Hi Christa, to answer (most of) your questions, sorry for the length.
1 – the interview is exactly as described, computer tests, interview and motivation paper.
2 – yes there is a personality test, you just do it in-between the other tests, no time limit and something like 40 – 50 questions. You are asked to rate yourself on the questions between -2 and 2 I think.
3 – yes the motivation paper is multiple choice, but for some of the questions the answers are almost identical, so you have to know the stuff inside out.
4 – this is the bit I cant really remember, but I think it was something like 50/60 questions, and there was no ‘time limit’ as such. In fact on some of the questions I sat in silence for a good 10 – 15 seconds to think of the answer and that didn’t seem to be a problem. There is no technical questions regarding planes or ATC situations or anything, the majority of them I think were about your personality and perhaps aspects of your personal life, spare time etc. This was the part I was most worried about to be honest, thinking I would freeze up on the day but managed to chat away about all kinds of stuff. Would suggest you think about situations you think highlight the qualities you think you need to be a good ATC. For quite a few of the questions in my interview it was yes/no answers. It is not what I would regard as a proper interview; you are asked a question, the interviewer will not elaborate or explain, but if asked can simply restate the question, once you have given an answer they can not come back on you but simply move on to the next question. Again from my perspective sometimes I occasionally started an answer then 15 seconds later would have to ask what the questions was as I had forgotten (try and avoid this I would guess). I don’t know how it is marked, but as per previous posts think it works on a mixture of keywords and the number and quality of examples provided, depending on questions. (**PLEASE DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS**).
5 – don’t know
6 – don’t think so, think the only stuff is D/S/T which was not in booklet(s).
7- not sure I understand. As far as I know there were no, ‘what plane is this’ questions. I don’t want to give away any exact questions, but you could be asked which of the choice of aircraft was the fastest, slowest, flew highest or lowest or were simply biggest/smallest, most/least seating as standard, heaviest wake vortex category etc etc.
8 – correct
9 – I was afternoon, but I arrived at CTC at 11.30 and one of the morning folk had already left. Think this depends on how many are in your group (my day there was two in morning and four in afternoon) and how many HR folk are in a position to lend a hand. It should not run over what was given in the email though, as that was quite generous I found.
Have tried not to give anything exact away, but hope this info helps you prepare. In my mind, there is nothing you can do to prepare for the computer tests, and yes you will realise you have made a mistake as soon as you make it. You can do some stuff to prepare for the interview, and you need to know all the stuff in both booklets to be best prepared for the motivation paper. The D/S/T stuff is trickier than you would think (or at least what I thought).
Shugs