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Old 11th Nov 2016, 17:50
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Sky-Plod
 
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I apologise for this as its not going to really help you with your dilemma, however this is the problem with guys who have went straight from school into training. Zero life experience.

The soft skills of a pilot are now becoming as important if not more important than the technical ability and the only way to gain these soft skills is through life experience.

If you can, think back to any voluntary work you've maybe done or any teams you've been part of, any times you've had to make decisions. If you literally have never been in any of these situations then I'm sorry to say but your assessors will see this and it will be unlikely they will deem you as suitable.

If this is the case then I would urge you to think about your next potential assessment and what you can do between now and then to gain life experience. Volunteering is always a good option, anything that allows you to gain some valuable experience but something that you can enjoy. If you don't enjoy it, assessors will see right through your motives and you'll be back to square one again.

At the end of the day, everyone applying for the job has the same licence, it's all about having the extra bits that make you stand out against the crowd.
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