Comair interview help?
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From: Lovely Weather ain't it?
Comair interview help?
Hi all.
I’ve been invited to an interview with Comair and would like to gather as much information as possible from anyone who’s been there recently…
What do they focus on in the interview?
Technical Questions?
Jepp Questions?
AWOPS?
Company background?
Anything that might help will be greatly appreciated!
I’ve been invited to an interview with Comair and would like to gather as much information as possible from anyone who’s been there recently…
What do they focus on in the interview?
Technical Questions?
Jepp Questions?
AWOPS?
Company background?
Anything that might help will be greatly appreciated!
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From: RSA
hi there
my interview at comair was very straight forward a little jepp / met / applied awops and the odd bit of jet technical - really no issue at all
however big focus on the soft stuff eg tell us about the time when the captain was a B#$%T or you had a emergency or politics if that is what your current company is known for....
IF YOU DONT KNOW THE ANSWER TO ANYTHING - SAY SO
ALSO TRY NOT TO LIE ITS QUITE A SMALL INDUSTRY
also the guys joining seem to have less and less experience so the interviewers will obviously need to factor this in
good luck
one more point the better / harder you study for this interview the less you need to prepare for your emirates / ryanair /??????? interview
my interview at comair was very straight forward a little jepp / met / applied awops and the odd bit of jet technical - really no issue at all
however big focus on the soft stuff eg tell us about the time when the captain was a B#$%T or you had a emergency or politics if that is what your current company is known for....
IF YOU DONT KNOW THE ANSWER TO ANYTHING - SAY SO
ALSO TRY NOT TO LIE ITS QUITE A SMALL INDUSTRY
also the guys joining seem to have less and less experience so the interviewers will obviously need to factor this in
good luck
one more point the better / harder you study for this interview the less you need to prepare for your emirates / ryanair /??????? interview
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From: Johannesburg
when last I checked it was 1200hrs, with multi 2 crew turbine experience of 200hrs minimum.
Selection criteria based on a points based system, the more qualifications, ie Full ATP, or ATP subjects, instructor grd1, or 11, or 111, etc etc all add value to the minimum basic requirements and speed up the process to the top of the selection board pile of CV's.
At this stage the most effective way is "hand-delivery" at the operations centre in Rhodesfield
Selection criteria based on a points based system, the more qualifications, ie Full ATP, or ATP subjects, instructor grd1, or 11, or 111, etc etc all add value to the minimum basic requirements and speed up the process to the top of the selection board pile of CV's.
At this stage the most effective way is "hand-delivery" at the operations centre in Rhodesfield
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From: Behind 1480mm RHA equivalent
On the whole, Comair are actually very fair with their recruitment process. If you are invited (perhaps this is the hardest part), you do the whole lot (psycho's, sim, & interview), as opposed to the budget operators who treat each test as a pass/fail event, and stop you in your tracks without allowing you to proceed to the next 'event'.
The usual Jepp, Technical, CRM and AWOPS questions can be expected I suppose. The majority of the last several intakes had 737 time (ex-Nationwide) or at least jet experience (some ERJ Captains I believe), and I'm also led to believe they are now full up - though the FlyDubai's/Ryanair's etc of the world may continue to thin the pack at a rate greater than the historical norm. They like to have a shortlist of previously interviewed pilots to call on, which is perhaps what is happening here (I'm making a semi-educated guess as usual). Good luck, may the force be with you.
The usual Jepp, Technical, CRM and AWOPS questions can be expected I suppose. The majority of the last several intakes had 737 time (ex-Nationwide) or at least jet experience (some ERJ Captains I believe), and I'm also led to believe they are now full up - though the FlyDubai's/Ryanair's etc of the world may continue to thin the pack at a rate greater than the historical norm. They like to have a shortlist of previously interviewed pilots to call on, which is perhaps what is happening here (I'm making a semi-educated guess as usual). Good luck, may the force be with you.
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From: cape
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hey all,
also got the psychs and hopefully interview coming up- any one got any advise on the psychs... i dont imagine its something you can study for but maybe im wrong!
any help on on this subject would be appreciated!
also got the psychs and hopefully interview coming up- any one got any advise on the psychs... i dont imagine its something you can study for but maybe im wrong!
any help on on this subject would be appreciated!
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From: South Africa
Heard the psychs there are now done internally. They have been set up to focus on decision making. This is where most guys have been comming sort recently as well, so I'd prepare. Do a google on psych testing and wade through mountains of tests. It will at least get you in the right frame of mind going into the test. Goodluck.
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From: your sisters house
The psychs are personality mapping excersises. In laymans terms they ask you to do a series of tasks and questions then map your personality in graphical format against their 'ideal' pilot profile. No way you can study for it or bulls
t the system. That coupled with your interview and sim ride get them a final answer. It's very fair and very thorough. Sim ride is nothing hectic and designed to test your 'trainability' not to see if your topgun. The panel are absolute gents so don't stress too much! Good luck boys and girls!!
t the system. That coupled with your interview and sim ride get them a final answer. It's very fair and very thorough. Sim ride is nothing hectic and designed to test your 'trainability' not to see if your topgun. The panel are absolute gents so don't stress too much! Good luck boys and girls!!
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From: Planet Earth
Crm Questions???????
Shrike..can you please tell me what the CRM questions consist on???
I'm also looking around to get as much information as possible about any kind of interview and I heard quite often about CRM but I'd like to know something more about that!
Thanks a lot
Alexander
I'm also looking around to get as much information as possible about any kind of interview and I heard quite often about CRM but I'd like to know something more about that!
Thanks a lot
Alexander
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From: Far away from home
Interview.....pretty hard actually,doesnt matter who say what, Sim, actually easy, my advice, fly your microsoft sim if you havent been in a motion sim. psycho's.....well i know that these days your looking at a 40% pass rate when it come to the psychos. And then before i forget, if you work for Solenta dont let anybody know that you went for a interview, some ass there might just try to screw you!!
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From: JNB
there's no "i" in team
theBoss
by screw - do you mean "expect me to comply with the contract I signed"or have the decency to let your employer know you're about to drop them and your colleagues in the sh&t at the last minute ?
Solenta has no input on who Comair do or don't select. Your attitude and advice about not letting an employer know that you are going for an interview is questionable. If any of Solenta's pilots let us know, in advance, that they have been invited for an interview , it allows ample time to plan the roster so that the pilot is either available for his/her interview, or is not rostered out the country for their start date.
It's the pilots that go for interviews, and then the first time you hear of it is when they tell you they have a start date in a weeks time, when tickets, visas, roster etc are booked. This then means some other colleague pilot's life get's disrupted at short notice, and costs the company time and money to cancel/re-arrange everything at short notice.
With the above stated, and remembering that you were happy to sign an industry-standard contract stating one month notice, when you needed to build the hours to even be eligible for that airline interview, the question is who's actually doing the screwing ?? Another pilots roster is disrupted, you cost your employer disruption, time and money - life's not all about YOU.
Solenta openly admit that we have regular updates with ALL the airlines, communications that are transparent and professional. Most airlines are professional enough to plan more than a week ahead, and thereby respect the notice period, and this is only achieved through open communication.
by screw - do you mean "expect me to comply with the contract I signed"or have the decency to let your employer know you're about to drop them and your colleagues in the sh&t at the last minute ?
Solenta has no input on who Comair do or don't select. Your attitude and advice about not letting an employer know that you are going for an interview is questionable. If any of Solenta's pilots let us know, in advance, that they have been invited for an interview , it allows ample time to plan the roster so that the pilot is either available for his/her interview, or is not rostered out the country for their start date.
It's the pilots that go for interviews, and then the first time you hear of it is when they tell you they have a start date in a weeks time, when tickets, visas, roster etc are booked. This then means some other colleague pilot's life get's disrupted at short notice, and costs the company time and money to cancel/re-arrange everything at short notice.
With the above stated, and remembering that you were happy to sign an industry-standard contract stating one month notice, when you needed to build the hours to even be eligible for that airline interview, the question is who's actually doing the screwing ?? Another pilots roster is disrupted, you cost your employer disruption, time and money - life's not all about YOU.
Solenta openly admit that we have regular updates with ALL the airlines, communications that are transparent and professional. Most airlines are professional enough to plan more than a week ahead, and thereby respect the notice period, and this is only achieved through open communication.
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From: South Africa
What happened to the requirement of having military experience to be able to get into Comair. Has the "Civil Squadron" been broken up then.....
