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Airservices
 

I didn't get through either.

​​​​​​Pretty gutted considering I was apparently at the next stage.

Good luck to everyone who has made it to the next stage.

What were you asked during the phone interview?

Thanks CapnCoastie, kusinka and Chopz. Sorry to hear that some have missed out, hopefully you can be successful in the future. The Assessment Centre testing sounds a little daunting...

They basically just asked why I'm interested in aviation and working for them, then organised a time for the assessment centre.

I don't mean to sound like a sore loser here, but does anyone else get the feeling that this intake was a sham?

Something gives me the impression that this was a tiny intake of very few candidates where in comparison to previous intakes, only a tiny percent progressed beyond the online testing.

Looking over previous intakes through this thread, it seems that there are large numbers being invited to the assessment day and this time, only a couple. It is also odd that they had an intake barely 6 months from the last, when previously they have been every 12 or 18 months. It is also bizarre that they gave only 48 hours to do the test and have seemingly invited candidates to the assessment day without even doing the OPQ test.

I feel as if I have wasted a chance by applying for this sham intake rather than one of the 'proper' ones they have done previously.

Yeah, I get that feeling too.

For some reason there was no OPQ? There was a telephone 'interview' when that was actually taken away. It seems it was a wasted opportunity for most people.

The problem I have is that Airservices Australia will have a !!!!eload of people applying. I don't think it's matters to them how much of a sham the recruitment process is. Considering that it seems so many don't make it through the training academy that they would actually look at their recruitment process.

Forgot to add they have progressed people who haven't actually even completed the phone interview even.

​​​​​It's pretty bizarre.

Hi All,

First of all, well done Jazzycab on your offer to attend the training centre.
I also got a call on the 12th of July asking me to attend, but unfortunately due to my state with work at the moment I can't (doing it in the September intake instead)
I don't remember having to do an OPQ, so I'm assuming the interview on the day will work determine your personality?
The lady I spoke to said there were over 2000 applicants, so to get an invite to the assessment centre was never going to be easy (I think only 50 odd make it that far, as previous posts hint that only 10 or so people get invited per day?).

Thanks AKorol, best of luck for your assessment day.
I heard similar numbers in terms of applicants and assessment centre invitees.

Will also be doing it in September as I'll be overseas during this months. Might see you there :).

I forgot to ask when I was on the phone, did she happen to mention if they're readvertising in September making the assessment centres likely in October/November or if the centres are definitely running in September?

Assessment Centre
 

Hi Vandelayy,
We were a part of the July intake, so the testing for the September intake by deduction should be the start of October.
More than happy to bump into like minded people!

September intake dates released, week starting Monday 17/9 (I'm on the Monday).

Just got a call and booked my day in for mid September. I'm surprised as to how fast everythings moving even with a delay on my end. All the best with your assessment day!

Can I ask what your guys' profiles said for the last week? Mine just says 'application update' but I haven't heard one way or another yet..

Application Update
 

Mine always said application update, but when you click on 'view application' it had additional info

I think mine previously just said application update, but has now changed to application update - invited to assessment centre

I assume you picked your day over the phone? Did you receive an email afterwards?

Day
 

I ended up getting a phone call today to come to the assessment day so it seems like the 'application update' doesn't mean that much. Even when I go into view application, it doesn't have any more info.
I guess the only update you don't want is 'application outcome' by the sounds of previous threads

Yeah ditto. Didn't get anything today though. Maybe it'll come when the days we chose are all booked up or something.

She's said that they're sort of reserving the Monday and Friday for interstate people as much as possible. So melb peeps and I'm assuming nearby East coasters would be getting calls this week and next? I dunno..

Good evening peeps.
Was part of this discussion some time ago but have been otherwise engaged for some time now.

I've been invited to the assessment centre in September, as I now see, have a lot of other people here.
Does anyone have any good idea or resources that might help in preparation for the Assessment Centre?
I'm going to have to fly into Melbourne for this, and even though it's two months away I'm nervous as hell. Would love any tips from anyone who's sat the day in the past.

Good luck to everyone :)

Hi all,

Received my confirmation letter yesterday (Monday),
I'm interstate (we got first preference) so I'd expect you guys to be receiving yours sometime this week

I'm from Victoria and only got a call a few days ago regarding an invite to the assessment centre, and wasn't offered the monday so it seems that they are offering the monday to interstate candidates.
Is it really true that as little as 50 candidates would have been selected from the 2000 that applied?
Has anyone been to the assessment centre in the last 12ish months, would be good to get some relatively fresh idea of what the day consists of!
I'm also surprised at how quickly I heard back regarding the invite, I was expecting a long wait, also no OPQ so I'm not really sure what is happening!

I was invited to an assessment centre about two years ago so I can shed a little light on it.

It's a pretty fun day, very full on but all the staff assessing you are really approachable and knowledgeable. They're all trained controllers.

First, know you are ALWAYS being assessed. You'll have downtime in between tasks, but there is always at least one member of staff there to talk to. So talk to them! Heaps of the other candidates there on my day would just sit there in silence which I think is a pretty poor look. The assessors are also very sneaky, for example at one point I was in the waiting room with only one staff member there (all the other candidates had other assessments), so I had a chat with her for twenty minutes. My next assessment was my panel interview. The HR person comes in and calls my name and, sure enough, the staff member I've been chatting to stands up as well, walks with me to the room and commences the interview. They started the interview before I realised it was happening!

You need to meet a minimum standard in every assessment criteria. This was my undoing, I got excellent marks in all areas except one. It was the the "simulation exercise", which is actually an A3 piece of paper with a runway on it and some toy planes and firetrucks for you to move around. They make you memorise a set of rules and then throw problems at you for you to solve. What I did not expect is that the assessors will actively try to sabotage you by suggested solutions that breach the rules you were meant to memorise, so if you follow their advice you will fail. I got every one of my scenarios correct but it just didn't occur to me that they would suggest failing solutions, so I allowed them to trick me twice before realising what they were doing, but it was too late. What you need to do is be confident and assertive and deny them if they suggest that you breach a regulation.

Obviously, do some more practice cognitive tests, including quick arithmetic. You're going to be tested on all that on the day.

Good luck!

Phlegm and those who are attending assessment centres;

What have you described is the old assessment centre simulation activities and while I understand you would not know this, the assessment centre is completely different from years past and does not include the mentioned simulation. The new simulations have been developed over the last year or two and are a thousand times better to assess with when compared to the paper simulations. I don't know any further details about it, so please don't ask - I simply do not know.

And Phlegm, with that, I'd seriously urge you to re-apply if you've been thinking about it. The way Airservices do their assessments are completely changed and may be exactly what you need to prove you can do the job.

To everyone out there - the best way to prepare for the assessment centre is to work on your interviewing skills. Go pay for a lesson or two on interviewing and questions answering and you will be more confident and much better spoken on the day. The simulations cannot be studied for and for good reason.

Best of luck to all.

TRI223

Assessment centre is running this week, hopefully someone sheds a bit of light on how it goes :)

Testing Day
 

Thanks for providing some insight. Did they tell you what the start date is for the current successful applicants? I have asked every time I have been in contact with Airservices but not received a direct answer other than a few months.

Hey Guys I have completed the assessment centre day in this week too. It's a fun day and all the assessors are very nice and friendly! However, half of our candidates on that day including me got sent home at about midday. So I am wondering if it's good or bad news, because I was expecting some more tests during the day. I personally think it's not a good news as we didn't have panel interview etc. Is there anyone else who had similar situation? And good luck to all those people who made into assessment centre, it's a great achievement already to walk that far. Good luck to all!

Seems odd. I've been reading a couple different forums and also know someone who's actually gotten the job before and never heard of that happening. Maybe the process is entirely different now to previously.

How many people attend the day?

Hmmm... sounds like the Kobayashi Maru -_-