There were 3 people in my group at the start of the day. They took our logbooks, then sat us down at a computer and we started the 3 tests.
First was the cognitive. The majority of the cognitive tested your memory and speed. There was also some simple math that you had to do in your head, such as: If you bought 3 apples a day and 4 pears a day, how much fruit would you have in 8 days. It’s timed so you need to answer somewhat fast. Each section on the cognitive test had a title and at the title screen you were allowed to take a break. They give you a stylus pen that you use for most of the test on the computer screen. Examples of some of the sections are:
Matching blocks: for a brief second, you are shown a picture of blocks that are in a particular order on the screen. On the next screen you would be shown two similar groups of blocks and you had to pick the one that matches the one on the first screen. This section is timed.
Reverse order: a series of numbers will flash on the screen one at a time (1-9). It will be 3 to 6 digits long from what I remember. You would be asked to remember the numbers on the next screen and list them in REVERSE order. For example: 1, 8, 5, 2 would flash on the screen for about one second each. You would then have to list them as 2, 5, 8, 1 on the next screen.
Multi-function: on this section of the test there are two tasks that are combined. On task one a number would show in the middle of the screen that you had to remember, then another number would replace the previous number. You have to select the number that was previously on the screen when a new number appears. For example, if 1 is the first number, then a 5, you would select 1 when 5 was on the screen. Then, if 8 was the next number you would have to select 5. While you are doing task one you would have to do a second task which consisted of a white line in the middle of the screen that moved left and right at random. Each time the line moved out of the center of the screen you would have to move it back using the arrow keys on the keyboard.
I used lumosity.com to study for this section, but I’m sure there are some free sites you could find.
Next was the neo personality test. You have 50 min to complete the 240 question test. You can take a similar test online at http://www.personalitytest.net/.
For the aviation knowledge test you are given a study guide in the email they send you. You have 60min to complete 60 questions. I used the AIM, ASA Flight Engineer test prep, and Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot by Richie Lengel. The study guide is a little daunting, but if you take the time to go through it you will probably do well enough. Here are some examples of what I was asked about: high vs. low aspect ratio, EPR, Transformer-rectifier, Inverters, holding entries and speeds, descent rate and when to start descent(DME), Fuel burn, turbine engine performance, hydroplaning, Windshear, Taxi symbols (non-common), and thunderstorm avoidance.
Next, all three in my group had to write a short paragraph about coffin corner. After the paragraph we had to fill out an HR questionnaire (ex: favorite flight, worst flight, 3 words to describe yourself, what do you look for in a job).
They then gave us a lunch break before giving us a presentation on the company. After the presentation they put us in separate rooms for our one on one interview. It seemed to me that they just wanted to get to know your personality. They did ask a few questions on an approach plate and you will have to brief the approach. When we came out of our rooms one person had been sent home. We didn’t know if that one person messed up on the test or the one on one interview. Next came finger printing then a drug test. After that you were done.
I stayed at the drury inn which had great customer service, however I was warned by someone at expressjet not to go out late at night. You get a free hot dinner (which comes with 3 free adult drinks) and breakfast. Make sure that the driver knows to take you to Delta headquarters (1020 building) and not expressjet, unless your email says something different than ours did. One person in my group told the driver to take them to expressjet which is about a half mile away from where you need to be. They had to run just to make it to the interview 5 min late.
I was told I would hear something in 5 to 10 days. So no news is good news. Good luck! |
