Thank you reeko

Got the invitation to Dibden on wednesday, about 2 and a half weeks after applying. I don't think my gmail has ever been accessed so much

I'm happy to be going but not happy about the £250 fee.

see you there

I got rejected, but they don't give feedback as to why. The essay I assume..

What answers was they looking for?

Are responses given only on working days ie Mon - Fri 9-5? Or, has anyone received word outside these times?

What answers WERE they looking for ?
 

For a start, I would fathom a guess that grammatically correct answers would have been desirable. :}

How often do they add new assessment days?

My response came at 1630 on a Sunday. So anytime really

Still 'awaiting selection'.

I've been on hold for around 10 days now. Should I email CTC or just wait?

I submitted my application on 15th Nov. and still 'Awaiting selection', which I assume means no-one's even looked at it yet.

VLT_029: Some people waited two weeks or more for a response so I wouldn't worry about waiting a little longer - as unbearable as it may be! CTC will no doubt have a mountain of applications to work through.

Well done to all who have made selection.

I would love to know what some people made in their essay? Where did I go wrong? :bored:

Plasmarb has a good question...
This might be a nice one for successful candidates to shed some light on!

The essay was an interesting one. The obvious question is surely "why do you want to be a pilot/work for Virgin?", but for some reason they chose not to ask that.

@ManUtd1999 I guess the problem with asking that would be that they'd have got 8000 of nearly identical 'stock' answers. I guess the questions they chose were to try and make us think more, and research more into the company - something that'd make it easier to differentiate stronger candidates perhaps?

I have my interview on the 27th November.
I know that people had there interviews today (24th) and was wondering if anyone could help me out with the interview questions and environment

Cheers

They will probably ask you that in the interview. :)

Good to hear from you G-F0RC3, hope Jerez is nice and warm unlike here. :(

Totally agree with you on that question being asked in the interview. :ok:

Hi All,

I'm happy to talk a bit about my experience, but won't divulge too much about the actual CTC tests in respect to them kindly asking us not too.

I applied for the Virgin programme on 1st Nov.
Got a pass to the next stage on the 11th Nov.
Had my CTC selection day on 21st Nov.
Failed to progress email 24th Nov

Me- 38 years old. GCSEs, A-levels, BSc Degree and professional diploma. Various job and life experiences. 15 hours flying- couple of as solo. Always had a dream of being an airline pilot since I was a kid.

I found the CTC day a very good experience all in all. Obviously no one want's to pay the £245 fee, but they have considerable costs I'm sure and they also need to have a filter for the time wasters.

Of interest, the age spread on my day was 17 to 43. But average was probably mid 20s.

CTC - lovely settings with very friendly and professional staff who make you feel very welcome and do their very best at settling your nerves. Good refreshments and lunch spread.

Also got to spend a couple of hours throughout the day speaking with several (younger) first officers from Virgin who are already living the dream. These guys will be some of the mentors to the lucky 12. Definitely take the opportunity to chat and learn from them.

I passed the numeracy, pilpat and group exercises but came short in the interview. If I can pass on one piece of advice that may help others - it would be think in terms of CRM - crew resource management - I feel this is a BIG part of what they are looking for in people who they will put forward to Virgin as potentials.

Despite 300 quid out of pocket after extra costs etc. I still feel it was a positive thing with lots to take away, whether it be for future pilot interviews or interviews in other industries. I have grown as a person because of it and learnt more about myself and how I act under pressure.

Hope my insight helps others.

Hello, all.

I've recently been accepted to attend Phase 2, but no dates have been released for the past 2 days. Anybody else yet to book their Phase 2 date?

Also, would anyone know the deadline before which Phase 2 would need to be completed?

Thanks in advance.

Congrats
 

Commiserations juniour jetset. However, I really appreciate the feedback from your day.

Congratulations Homa Bird, do you have any similar feedback? I appreciate you will not want to give too much away as we are all in competition,

My application is currently still on Hold... I have never checked my emails so often in my life!