CHC Interview - WOMBAT TEST
I have a soon to be ex colleague who is doing this test next week. If he fails it I wonder how they'll explain his successful 41 flying career to date?
I did the test a couple of years ago. The HR lady at the time told me there was no pass or fail criteria as they had not yet established a base line, however she did say that some who had performed poorly in the test had done well in the field and vice versa. I wasn't given any idea how I rated. She said they had introduced the test because a lot of applicants from a particular country (which I won't name) were not performing in the field as well as their cv's/experience suggested they should.
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I know of one or two pilots who will be rather upset that external candidates are being given interviews with CHC. They have applied for jobs within CHC, Global Operations, but didn't even get the courtesy of replies to applications they had made. What is going on in CHC these days? They claim to be the largest Southern North Sea Helicopter operator with 55% of the contracts. I think that is so far out of whack now. Surely Bristows have everything pretty much tied up? CHC = Spent Force?
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I didn't know CHC did the WOMBAT test!
There is no recruiting in Europe at the moment but if the trickle of pilots to Global becomes a flood...
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You can read some about it here.
http://www.faa.gov/library/online_li...media/Frey.pdf
http://www.faa.gov/library/online_li...media/Frey.pdf
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IF you could do something to prepare for the WOMBAT test, it would be to play lots of hand-eye coordination computer games, but it's not really a reflex test, just coordination, so I would advise anyone doing it to just relax, be confident and do your best, like the rest of the process.
It seems like several purchasers have been "establishing a baseline" for a long time.
It seems like several purchasers have been "establishing a baseline" for a long time.
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Wombats In Hr
Heeeeeeeheeeee !
I guess for HR to assess the value of WOMBAT againt performance in the field, the would need to have the slightest clue what is good & bad performance - and they don't. Anyway, just one more useless wombat in the Canadian Helicopter Circus.
I guess for HR to assess the value of WOMBAT againt performance in the field, the would need to have the slightest clue what is good & bad performance - and they don't. Anyway, just one more useless wombat in the Canadian Helicopter Circus.
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It's pretty tough, more difficult than it would seem when you read the manual. Quite long too - 3 hours in all - 1 hour of practice and instruction and a 2 hour test.
All you can do is read the manual before hand and do your best when the time comes.
All you can do is read the manual before hand and do your best when the time comes.
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Its nice to see that pprune posters are sooo helpful to person trying to get a job. Sad really. The WOMBAT has been employed at CHC since Aug 2007. I was one of their first suckers at it. Its a long test as there is 60 minutes of practice followed by 90 minutes of test. The practice gets you orientated to the "game". The critical thing the WOMBAT is testing you for is task prioritizing and task saturation. It is important to weigh each task choice you are given. The weight is based upon a bar graph to the side of the task. Usually there are three tasks to choose from, a number game, a 3-D comparison task, and I can't remember the other. The 3-D game takes time away from you and is weighted very little, so not much bother doing that one. Watch the indicator for its importance before doing it. The number game is memory based. At the start of the WOMBAT test, you will manipulate your controls to track a target. This is easy in velocity, the more you deflect the controls the faster the "pipper" goes. However, in acceleration mode, it becomes difficult. the more you deflect the controls the more acceleration the "pipper" has, often one overshoots the target. Small deflections is the key to this. You will not have any control of when it switches. It is during this part that you will then put the system into auto-pilot once you have the target captured in your "pipper". Selecting auto-pilot allows you to switch screens and do the aforementioned tasks. During the tasks, you must pay attention to your auto-pilot caution light. If this illuminates, then you have lost auto-pilot and must return to your "flying" screen and capture it again. Points are lost for not paying attention to your auto-pilot!
That's about it. I found it extremely tedious and after 90 minutes total time of practice and testing. Couldn't wait for it to be done!
It is a test done for Global guys, I don't think union folk are subject to it.
That's about it. I found it extremely tedious and after 90 minutes total time of practice and testing. Couldn't wait for it to be done!
It is a test done for Global guys, I don't think union folk are subject to it.
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CHC / BOND Assessment
Hi,
I have to sit the CHC and Bond assessment and could use some advice.
Can anyone give me some advice how to prepare!?
What are they testing,
what kind of questions do they ask etc...
Cheers
I have to sit the CHC and Bond assessment and could use some advice.
Can anyone give me some advice how to prepare!?
What are they testing,
what kind of questions do they ask etc...
Cheers
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For the CHC tests, you might want to look at this website as it will give you an idea of what you might be asked to do!!!!
www.madman.dk
HP 1982!!!!
www.madman.dk
HP 1982!!!!
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CHC wombat
Hi; anyone able to give me informations and details about this
Recruitment tests..
I have very soon an interview and would like to know what is this about?
Thanks for your help ..
Recruitment tests..
I have very soon an interview and would like to know what is this about?
Thanks for your help ..
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Be afraid - be very afraid!
It is not so bad - just takes 2 hours which is a very long time to be playing a complicated computer game. It is designed to test your multi-tasking ability so you will be busy.
The primary task is to keep a dot in the centre of a point on the screen. It moves constantly but once you have it under control you can engage an auto hold which does the job for you. This then allows you to divert your attention to other tasks on the outside of the screen of which there are recurring numbers, rotating patterns and a couple of others which I forget. When you are trying to solve these you must keep an eye on the dot auto-hold as it often fails and you have to manually take control.
You are given 30 minutes practice and then you start the 1:30 minute test. My advice would be to do the practice then press pause and before you start the test go to the toilet, get a coffee, a drink of water or whatever you think you will need for the next 1:30 mins as you cannot stop the test.
Also take a pen and paper in with you as you can jot down the sequential numbers rather than having to remember them when you are maxed-out in the brian department.
There is no way I could see of assessing your own performance during the test. You will be given a pass or fail afterwards. I think it is designed not only as a multi-task challenge but also to test your staying power. If you want to pass do not give up. Keep at it and give 100%. If you do you will be knackered afterwards.
Once you have finished walk down the road about 200m and on the right is a great little establishment called the Beaver Bar. There you can recharge the batteries and destroy a few brain cells with beers and watch the Beavers. Before you jump to any conclusions these are float planes that depart from the river out side.
Bon chance
It is not so bad - just takes 2 hours which is a very long time to be playing a complicated computer game. It is designed to test your multi-tasking ability so you will be busy.
The primary task is to keep a dot in the centre of a point on the screen. It moves constantly but once you have it under control you can engage an auto hold which does the job for you. This then allows you to divert your attention to other tasks on the outside of the screen of which there are recurring numbers, rotating patterns and a couple of others which I forget. When you are trying to solve these you must keep an eye on the dot auto-hold as it often fails and you have to manually take control.
You are given 30 minutes practice and then you start the 1:30 minute test. My advice would be to do the practice then press pause and before you start the test go to the toilet, get a coffee, a drink of water or whatever you think you will need for the next 1:30 mins as you cannot stop the test.
Also take a pen and paper in with you as you can jot down the sequential numbers rather than having to remember them when you are maxed-out in the brian department.
There is no way I could see of assessing your own performance during the test. You will be given a pass or fail afterwards. I think it is designed not only as a multi-task challenge but also to test your staying power. If you want to pass do not give up. Keep at it and give 100%. If you do you will be knackered afterwards.
Once you have finished walk down the road about 200m and on the right is a great little establishment called the Beaver Bar. There you can recharge the batteries and destroy a few brain cells with beers and watch the Beavers. Before you jump to any conclusions these are float planes that depart from the river out side.
Bon chance
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One important thing to remember too when completing the tasks, is that you have options to which tasks you can choose, these are weighted randomly. For an example, I recall trying to match the rotating 3D objects to each other and found that a lot of time is wasted for one attempt, the task was weighted small, but you could get it all wrong with one guess. The sequential numbers was weighted greater and you had a better chance of successfully completing it. I can't recall the other task. But remember to watch your autopilot annunciator.
Its quite a simple thing but you can become bored by it. Say focussed and try to make sure you do the weighted tasks for most points. No score numbers are given but if you get less than 400 you might not be successful. But you wont know your score anyway.
Never heard of anyone ever failing the Wombat test. Even the girls in HR have taken the test.
Never heard of anyone ever failing the Wombat test. Even the girls in HR have taken the test.
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CHC scotia question
Hi there,
I have a question about the recruitment-process of CHC (Aberdeen). I believe in Holland it is an interview with some board and HR members, when passing that comes the psychological,- and some math part. And sometimes at phase 3 the simulator check. Is this any different at CHC Scotia and does someone can give me some good tips and advice.
Thanks a lot in advance, you always can PM me.
I have a question about the recruitment-process of CHC (Aberdeen). I believe in Holland it is an interview with some board and HR members, when passing that comes the psychological,- and some math part. And sometimes at phase 3 the simulator check. Is this any different at CHC Scotia and does someone can give me some good tips and advice.
Thanks a lot in advance, you always can PM me.