Ryanair Interview and Sim Assessment (merged)

[Donnie Darko]

Tech and Personnel interview took close to an hour, that's if you have done well in the sim, if your interview is before the sim check still a good 40 mins.
I have a list of the most common questions they ask, I will send you the list when I dig it up.
Don't forget personnel questions, Fleet size, Bases, Routes etc. quite a lot more of those type than I had expected.

[Night-flyer]

Selections with ATPL questions??

hi guys,

I've been call up for a pre-entry selection in Arlanda with a psycological, atpl and english question...

Does anyone which kind of question in ATPL do they ask and in which subject??
It's a long time that I've done the ATPL exam and i'm really rusty in the tricky question ...

the seletion is the step before the EMA selection in the 737

any suggestions???

thanks

[hard_landing]

I was contacted by Ryanair directly....booked for a sim assessment on the 24th may

[dreamtofly]

hi everybody,

i have the sim assessment on 17th may. Any other of you for that day?

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[scroggs]

People, I have just moved a load of posts discussing Ryanair to the - wait for it - Ryanair thread. This thread is for discussion of the interview and sim assessment process, not pay and conditions.

Scroggs

[Zest]

Ryanair assessment

I had my FR assessment in April.
Very relaxed interview.
Technical : a lot of technical questions about my previous a/c flown (and not only the last ones, be careful !!) : engines, performance, systems...
Some questions on ATPL knowledge.
No questions about my motivation to work for FR !!
Sim : Liverpool Pole Hill 4T departure, airwork, hold entry, ILS on an NDB procedure plate (NDB DME 27 Liverpool).
Very straightforward, no tricky questions.
Good luck !!
Zest

[badboy raggamuffin]

Just had a look at the ryan air website, they say:

"The preferred way to enter the Ryanair Type Qualification Program is through the Ryanair MCC program at CAE Brussels or SAS Flight Academy Stockholm."
Surprise surprise the price of the MCC at CAE is a whopping 4and a half grand, seems like yet another scam against the young wannabe.

Are they now only taking low hours guys from these MCCs, or are there people getting interviews who have got their MCC elsewhere?

Also they say that after line training u will work as a Second officer. What is the difference between this and a first officer? I thought u were a first officer after u had done ur line training?

[Turkish777]

RE:Dublin

I sat my interview yesterday, as peviously mentioned the people were very nice and they helped relax you. I did the Liverpool NDB DME 27 and Pole Hill SID which is quite easy, steep turns and some QDMs. I didnt do a hold although they asked how I would enter the hold.

I was told I did well on the SIM. I later sat the interview, some of the questions were a bit more tricky than what I had been previously told. I got them all correct apart from one, which I originally said the correct answer but then I changed it..

I havent recieved a phone call, yet my partner did that day, so guess I failed, to this day I will never know why..I was immaculately dressed, im from England so language not a problem, did well on the SIM and got all my questions correct bar one...the phrase 'excellent' was the response to some of my answers..I have also worked for an airline before...but I am 34 knocking on 35....could this be the problem???

I was out by midday and waited at Dublin Airport for 10 hours for a flight and they never called....no email either...

[christopher_faulds]

I'm sure you'll be fine man

My friend sat his interview on fri, they didn't actually tell him he'd passed only a little hint. that he should make sure he has the money for the type rating!

So maybe they just didn't give you a little hint mate. I've heard the offical yea or ney route take around 2-3 working days...

What tech questions did u get if u dont mind. got my assesment on the 17th of may.

P.S More than sure that 34-35 is NOT a problem.. its not that far above the avg age of a new F/O.

Take care... let me know how you got on

[chlong]

Turkish777 count your lucky stars. it will come and you will be glad it didnt come with FR.

[Turkish777]

Thanks Chlong..but Flying for FR surely is better than driving stretch limos 3 days full of piss head wannabes haha..

Christopher..I must have flown with your mate as there was only 3 of us and I flew as PM with both of them, (as somone cancelled the interview) an Italian guy and an Irish guy. The asked me if I had the money for the TR and was I aware how much it costs...I dont think that was the same hint your friend got...

[YYZ]

I've just finished the course and there were people in there forty’s doing the rating, your age is NO problem, good luck.

YYZ

[Turkish777]

YYZ

Well thanks, thats reasuring..still havent heard a thing...what a LONG weekend this is going to be...just a bit concerned that the other guy got called yet I didnt...not a good sign..................................................

[Sky Goose]

Troubled Turkish

Hi Trukish,
Im Oslo at the mo doing the TR, I had to do the assesment twice to pass (1 year apart), the first time they told me the next day that I flunked. And all the blokes who got the yes were told 3 days later.
The second time they told me during the interview, that I got it, but I think that was rather unusual!
Other blokes on the course here were generally told 2-3 days later, I'd guess that if they didnt want you they would have told you by the next day, seems the usual way.
So wouldnt take it as a bad sign, they might just be trying to see what course they can get you on.
Hope the news is good, and all the best.
Goose

ps. Im 33

[YYZ]

Hi Goose

Oslo already! Seems like 2 mins since you arrived!

Hope its all going well for you, only another 4 weeks ish to go.

YYZ

[dougy24]

accomadation costs etc

Hi Guys

Whats the average cost of Accomadation where you are doing the T.R's

Cheers Paul

[YYZ]

I stayed here whilst in Sweden, book early though, he only has 16 rooms..

http://www.bokloster.se/eng/indexeng.htm

YYZ

[Sky Goose]

YZZ and Paul

Yip Oslo and FFS,

Now the fun really starts.
Any news on the base check/line training ?

Accomadation varies from 8000-20000 kronor per month depending on where you stay.

Living expenses in Olso much higher....

cheers

Goose

[skyloone]

Applications?

Quick question, read the info regarding which route to take in applications (in my case Cadet but already got MCC) so direct application to Ryanair but only come across Captains application link. Nothing for Cadet direct to Ryanair. Am I being a little blind or have they taken a link out?

[TheFlyingDJ]

you mean http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/about...ers&ref=NJAR25 ??