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Old 26th Jun 2018, 08:15
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Assessment day invitations were sent out today and the assessment days will be held in early August. I wonder how many people have been culled already.

Is there anyone here who attended an assessment day last year and is willing to share how it went?
- Any interview questions or group scenarios that you remember?
- What was the difficulty of the maths and physics written exams? I am guessing it will be mainly Year 12-level Physics and Maths.

Good luck to everyone.
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Old 28th Jun 2018, 01:47
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Originally Posted by CloudMusterer
Assessment day invitations were sent out today and the assessment days will be held in early August. I wonder how many people have been culled already.

Is there anyone here who attended an assessment day last year and is willing to share how it went?
- Any interview questions or group scenarios that you remember?
- What was the difficulty of the maths and physics written exams? I am guessing it will be mainly Year 12-level Physics and Maths.

Good luck to everyone.
I also got a confirmation for the assessment day in Sydney on the 8th of August. Although I haven't been to the Virgin Australia assessment last year I went to the Jetstar assessment and Im guessing the style of the tests will be fairly similar. The level of maths was fairly basic and consisted of mainly questions in regards to distance/time and a few multiplication and division questions but you were under time pressure. The physics questions were slightly more difficult and a sound knowledge of basic physics principles and calculations would help. The hardest part of the assessment was the psychometric test and I found it quite challenging.
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Cloud, Stricko - what did you do in your video submissions to differentiate yourselves. I though mine was ok but I didn't get through so some indication of what you did might benefit me in the future. TIA.
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Originally Posted by Kranz
Cloud, Stricko - what did you do in your video submissions to differentiate yourselves. I though mine was ok but I didn't get through so some indication of what you did might benefit me in the future. TIA.
I kept my videos extremely simple actually- plain background, properly dressed, straightforward answers (but I did a lot of takes). Best of luck for any future intakes.

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I also got a confirmation for the assessment day in Sydney on the 8th of August. Although I haven't been to the Virgin Australia assessment last year I went to the Jetstar assessment and Im guessing the style of the tests will be fairly similar. The level of maths was fairly basic and consisted of mainly questions in regards to distance/time and a few multiplication and division questions but you were under time pressure. The physics questions were slightly more difficult and a sound knowledge of basic physics principles and calculations would help. The hardest part of the assessment was the psychometric test and I found it quite challenging.
Thanks for the info mate, I am also attending the August 8th assessment day. See you there
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Old 28th Jun 2018, 07:01
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Originally Posted by Kranz
Cloud, Stricko - what did you do in your video submissions to differentiate yourselves. I though mine was ok but I didn't get through so some indication of what you did might benefit me in the future. TIA.
My videos were simple, to the point and met the tight time constraints, which l found extremely difficult to meet. It required me to cut and edit multiple clips together.
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Old 28th Jun 2018, 10:11
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Hmm, exactly the same as I did. Simple, professional, addressing the questions, keeping within the time limits, and multiple takes to correct and prevent errors. That is frustrating that I did the same thing as other people that got through to the next round but I missed out. Good luck guys. I'll keep on pushing by other means. If you're successful, you might be the last ones according to 'Chute above.
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Old 28th Jun 2018, 13:46
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Originally Posted by Stricko101
I also got a confirmation for the assessment day in Sydney on the 8th of August. Although I haven't been to the Virgin Australia assessment last year I went to the Jetstar assessment and Im guessing the style of the tests will be fairly similar. The level of maths was fairly basic and consisted of mainly questions in regards to distance/time and a few multiplication and division questions but you were under time pressure. The physics questions were slightly more difficult and a sound knowledge of basic physics principles and calculations would help. The hardest part of the assessment was the psychometric test and I found it quite challenging.
Did you do seperate exams for maths and physics last year? Guessing they're all full working too and probably no multi choice. Just trying to figure out which topics to study up on!
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Old 29th Jun 2018, 02:06
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Originally Posted by compasshr
Did you do seperate exams for maths and physics last year? Guessing they're all full working too and probably no multi choice. Just trying to figure out which topics to study up on!
The entire exam was computer based split into separate sections. All the questions were multiple choice which I believe is intentional, as every aspect of the exam was under time constraints and I recon the examiners want to see how you perform under pressure and examine your accuracy/speed.
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Old 29th Jun 2018, 23:27
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Originally Posted by Stricko101
The entire exam was computer based split into separate sections. All the questions were multiple choice which I believe is intentional, as every aspect of the exam was under time constraints and I recon the examiners want to see how you perform under pressure and examine your accuracy/speed.
The email from virgin explicitly says the theory exam will be written, so I reckon FTA do their testing a little differently to CAE.
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Old 29th Jun 2018, 23:48
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Originally Posted by CloudMusterer


The email from virgin explicitly says the theory exam will be written, so I reckon FTA do their testing a little differently to CAE.
  • Written Comprehension exams
  • PILAPT Test
Yep, the english/grammar comprehension will definitely be a written exam but the PILAPT test I recon will be mainly multiple choice but we will just have to wait and see!
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Hi there, my son also got to send the video where he has to answer the 3 questions in 2 minutes. He has now been invited to the assessment day in Adelaide
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Old 7th Jul 2018, 01:44
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Originally Posted by shareennottle
Hi there, my son also got to send the video where he has to answer the 3 questions in 2 minutes. He has now been invited to the assessment day in Adelaide
What's the date of the Adelaide assessment day? The Sydney assessment day is the 8th of August.
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Old 7th Jul 2018, 11:46
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2nd of August
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Old 9th Jul 2018, 14:21
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Originally Posted by Pilotwanabe

Hi Shareen,

Can I ask when exactly was your son received the assessment day invitation Email? I received mine last week as well but I was just wondering how come I haven't been allocated one yet. Thanks
25.06.2018
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Old 9th Jul 2018, 14:27
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Funny, if it had been 5 out of 8 cadets were male, this discussion wouldnt be happening!
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 03:30
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At the moment we know about:

Adelaide
2nd August

Sydney
8th August
9th August

Is anyone attending an assessment day that is not on the list above? I figure if we know how many assessment days there are, then we can estimate how many people are left in the application pool.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 04:57
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Originally Posted by shareennottle
Funny, if it had been 5 out of 8 cadets were male, this discussion wouldnt be happening!
How do you mean? Just from general probability, more of the applications would be from males given the industry.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 05:04
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Yes, I have my interview on the 24th of July in Brisbane
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Old 24th Jul 2018, 12:25
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Hi girlsflytoo, congratulations on making it so far. Was it as scary or as hard as you thought it was going to be? What impressed you the most about Virgin Australia?
All communication that I have had with VA and the flight school has been outstanding. They were all super friendly, honest and encouraging. I have been living in Germany for nearly 27 years so trust me you learn to appreciate the difference in cultures and really really appreciate the Australian friendliness and amazingly good manners. If I would be young again like my son I would also enjoy the opportunity to work for such a company.

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Old 26th Jul 2018, 16:09
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I have an assessment day on the 30th of July in Melbourne. Also congrats to everyone else who has an assessment day!
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