aer lingus interview
EI assessment
Fairly standard airline assessment actually.
Psychometric testing. 3 or 4 tests all timed with increasing difficulty. The tests are all very old, the books were published in the 1940/50's so similar to the 11+ exam they used to have in the UK. Loads of free practice test available for this on the www, I think the University of Kent has some similar examples if you can navigate their website. I also found some books from my local library that were helpful in preparation.
Psychological profile. 240 questions in 40 minutes. Usual HR Bull
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Interview, about 30-45 minutes depending on how much you talk! It was with one Captain and one poisoned dwarf from HR. Fairly relaxed. HR questions first, usual Bx questions from someone trying to justify their job. Give examples of when you have done this and that, what can you bring to EI from your previous airline, etc. If you do a search on this forum I think there is a long list of such questions. Tech questions next, fairly open ended. Tell me about the Hydraulic/Electrical/Pressurisation system of the A320. You just talk about them, when they have heard enough he will tell you so. If he wants more detail he'll ask for it.
Sim check. Very relaxed affair, sim Captain was a really nice bloke. Basic stuff from your LST but condensed into about 50 minutes! Normal takeoff and some hand flying following the FD,
not difficult really, then radar vectors for non-precision approach to land. Oh yeah, apart from the actual landing you can do this fully managed. So what are they testing here exactly? 
Reposition for 2nd departure. Engine failure after V1, radar vectors for SE ILS. SE Go-Around, give you back the engine downwind for a Raw Data ILS to land.
There you have it.
Good Luck to all those invited for selection.
Psychometric testing. 3 or 4 tests all timed with increasing difficulty. The tests are all very old, the books were published in the 1940/50's so similar to the 11+ exam they used to have in the UK. Loads of free practice test available for this on the www, I think the University of Kent has some similar examples if you can navigate their website. I also found some books from my local library that were helpful in preparation.
Psychological profile. 240 questions in 40 minutes. Usual HR Bull
.Interview, about 30-45 minutes depending on how much you talk! It was with one Captain and one poisoned dwarf from HR. Fairly relaxed. HR questions first, usual B
x questions from someone trying to justify their job. Give examples of when you have done this and that, what can you bring to EI from your previous airline, etc. If you do a search on this forum I think there is a long list of such questions. Tech questions next, fairly open ended. Tell me about the Hydraulic/Electrical/Pressurisation system of the A320. You just talk about them, when they have heard enough he will tell you so. If he wants more detail he'll ask for it.Sim check. Very relaxed affair, sim Captain was a really nice bloke. Basic stuff from your LST but condensed into about 50 minutes! Normal takeoff and some hand flying following the FD,
not difficult really, then radar vectors for non-precision approach to land. Oh yeah, apart from the actual landing you can do this fully managed. So what are they testing here exactly? Reposition for 2nd departure. Engine failure after V1, radar vectors for SE ILS. SE Go-Around, give you back the engine downwind for a Raw Data ILS to land. There you have it.
Good Luck to all those invited for selection.
Hey Benji,
I had 6 days notice but I know some had more, some had even less!
To answer some PM's I have had as well, all the assessments happened in Dublin. Transport and HOTAC were all taken care of by EI. The assessments are usually over 2 days, interview and psych tests on Day 1 then if successful you get a call back for the sim at a later date. There is also a pre-employment medical at some stage.
As far as FO positions, I know initially they were after 16 for when they kick off at LGW in April and another 16 by then end of the year as they are intending to double the fleet based there. As far as I know at least 8 of these positions have gone already with further assessments ongoing each week. 4 guys were already Type Rated with a few hundred hours on type and another 4 from Oxford or FTE. Don't ask me why they are taking on non rated, inexperienced pilots when there are plenty of experienced guys out there already. Must be Irish logic! 
EH.
I had 6 days notice but I know some had more, some had even less!
To answer some PM's I have had as well, all the assessments happened in Dublin. Transport and HOTAC were all taken care of by EI. The assessments are usually over 2 days, interview and psych tests on Day 1 then if successful you get a call back for the sim at a later date. There is also a pre-employment medical at some stage.
As far as FO positions, I know initially they were after 16 for when they kick off at LGW in April and another 16 by then end of the year as they are intending to double the fleet based there. As far as I know at least 8 of these positions have gone already with further assessments ongoing each week. 4 guys were already Type Rated with a few hundred hours on type and another 4 from Oxford or FTE. Don't ask me why they are taking on non rated, inexperienced pilots when there are plenty of experienced guys out there already.
Must be Irish logic! EH.
Hi Yoland,
I am A320 rated, sadly was turned down, no feedback given!
I thought I already posted in this thread what the interview consisted off.
Oh yes so I did!
The interview was about 50/50 HR/Tech questions.
Hope you have better luck than I did.
EH.
I am A320 rated, sadly was turned down, no feedback given!
I thought I already posted in this thread what the interview consisted off.
Interview, about 30-45 minutes depending on how much you talk! It was with one Captain and one poisoned dwarf from HR. Fairly relaxed. HR questions first, usual Bx questions from someone trying to justify their job. Give examples of when you have done this and that, what can you bring to EI from your previous airline, etc. If you do a search on this forum I think there is a long list of such questions. Tech questions next, fairly open ended. Tell me about the Hydraulic/Electrical/Pressurisation system of the A320. You just talk about them, when they have heard enough he will tell you so. If he wants more detail he'll ask for it.
x questions from someone trying to justify their job. Give examples of when you have done this and that, what can you bring to EI from your previous airline, etc. If you do a search on this forum I think there is a long list of such questions. Tech questions next, fairly open ended. Tell me about the Hydraulic/Electrical/Pressurisation system of the A320. You just talk about them, when they have heard enough he will tell you so. If he wants more detail he'll ask for it.
The interview was about 50/50 HR/Tech questions.
Hope you have better luck than I did.
EH.
