Psychometric Testing...
Having read through many of the questions on this forum, there seems to be many questions repeatedly asked:
Integrated or Modular?
At which school to you do your ppl – (europe or us/s africa)
Which Distance learning school – will it stay in business?(!)
Who do you do your CPL/IR flight training?
How many hours do I need?
Can I get a job once qualified?
Should I instruct?
Now there are many schools out there to satisfy most if not everyone’s taste and at the end of the day a CPL/IR ATPL (F) can be achieved with motivation and mountains of cash or a lovely sponsorship if you’re fortunate enough...
However the crux of my post is that the one thing everyone has to do is take many psychometric and personality profile tests to either get a sponsorship or a job...
So my question: Is there a school which is qualified (by qualified I mean has trained psychologists who have airline recruitment experience – if they exist!) - to give psychometric and personality tests under supervision and most importantly give qualified feedback, from which you can see your strengths and weaknesses and therefore act accordingly?
Because it seems to me that you can do all the training in the world however if your personality is not what the airlines are looking for (and you don’t get told what it is they're looking for) then getting a job is going to be made even more difficult...
Ps
With the above question I don’t mean the GAPAN tests - which having taken (and done very well thank you very much!) I think are an essential part of becoming a commercial pilot as I was prepared to bin the whole thing if I had done badly - because as the women says before you start the tests (she is a trained psychologist) if you get an average or poor score there is a distinct probability that you will struggle throughout your entire flying career - the decision however is ultimately up to you as to whether you want to enter a career field in which you (may) struggle...
But believe me it’s better to know before you go to the bank!!
[ 30 August 2001: Message edited by: JetMouse ]