I was hired earlier this year. 1200hrs total, all instruction apart from my education. So you can actually be hired without flying Caravan or light twin for 10 years first
The tests are, as others here imply, not too difficult. I thought they were in general based on memory drills and working under time pressure. Most tests only lasted 2-3 minutes (there were 12 tests in total; jeeze all the unuseful information one remembers...)
Eg. remembering word sequences, constructing squares out of different shaped parts (drawing), a scan test: picking out numbers in sequence from a random coordinate system (numbers all over a sheet of paper), and the usual "find the next two numbers in the sequence", "find the next figure in the sequence etc".
My impression was that the level for passing the tests wasn´t too high, at least compared to SAS and the Air Force (talk about underestimating oneself...
) I mean you really get a fair chance.
If making the tests you´re called in for an interview in Oslo about 3 weeks later. Standard 30min talk with the head of training, a pilot union representative, a chief pilot or equivalent, a secretary and "Jim Morrison" in own person. Standard questions about previous experience, what you expect from working in Wideroes etc.
I´m enjoying every minute of the job!! No problems at all recommending it to others.
Good luck on the tests!!
