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Britannia Interview
Got this from a friend of a friend who did the interview a couple of weeks ago, thought it might be helpful!
Britannia Interview Day 1
The day comprised of a numerical reasoning test, verbal reasoning, 2 group discussions and a psychological test. The tests had been supplied by ‘parc’ aviation. The tests were conducted by a 757 FO and 2 HR girls. At the end of the day there was also an informal question and answer session about the company.
Numerical Test
There were 40 questions to complete in 30 minutes. There were some very simple questions and some more difficult. The test had algebra, adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying fractions, estimation, number substitution and a flow chart to follow for the last 2 questions. There was no mention of negative marking.
Examples:
1. 6x2+2x2+y=
y=?
a. 8x4
b. 4x2
c. -8x2
d. 8x2
e. None of these
2. 2y+3y+4x=13y
y=2
x=?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
e. None of these
3. Rounded to the nearest whole number what does (1.99x8.876)/2.123=?
a. 6
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
e. None of these
4. 3NN7+2N7=369N (There were lots of these ones!!)
What number is missing?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
e. None of these
5. 2/3+2/3=
a. 4/6
b. 4/9
c. 4/3
d. 1/3
e. None of these
Verbal Reasoning
The test was 40 minutes long. There were 5 sub tests in the verbal reasoning; Inferences, assumptions, arguments, conclusions and deductions (I think it was deductions or something very similar?). All the sub tests were similar in length so less than 10 minutes per test. On the Inference test, there would be a paragraph stating something e.g. ‘Some people leave the lights on in their house when they go out’. Then for the question it would give an inference like ‘There is no one in the house’. The answers you could give were true, partly true, inadequate data, partly false or false. (Don’t ask me what the right answer is!)
The other tests were very similar with the statement then a question making an assumption, conclusion or deduction and you have to decide if it was a correct assumption, conclusion or deduction.
With the argument test, there was again a statement and you have to decide if it was a weak or a strong argument (simple??).
Group Exercise
There were 2 group exercises both with a very similar set out. You are given a brief saying that you are a director of a company and you are having a meeting with the other directors. You are each given an individual memo from your department. You have 10 minutes to read the brief and 20 minutes to discuss the problem. The problem is that there is poor communication in the company and low morale of the employees. As a group you must come up with a solution to improve morale and communication in the company discussing advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
The second exercise was as I said very similar with a brief and memos. This time you are in charge of an oil platform. Your employees are about to strike because the food is bad, the rigs keep breaking down, costs are rising, production is falling etc, etc. The only difference in this one is that you need to select someone to debrief the assessors for a maximum of 3 minutes on the conclusions that you come to.
Psychological Test
This was a typical agree, in between, disagree test. 187 questions no time limit. Apparently used in the stage 2 one on one interview.
Britannia Interview Day 1
The day comprised of a numerical reasoning test, verbal reasoning, 2 group discussions and a psychological test. The tests had been supplied by ‘parc’ aviation. The tests were conducted by a 757 FO and 2 HR girls. At the end of the day there was also an informal question and answer session about the company.
Numerical Test
There were 40 questions to complete in 30 minutes. There were some very simple questions and some more difficult. The test had algebra, adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying fractions, estimation, number substitution and a flow chart to follow for the last 2 questions. There was no mention of negative marking.
Examples:
1. 6x2+2x2+y=
y=?
a. 8x4
b. 4x2
c. -8x2
d. 8x2
e. None of these
2. 2y+3y+4x=13y
y=2
x=?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
e. None of these
3. Rounded to the nearest whole number what does (1.99x8.876)/2.123=?
a. 6
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
e. None of these
4. 3NN7+2N7=369N (There were lots of these ones!!)
What number is missing?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
e. None of these
5. 2/3+2/3=
a. 4/6
b. 4/9
c. 4/3
d. 1/3
e. None of these
Verbal Reasoning
The test was 40 minutes long. There were 5 sub tests in the verbal reasoning; Inferences, assumptions, arguments, conclusions and deductions (I think it was deductions or something very similar?). All the sub tests were similar in length so less than 10 minutes per test. On the Inference test, there would be a paragraph stating something e.g. ‘Some people leave the lights on in their house when they go out’. Then for the question it would give an inference like ‘There is no one in the house’. The answers you could give were true, partly true, inadequate data, partly false or false. (Don’t ask me what the right answer is!)
The other tests were very similar with the statement then a question making an assumption, conclusion or deduction and you have to decide if it was a correct assumption, conclusion or deduction.
With the argument test, there was again a statement and you have to decide if it was a weak or a strong argument (simple??).
Group Exercise
There were 2 group exercises both with a very similar set out. You are given a brief saying that you are a director of a company and you are having a meeting with the other directors. You are each given an individual memo from your department. You have 10 minutes to read the brief and 20 minutes to discuss the problem. The problem is that there is poor communication in the company and low morale of the employees. As a group you must come up with a solution to improve morale and communication in the company discussing advantages and disadvantages of each idea.
The second exercise was as I said very similar with a brief and memos. This time you are in charge of an oil platform. Your employees are about to strike because the food is bad, the rigs keep breaking down, costs are rising, production is falling etc, etc. The only difference in this one is that you need to select someone to debrief the assessors for a maximum of 3 minutes on the conclusions that you come to.
Psychological Test
This was a typical agree, in between, disagree test. 187 questions no time limit. Apparently used in the stage 2 one on one interview.
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Trollydolly21,
Great information - thank you very much.
I have applied to Britannia and I am waiting for their response.
Do you by chance know the experience level of your friend of a friend ??? Total hours or Low hours / high hours - 1st job / 2nd job etc ???
Thanks in advance,
Captain Simile.
Great information - thank you very much.
I have applied to Britannia and I am waiting for their response.
Do you by chance know the experience level of your friend of a friend ??? Total hours or Low hours / high hours - 1st job / 2nd job etc ???
Thanks in advance,
Captain Simile.
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Thomson stage 1 - assessment
Hallo guys.
I recently sat the Thomson assessment, and I passed, even though I am a Dane with limited english skills, when compared to a native. So now I am waiting for the 2nd stage...
The above information is very good, but in addition to that I have found some very usefull information on the internet reagarding the verbal test. See link below.
http://blue.utb.edu/testingoffice/tests/cta.html
Good luck
/BAP
I recently sat the Thomson assessment, and I passed, even though I am a Dane with limited english skills, when compared to a native. So now I am waiting for the 2nd stage...
The above information is very good, but in addition to that I have found some very usefull information on the internet reagarding the verbal test. See link below.
http://blue.utb.edu/testingoffice/tests/cta.html
Good luck
/BAP
Last edited by BAP; 20th Oct 2005 at 19:54.
