Coaching
Hi all.
I've read this thread with some interest. I passed through the recruitment process first time this year. I'm due to start CATC soon.
Coaching is a thorny subject. I didn't have this site at the time of the process so I relied on NATS provided info.
I learned it all to give me the confidence in the interview. Much of it didn't come up but I think the interviewer(cool guy by the way) quickly caught on to the fact that I knew my stuff and was pretty headstrong. He then began to ask me things I knew almost nothing about (weather etc). I knew he was trying to throw me but I stayed positive, cooperative and constructive.
At the moment I'm gearing up for the college. I take some comfort that I've passed tests and interviews which show I'm suitable. I'm not saying that coaching is cheating but I don't know if i'd feel that comfort knowing that I'd gone about passing the interviews in possibly a different way than was meant if you know what I mean.
Seven months since passing and now this is becoming real I'm looking with interest at the drop out rate at the college and why. Is it people who've worked had and just don't have the aptitude or what. Although I do know of people who washed out over the last few years who sounded a bit mad for it. Guess there's no cert answer.
Read in the independant though that only 1 from every 120 valid applications is successful through the recruitment process.
I'm sure many people get through first time. I though didn't have any perception in my achievement. Reading this forum has changed this a little.
The recruitment process wets the candidates appetite for the job if I had been unsuccessful and applied again would I consider some coaching as a backup. WHO KNOWS