CX Cadet Selection details.

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This Section is written to help people who want to get into the Cathay Pacific Cadet Pilot Programme.

As of 2005, here is a list of the "Hurdles" the a candidate must go through.
[list=1][*]Cover Letter[*]Resume[*]Certificates[*]Answer the 2 questions on the Application form.[*]English Listening Test
7 min English Test listening test.[*]English Grammer Test[*]IQ Test
60min IQ/Logic Test(Choose the correct box to complete the pattern)[*]Computer Test
45 min Computer Test consiting of the following.
....Quick subtraction (Equation shown, is is correct or not)
....Hand/eye co-ordination(done with joystick)
....Feet/eye co-ordindation (done with rudder pedals)
....Landing Approach (depth preception)
....Nail the Bandit (shoot / don't shoot)
[*]Presentation
Topic = "Training Aspects of the Cadet Pilot Programme"[*]1st HR Interview I
Interview with 2 HR people or 1 HR + 1 Pilot.[*]Numeracy Test
33 questions in 30 minutes. Select the best answer out of 16 on the computer screen.[*]Personality Quiz
Answer 167 Personality Quiz questions in 45 mins.[*]Job Knowledge Quiz
Answer 45 Questions on information from a book they send to you. [*]Group Exercise
You and 3 other candidates are give a problem to solve. You are each given set of data and a set of possible solutions. Work together as a group the solve the problem.[*]Panel HR and Technical Interview
Interview with 1 HR person and a Pilot or 2 Pilots. 1/2 HR questions, the other 1/2 Technical Questions.[*]Flight Planing Excercise
You and another candidate is are each given some background information, A set of data. You will be guided by one of the HR staff through the excercise to come up with the best solution. You will be quized at each stage of the interview.[*]Management Interview
Interview with a management type. Either a senior pilot or fleet manager etc etc. [*]Medical
You will be tested on to see whether you can obtain a HKCAD class 1 medical. You must have at least
... Eyesight that can be corrected to 20/20
... Normal Color Vision
... no chronic sickness[*]Flight Grading
You are sent down the Australia to undertake a course that is designed to measure your ablity to pass the full 60 week course on time. It tests your ablity to learn and pick up new skills, and retain them. Items tested include
...level flight
...climb
...decent.
...turn.
...steep turns
...landing
...circuits
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Initial Testing





30 min Quick Medical (eye sight, hearing, height, weight)
5min Presentation on topic given to you before the interview
The topic has always been, "The training aspects of the Cadet Pilot Programme."

1st Stage Interview
45min Interview with Flight Crew Recruitment Specialist.

Est. Pass combined rate of the above 2 items is ~ 1/6

Second Stage Interview
The second stage Interview and test consists of a full day at CX city.
30min Computer based Numeracy Test
This is a typical numeracy test where you are given 11 sets of data and 3 question to answer. You will be given a question booklet , pencil and paper and will select the correct answer out of a possilbe 16 on the computer.
45min Computer based Psychological Test
You will be asked 187 questions on the screen. Answer yes/not sure/no
45min written technical Quiz

60 min Group Excersie
4 candidates will be given a set of data each, and will be required to work together inorder to select best solution. The general layout will be like this.
...Here is a problem.
...We are given a whole list of restictions.
...Find the restirctions.
...Eliminate the non-sulutions.
...Select the best remaining one.
Answer a few questions about the whole excercise.

90min Flight Planning exercise conducted with another cadidtate.


60min Generals interview with technical component.


Est. Pass rate of stage III is around ~ 1/5

Management Interview
60 min Interview with a members of Management and a senior Pilot.




Est. Pass rate for the full 60 week cadet course in Australia is over 90%)




FAQ on the cadet selection process

Q: What do they ask in the interviews ?
A: Its pointless knowing what they ask becuase the questions change every time. Knowing what they ask will just make you think up the "model answer" and I belive that the flight crew recruitment people are very good at what they do. They can "read you like a book".

Q: Whats the best way to prepare for the interviews ?
A: Know yourself better and be who you are.

Q: Whats the most common mistake candidates make?
A: IMO the most common mistake is that many candidates have no clue of what they are getting into. This show up in the interview and you have 3 of them to pass.

Q: What are the eye sight standards ?
A: Correctable to 20/20 vision. no colour blindness.

Q: How I am so sure of the details.
A: I aren't, the above represents a best guess.