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Congratulations to all those who have heard that they have made it through to the next stages!
Can I just ask how long it took to hear back from OAA once you had completed the Day 1 aptitude tests?
Can I just ask how long it took to hear back from OAA once you had completed the Day 1 aptitude tests?
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Another invited to Day 2 with Oxford...received the email last Friday. Be patient (even if I've been refreshing my emails every 5 mns for the last few days 
) as I think that not all the Day 1 successful applicants have been called...
) as I think that not all the Day 1 successful applicants have been called...
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I was rejected.
About me: 23, A-levels, 1st Class Hons degree in Aerospace Engineering, Merit for MSc Masters in Aeronautics, both of which were from top 5 Uk universities, In first year of PhD, approx 20 hours flying, spent a long time on psychometric questions - believe I did a fairly good job on them,
Why I didn't get even past the initial screening?
-Lack of work experience? I am 23 and have spent all my time in university with a handful of part time jobs such as working at the universities in varying capacities, bar work etc
-Not enough flying experience? It could be this, but it sounds like from the brief given on the website that this is not required, so this should be irrelevant. Maybe they thought it showed a lack of interest in the job.
-Psychometric/multiple choice were not up to scratch? Even after reading them again I think i have given good examples where I have demonstrated leadership, teamwork etc
About me: 23, A-levels, 1st Class Hons degree in Aerospace Engineering, Merit for MSc Masters in Aeronautics, both of which were from top 5 Uk universities, In first year of PhD, approx 20 hours flying, spent a long time on psychometric questions - believe I did a fairly good job on them,
Why I didn't get even past the initial screening?
-Lack of work experience? I am 23 and have spent all my time in university with a handful of part time jobs such as working at the universities in varying capacities, bar work etc
-Not enough flying experience? It could be this, but it sounds like from the brief given on the website that this is not required, so this should be irrelevant. Maybe they thought it showed a lack of interest in the job.
-Psychometric/multiple choice were not up to scratch? Even after reading them again I think i have given good examples where I have demonstrated leadership, teamwork etc
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Who did you do your assesment day with? OAA?
We were told we did not need to answer the psycometric questions at the end of the test. They were voluntary and will not have impacted on your scores.
I got a reject email through today - pretty gutted but in the end I know I wasn't good enough on the day.
I'm hoping to re-apply next time round, does anyone know how long I have to wait before I can?
We were told we did not need to answer the psycometric questions at the end of the test. They were voluntary and will not have impacted on your scores.
I got a reject email through today - pretty gutted but in the end I know I wasn't good enough on the day.
I'm hoping to re-apply next time round, does anyone know how long I have to wait before I can?
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Originally Posted by willking22
We were told we did not need to answer the psycometric questions at the end of the test. They were voluntary and will not have impacted on your scores.
I guess it depends on who you speak to, one would hope they wouldn't of looked at education on it's own.
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one would hope they wouldn't of looked at education on it's own.
About me: 23, A-levels, 1st Class Hons degree in Aerospace Engineering, Merit for MSc Masters in Aeronautics, both of which were from top 5 Uk universities, In first year of PhD, approx 20 hours flying, spent a long time on psychometric questions - believe I did a fairly good job on them
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@FrankMatt
If I had your educational background then I would be at Airbus, Boeing, BAe, Lockheed Martin etc designing the planes rather than actually flying them...you will earn more, get better benefits and you certainly won't have to pay for the privilege of working for them!
If I had your educational background then I would be at Airbus, Boeing, BAe, Lockheed Martin etc designing the planes rather than actually flying them...you will earn more, get better benefits and you certainly won't have to pay for the privilege of working for them!
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Has anyone paid FTE and actually received confirmation of payment?
The payment appears to have gone through but not cleared, judging by the subtraction of approx. £200 from my available bank balance (so the payment isn't stated explicitly on the statement). What proof of payment can I possibly provide? I don't fancy travelling several hundred miles to be told I can't do the tests due to having no proof of payment.
FTE's offices are still unavailable despite their claiming to be open again today and BA say it's nothing to do with them so not a lot they can do.
The payment appears to have gone through but not cleared, judging by the subtraction of approx. £200 from my available bank balance (so the payment isn't stated explicitly on the statement). What proof of payment can I possibly provide? I don't fancy travelling several hundred miles to be told I can't do the tests due to having no proof of payment.
FTE's offices are still unavailable despite their claiming to be open again today and BA say it's nothing to do with them so not a lot they can do.
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Originally Posted by FANS
or grammar on its own!
Anyhow, I unfortunately agree with you on the information comment
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I was rejected.
About me: 23, A-levels, 1st Class Hons degree in Aerospace Engineering, Merit for MSc Masters in Aeronautics, both of which were from top 5 Uk universities, In first year of PhD, approx 20 hours flying, spent a long time on psychometric questions - believe I did a fairly good job on them,
Why I didn't get even past the initial screening?
-Lack of work experience? I am 23 and have spent all my time in university with a handful of part time jobs such as working at the universities in varying capacities, bar work etc
-Not enough flying experience? It could be this, but it sounds like from the brief given on the website that this is not required, so this should be irrelevant. Maybe they thought it showed a lack of interest in the job.
-Psychometric/multiple choice were not up to scratch? Even after reading them again I think i have given good examples where I have demonstrated leadership, teamwork etc
About me: 23, A-levels, 1st Class Hons degree in Aerospace Engineering, Merit for MSc Masters in Aeronautics, both of which were from top 5 Uk universities, In first year of PhD, approx 20 hours flying, spent a long time on psychometric questions - believe I did a fairly good job on them,
Why I didn't get even past the initial screening?
-Lack of work experience? I am 23 and have spent all my time in university with a handful of part time jobs such as working at the universities in varying capacities, bar work etc
-Not enough flying experience? It could be this, but it sounds like from the brief given on the website that this is not required, so this should be irrelevant. Maybe they thought it showed a lack of interest in the job.
-Psychometric/multiple choice were not up to scratch? Even after reading them again I think i have given good examples where I have demonstrated leadership, teamwork etc
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I was rejected.
About me: 23, A-levels, 1st Class Hons degree in Aerospace Engineering, Merit for MSc Masters in Aeronautics, both of which were from top 5 Uk universities, In first year of PhD, approx 20 hours flying, spent a long time on psychometric questions - believe I did a fairly good job on them,
Why I didn't get even past the initial screening?
-Lack of work experience? I am 23 and have spent all my time in university with a handful of part time jobs such as working at the universities in varying capacities, bar work etc
-Not enough flying experience? It could be this, but it sounds like from the brief given on the website that this is not required, so this should be irrelevant. Maybe they thought it showed a lack of interest in the job.
-Psychometric/multiple choice were not up to scratch? Even after reading them again I think i have given good examples where I have demonstrated leadership, teamwork etc
About me: 23, A-levels, 1st Class Hons degree in Aerospace Engineering, Merit for MSc Masters in Aeronautics, both of which were from top 5 Uk universities, In first year of PhD, approx 20 hours flying, spent a long time on psychometric questions - believe I did a fairly good job on them,
Why I didn't get even past the initial screening?
-Lack of work experience? I am 23 and have spent all my time in university with a handful of part time jobs such as working at the universities in varying capacities, bar work etc
-Not enough flying experience? It could be this, but it sounds like from the brief given on the website that this is not required, so this should be irrelevant. Maybe they thought it showed a lack of interest in the job.
-Psychometric/multiple choice were not up to scratch? Even after reading them again I think i have given good examples where I have demonstrated leadership, teamwork etc
Perhaps the answers to your questions in the application didn't impress them enough, or didn't show the kind of non-technical skills that they were looking for, perhaps through work experience. Not that it helps you much now I'm afraid, but maybe take a look at them again next round if you choose to run the gauntlet again.