Atlas Air Hiring
02-07-2014, 09:27 AM
#7842
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: 747
Posts: 1,290
"What is the most important issue the airline industry is facing today?"
It is not so much a test of knowledge as a test of written communication skills. I know of people who were asked questions about subjects they had never heard of before. They "winged it" ( Q: "Explain WAAS" … A: I have never before heard of WAAS, however I can think of three potential systems that fit that particular acronym … yadda, yadda, yadda) and they got the nod based, in part, on a completely uninformed yet intelligent, well written (spelling, grammar, punctuation, handwriting, etc.) answer. However, YMMV
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Tip; use a mechanical pencil instead of a pen and practice your handwriting prior to the interview.
It is not so much a test of knowledge as a test of written communication skills. I know of people who were asked questions about subjects they had never heard of before. They "winged it" ( Q: "Explain WAAS" … A: I have never before heard of WAAS, however I can think of three potential systems that fit that particular acronym … yadda, yadda, yadda) and they got the nod based, in part, on a completely uninformed yet intelligent, well written (spelling, grammar, punctuation, handwriting, etc.) answer. However, YMMV
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Tip; use a mechanical pencil instead of a pen and practice your handwriting prior to the interview.
02-07-2014, 09:38 AM
#7843
On Reserve
Joined APC: Feb 2014
Position: RJ Captain
Posts: 21
02-07-2014, 10:44 AM
#7846
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Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: Ex USAF, ex-ATA , currently Atlas Air 747 CA
Posts: 324
"What is the most important issue the airline industry is facing today?"
It is not so much a test of knowledge as a test of written communication skills. I know of people who were asked questions about subjects they had never heard of before. They "winged it" ( Q: "Explain WAAS" … A: I have never before heard of WAAS, however I can think of three potential systems that fit that particular acronym … yadda, yadda, yadda) and they got the nod based, in part, on a completely uninformed yet intelligent, well written (spelling, grammar, punctuation, handwriting, etc.) answer. However, YMMV
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Tip; use a mechanical pencil instead of a pen and practice your handwriting prior to the interview.
It is not so much a test of knowledge as a test of written communication skills. I know of people who were asked questions about subjects they had never heard of before. They "winged it" ( Q: "Explain WAAS" … A: I have never before heard of WAAS, however I can think of three potential systems that fit that particular acronym … yadda, yadda, yadda) and they got the nod based, in part, on a completely uninformed yet intelligent, well written (spelling, grammar, punctuation, handwriting, etc.) answer. However, YMMV
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Tip; use a mechanical pencil instead of a pen and practice your handwriting prior to the interview.
DC8 is right on the money. The thing is a writing exercise, not a knowledge test. A doctorate level treatise on the finer points of esoteric weather codes will go in the tank if it's filled with grammatical errors, misspellings, and poor sentence structure. A well written paper saying in essence, "Here's my best guess as to what this subject is about" will make the grade.
02-07-2014, 01:54 PM
#7847
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Joined APC: Sep 2012
Position: Exploring the world, oh yeah and I fly big planes!
Posts: 140
DC8 is right on the money. The thing is a writing exercise, not a knowledge test. A doctorate level treatise on the finer points of esoteric weather codes will go in the tank if it's filled with grammatical errors, misspellings, and poor sentence structure. A well written paper saying in essence, "Here's my best guess as to what this subject is about" will make the grade.
02-07-2014, 02:17 PM
#7848
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Joined APC: Apr 2011
Position: 757/767 FO
Posts: 127
+1 Content is not as important as the ability to communicate. My topic was compare LPV to LNAF/VNAV approaches. As a military guy in a plane that couldn't fly those, I had no idea. I wrote what I new about RNAV/GPS approaches and said if hired this is something I'd have to learn about. Do not BS.
02-08-2014, 08:31 AM
#7850
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: 747
Posts: 1,290
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