This summer I have had the privilege to apply to four sponsorship schemes and attend three out of four assessment days. They have all taught me a great deal about myself and have shown up weakness to act upon, however they have also brought up thing that have confused me about the selection process on a whole.
The first one is the CTC scheme, if you fail any of the stages and they don’t state you can re-apply then that door is shut to you forever? I am not the man I was 5 years ago, and Im sure I won’t be the man I am now in 5 years time, people change, they improve themselves life is all about change, life experiences!
My second point is the computer based aptitude tests, I sat two different tests within three months of each other and the results completely contradicted themselves; one said I worked well under high work load and the other said I didn’t; one said I had below average hand eye co-ordination while the other said above average? Which one is right?
Thirdly can you really base a person on one test at a time? I would like to think we are all different in the way we act, learn and experience things. Why not put more faith in the application forms and then invited candidates to sit the computer based aptitude tests, group exercises, simulator assessments and interview over two days build up the whole picture then decide?
These are just my thoughts and opinions on this matter and I would love to hear other people’s points of view, whether success or unsuccessful on obtaining a sponsorship place or people in the industry! Don’t get me wrong I not spitting my dummy out because I didn’t get through each stage, this process have been a great experience for me and I feel better equip to face more selection processes because of it and I will one day take to the skies as a pilot even if I have to sell my sole for the self-sponsored tuition fees!
Keep the dream alive!
