Books for practicing pilot interviews.
 

Hi guys!Can anyone recommend any good books to practice for interviews and the competency-type based questions? I'm not talking about technical knowledge...just scenarios when you're put with "What if"..." or "Give me an example when...".I have read Get a Head for the Sky and ATTPI (technical), but any other ones?Cheers.Sharklet.

I know you mentioned you have looked at it, but I can vouch for 'Get a Head in the Sky'. It was the only book I used and I found it very helpful in all my interviews. I don't think I was ever really given a question that didn't appear in it or was at least similar. However, these were cadet scheme interviews so I can't speak for its use later on in the career.

I have passed 3 of 4 interviews, I have attended (1 legacy carrier, 1 bizjet and 1 locost, didnt passed another legacy in my home country). Anyhow, I think, that you cannot practice the interview part. You are who you are, and you arent what you arent.
The main idea of the interview part is to get know you, and get the impression of you. You will be fired very soon, if you learn all correct answers, and in normal ops day in cockpit you just wont fit. Be normal human, with all your strongs- and weaknesses.. Get along with others, have your all special things.. and you got the advantage - honesty is a big plus in our company, for example.

Well it is mainly for an entry level interview. I recently attended one and, to be frank, I fell on the interview. It's a shame as my aptitude test was outstandingly good but apparently I showed "indecisiveness" and "not the right leadership type".I know that "Get a Head for the Sky" has plently of questions however it doesn't tell how to answer them. I also know that is should come from me, however, seems like I gave the wrong impression with the examples. Now I don't know whether I should have just made up examples to fit the questions...because like you said it wouldn't be me.I guess interviews are a very subjective part of the selection. Maybe there are some courses to practice these? Any other suggestions?Thanks by the way.