Airservices Australia Psychometric Testing
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well got my rejection email today... There's not much to say other than I am crushed and curious about what they will have to say in the feedback.
Good luck everyone.
Good luck everyone.
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Got the dreaded email today...Not a strong fit for ATC. 
Want to thank all those people who posted support and assistance on this forum, publicly & privately. To all the successful applicants in September 2012..WELL DONE!!
Looking for another option. Anybody need a Commercial Pilot???
Want to thank all those people who posted support and assistance on this forum, publicly & privately. To all the successful applicants in September 2012..WELL DONE!!Looking for another option. Anybody need a Commercial Pilot???
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jcr ask them about Sim Support Officer aka blip-driver jobs. I think it only tops out at around $80k but anyone with flying experience and a bit of computer nouse would be a perfect candidate. Jobs going shortly if not currently I think.
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For those people who have started or completed the training, the ARM they send you on the USB. They are what they use to train the whole course with not just the pre course material.
And anyone know how much they expect us to read or know by the start.
Cheers
And anyone know how much they expect us to read or know by the start.
Cheers
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Hi slsrockatt,
This may help you, I remember them from earlier posts:
I only printed out the pages mentioned in the study guide, which in some cases, was like 10% of an entire chapter :P Plus I did it at work, so it didn't cost me anything fortunately!
All the previous comments are correct, the initial test is just to gauge where people are at and who might need a little extra help in the theory block, and they reteach everything over the first 8 weeks anyway. One person on our course never looked at the pre material, barely looked at the books at the college, and still passed :P Not saying that's the way to do it, just an indication :P
Thanks to Fatty182
Also check out Kieran17's excellent description of the entire course, currently on page 109 of this thread. It appears Airservices will judge your knowledge of the subject matter in the first week or two of the course commencing. All the best.
This may help you, I remember them from earlier posts:
I only printed out the pages mentioned in the study guide, which in some cases, was like 10% of an entire chapter :P Plus I did it at work, so it didn't cost me anything fortunately!
All the previous comments are correct, the initial test is just to gauge where people are at and who might need a little extra help in the theory block, and they reteach everything over the first 8 weeks anyway. One person on our course never looked at the pre material, barely looked at the books at the college, and still passed :P Not saying that's the way to do it, just an indication :P
Thanks to Fatty182
Also check out Kieran17's excellent description of the entire course, currently on page 109 of this thread. It appears Airservices will judge your knowledge of the subject matter in the first week or two of the course commencing. All the best.
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We're lucky ASA pays us at all. And seriously that is a very veeeerry good wage just for training. Any other similar job in the world you'd have to pay to train and then not necessarily be guaranteed a job. It's not like you make the company any money while in training, where as the trainee blippees are straight-away doing their actual job, not just pretending like the atc trainees. Plus, what other job would you get paid that much as a trainee, then if you're a successful employee your pay doubles within a year & 1/2.
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Hi guys
I passed my phone interview 2 days ago and I've been told to wait for an invitation for an upcoming assessment centre in Canberra or Brisbane.
My question is - how much time do you have after they tell you the date? According to the written by Ruth Jones and barberwi they left them like 6 days?? I'm in Melbourne, I need to book a flight and to lie something at my work place for my 2-3 days urgent absence...how did you guys manage this issue?
I passed my phone interview 2 days ago and I've been told to wait for an invitation for an upcoming assessment centre in Canberra or Brisbane.
My question is - how much time do you have after they tell you the date? According to the written by Ruth Jones and barberwi they left them like 6 days?? I'm in Melbourne, I need to book a flight and to lie something at my work place for my 2-3 days urgent absence...how did you guys manage this issue?
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Anita82,
You're in Melbourne and they want you to do your assessment in Brisbane or Canberra?
You've really gotta wonder about them sometimes. Surely they could get you into a Melbourne session, even if you have to wait a little longer for one to come up.
You're in Melbourne and they want you to do your assessment in Brisbane or Canberra?
You've really gotta wonder about them sometimes. Surely they could get you into a Melbourne session, even if you have to wait a little longer for one to come up.
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Thanks for the responses! 2 weeks notice sounds good, I got panicked I'll have to arrange everything in few days 
Hopefully there will be a Monday or Friday date, I'll get "sick" and have a mini vacation in Brisbane/Canberra
Otherwise nobody is making me to go somewhere else, it's basically what cadetkid said - the next assessment date in Melbourne is full so they asked if I'm interested to attend an assessment in a different city and I said yes. I could say no and wait for the next one in Melbourne but I don't want to delay my assessment process just because of pure laziness
Hopefully there will be a Monday or Friday date, I'll get "sick" and have a mini vacation in Brisbane/Canberra Otherwise nobody is making me to go somewhere else, it's basically what cadetkid said - the next assessment date in Melbourne is full so they asked if I'm interested to attend an assessment in a different city and I said yes. I could say no and wait for the next one in Melbourne but I don't want to delay my assessment process just because of pure laziness
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I've got to agree with almost everything Cadetkid said in that last post, including the bit about negativity, because I know I come across that way sometimes.
I just wrote a big long response, twice, then deleted them both, but when it comes right down to it, it's just a job. At some point you're going to whinge about your managers, or the food in the canteen, or the fact you didn't get the sector you wanted. If you're 100% positive through everything you do as an ATC, please let me know what sector you're controlling, so I can avoid it.
I just wrote a big long response, twice, then deleted them both, but when it comes right down to it, it's just a job. At some point you're going to whinge about your managers, or the food in the canteen, or the fact you didn't get the sector you wanted. If you're 100% positive through everything you do as an ATC, please let me know what sector you're controlling, so I can avoid it.
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Hey Anita,
i had my phone interview around the 10th September, which lead to an email on the 22nd October, to book in during the 7-9th Nov.
Hasn't been too bad of a process so far, my initial application was 18th July. Hopefully i hear whether or not i made it before Christmas, but that may not happen from some reports.
i had my phone interview around the 10th September, which lead to an email on the 22nd October, to book in during the 7-9th Nov.
Hasn't been too bad of a process so far, my initial application was 18th July. Hopefully i hear whether or not i made it before Christmas, but that may not happen from some reports.
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Just did the assessment day.
Overall it wasn't too bad, long but challenging.
I suck at individual presentations so having done that last today has left me
Feeling a bit down about how I went overall.
Hopefully it doesn't cost me too much as I went alright at the rest of the tests.
Overall it wasn't too bad, long but challenging.
I suck at individual presentations so having done that last today has left me
Feeling a bit down about how I went overall.
Hopefully it doesn't cost me too much as I went alright at the rest of the tests.
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Example of Hours worked
Is anyone able to provide an example of what an average working week looks like for an ATC? Enroute if possible. Is it a rotating roster between mornings, afternoon and night shifts?
How much notice is required if you need a day off? Can shifts be swapped?
How much notice is required if you need a day off? Can shifts be swapped?