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Skyborne interviews are going on until 08/11 so it's likely going to be the case that both Skyborne and FTE candidates won't hear back until w/c 13/11. I imagine all candidates will be notified at the same time as it would otherwise give FTE candidates an unfair advantage in terms of preparation time over Skyborne candidates. That's just my understanding so I could, of course, be wrong.
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I believe Skybourne applicants are basically doing the stage that FTE candidates done prior to the aptitude testing now - so once they've finished them, I'd imagine everyone will be notified at the same time for the final stage (BA Assessment day) so it gives everyone the same amount of time to prepare.
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I believe Skybourne applicants are basically doing the stage that FTE candidates done prior to the aptitude testing now - so once they've finished them, I'd imagine everyone will be notified at the same time for the final stage (BA Assessment day) so it gives everyone the same amount of time to prepare.
That being said, the selection process for the Academy isn’t detailed by FTE on their website like Skyborne’s is and so I could be wrong.
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I was invited on Monday for an FTE online interview and did it yesterday - they only gave 1 day notice! Was that the same for you guys as well? Especially those that did the cut-e on Wed instead of Tue last week
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Has anyone on this thread been invited for a 1-1 interview at FTE?
Edit: The previous posts hadn't been published when I asked that, oops! I also was given one day notice and felt like the interview itself was quite short, but packed in lots of questions!
Edit: The previous posts hadn't been published when I asked that, oops! I also was given one day notice and felt like the interview itself was quite short, but packed in lots of questions!
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congrats on making it to the interview stage! curious when did you do your cut e tests?
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[QUOTE=krankenhaus145;11531896]That's great!
I did my cut-e tests on Thursday and haven't heard anything back yet. So, hoping it won't be too long!!!
I did my test Tuesday really struggled to concentrate unfortunately due to having to have an operation the same day for the first time ever (not an excuse) I didn’t find the majority of tests too difficult however I did find the memory and monitoring quite tough. Haven’t heard anything back as of yet but with those having interviews now and no new comments of any more passing the waterside testing stage it does feel like I’ve been unsuccessful now. However no reason to keep down about it as I got this far on only my first attempt at applying for a scheme of this sort so with more work and practice on the Cut-e tests hopefully I can be successful next time round. It has been a good experience and a great opportunity and good luck to those remaining in the process as you’re all in the final stages and have done amazingly to get that far.
I did my cut-e tests on Thursday and haven't heard anything back yet. So, hoping it won't be too long!!!
I did my test Tuesday really struggled to concentrate unfortunately due to having to have an operation the same day for the first time ever (not an excuse) I didn’t find the majority of tests too difficult however I did find the memory and monitoring quite tough. Haven’t heard anything back as of yet but with those having interviews now and no new comments of any more passing the waterside testing stage it does feel like I’ve been unsuccessful now. However no reason to keep down about it as I got this far on only my first attempt at applying for a scheme of this sort so with more work and practice on the Cut-e tests hopefully I can be successful next time round. It has been a good experience and a great opportunity and good luck to those remaining in the process as you’re all in the final stages and have done amazingly to get that far.
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Optic, you're absolutely right to not be disheartened with your progress in the application process, making it from 20k+ down to a few hundred is really something to be proud of.
I feel your pain of being in a situation whereby you've not heard anything and are left to assume that no news is bad news. I had an interview that I think could have gone better. Now, late in the week, I'm finding myself thinking that it's late on a Friday, I haven't heard anything so I'm assuming no news is bad news.
There's always a possibility that the FTE interviews are going on for a few more days and perhaps your time will still come, and perhaps that is why they haven't made any decisions on who to progress from this stage.
In a perfect world it would be nice if there was complete transparency, e.g. an email from the schools/BA each week to summarise where the process is at would be nice. Something along the lines of "We are reviewing the first round of interviews for FTE and outcomes of the first interview batch will be sent out by Tuesday next week".
I'm being an idealist here and fully understand that BA and the schools have a massive task in front of them so I don't expect them to add to their overhead with extra communication. However for those of us who don't have the means to fund our own flying training, every stage is a step closer to a life changing opportunity and the suspense is killer!
Keep hanging in everyone, and try to avoid the 'no news is bad news' thoughts!
I feel your pain of being in a situation whereby you've not heard anything and are left to assume that no news is bad news. I had an interview that I think could have gone better. Now, late in the week, I'm finding myself thinking that it's late on a Friday, I haven't heard anything so I'm assuming no news is bad news.
There's always a possibility that the FTE interviews are going on for a few more days and perhaps your time will still come, and perhaps that is why they haven't made any decisions on who to progress from this stage.
In a perfect world it would be nice if there was complete transparency, e.g. an email from the schools/BA each week to summarise where the process is at would be nice. Something along the lines of "We are reviewing the first round of interviews for FTE and outcomes of the first interview batch will be sent out by Tuesday next week".
I'm being an idealist here and fully understand that BA and the schools have a massive task in front of them so I don't expect them to add to their overhead with extra communication. However for those of us who don't have the means to fund our own flying training, every stage is a step closer to a life changing opportunity and the suspense is killer!
Keep hanging in everyone, and try to avoid the 'no news is bad news' thoughts!
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It’s interesting that people are so willing to put their numbers on here for everyone to see, especially considering that recruiters are probably watching the forums. They now know who you are as they have your number on record, and can see every post you’ve made here and in other places. Nothing against a WhatsApp group if that’s what people want to do but people ought to be more careful with what they put out there for everyone to see.
Have you got accepted? Or are you waiting for interview?
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How long did yours go on for? Mine was around 40 minutes, but the questions kept coming. Unsure whether I answered them well, but I guess we will find out in a couples weeks. 🤞