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Old 29th Apr 2024, 12:41
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Originally Posted by MB12
Yeah I know it's super competitive, I'm not beating myself up about it. I'm just curious about what people's motivations are and what kinds of things people are doing to demonstrate their commitment. I know I can practice maths and logical reasoning for the tests, but I'd like to know what else I could be doing to make my application stand out in future.
I don’t know your age / circumstances but anything where you put yourself in a position where you are learning skills which lend themselves to being a pilot/are speaking to pilots/learning leadership skills etc… Things like:

Gaining work experience/working in aviation related role to understand the industry
Attending BA employee events / online workshops
Flying on a BA flight
Getting involved in flying clubs
If at uni joining the university flying club (if there is one)
Air cadets
Doing some flying lessons
Taking on a leadership role in some way
Playing team sport
Getting a Class 1 Medical so you know you have no health concerns
Arranging a meeting with a pilot/s to ask them about their job

Things like that come to mind for me

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