E aptitude test and feel I aced it that time.
So I think it's fair to say that I definitely could've advanced that stage on a 3rd attempt. As for group tests, I've never had a problem in that department, I get along and work well with all my coworkers, I've thrived in group projects. As for the personality test, I've had plenty of older airline pilots tell me I have the right character for the job.
With all this in mind as well as the fact that I'm self aware enough and realistic about pursuing this career, don't you think it's worth a shot if I really wanted it? I used to be really unconfident about it all but I have grown since then.
Also, failing 2 times is nothing. I met plenty of other applicants who had friends who made it into the program after 4 or 5 attempts, and they're now employed as 2nd officers. I know doctors who failed their Med-entry exams 4-5 times before passing and are now very competent doctors.
I'll respect any company that believes in learning from failures. I think they're also aware that most applicants are in their early-mid 20's and are still learning and maturing. They usually make us wait 12 months before trying again, so a candidate on their 4th attempt has probably changed a lot since their 2nd attempt.
I want this job. I don't care if it's rough for a few years, I just spent two years barely scraping by in community care, wiping arses and getting yelled at by grumpy old men. Even if my chances are slim I just want to be able to look back and know that I explored all my options and gave it a solid try.