Seeing a lot of questions about the selection so thought I'd give my 2 cents.
I'm a 25 year old software developer (bachelors degree in compsci) from antwerp with a passion for aviation. Got my ppl about a year ago and have about 100 hours on record. Fluent in English and dutch but only basic skills in French (apparently not an issue).
Applied at tui because why not about 3 weeks ago and am being rushed through selection. Or so it feels at least.
Over the course of those weeks I've done:
- phone interview to ask about motivation and test English skills
- online IQ and personality test
- compass test
- onsite interview with 2 people from hr asking about motivation (again), what I'd do in certain situations and conflicts, how I handle stress, how I work in team, test my French,... Normal interviewing stuff basically.
Got the call past Friday that they like me and want to invite me for the final test coming Thursday. Apparently I'll be having a talk with some senior pilots and managers at tui about stuff (really not sure what to expect).
Should that go well then I'm in.
So age doesn't seem to be that important but it does seem like they prioritise Belgian nationals.
Also a bigger emphasis on dutch and English than French.
And you need a really good score on those IQ tests.