Recruiting process for ATC

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Re: Recruiting process for ATC

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Anyone get invited to the Vancouver assessment on the 5th of December??
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Yes, I've had the Vancouver session invite.
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Has anyone seen under the regional training that the company is honestly trying to give half the training opportunities to existing VFR controllers if the controllers so choose?
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[quote="NJ"]Has anyone seen under the regional training that the company is honestly trying to give half the training opportunities to existing VFR controllers if the controllers so choose?[/quote

Hmmmm........................? Wouldn't want to speculate though.
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Almost three weeks from the assessment and still no word. :/ I wonder if the phone interview details will be available immediatly when the results are posted.
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Maybe they have been watching your posts and decided it was best not to call :lol:
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Ha, yeah mabey. Just ignore me.
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Anyone hear back yet from the Toronto Nov 7 testing session?
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davidv wrote:Anyone hear back yet from the Toronto Nov 7 testing session?
Not yet. I remember the examiner said normally 2-3 weeks, but i guess tomorrow (Friday) is 3 weeks to the day. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say next week we should hear back
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Anyone know if there are


spatial reasoning questions( where you have to find the same shape in a bunch of shapes)

or any

abstract reasoning questions (where you have to figure out the pattern of shapes and then pick the one that follows)

on the new nav canada test?
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All of that stuff you mentioned is on the test. You should also be able to decode complicated TAF’s-METARS and review the complete works of Shakespeare.
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Anyone heard back from the Toronto 7th test session yet?
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Not yet. Apparently they are still waiting for the results from the testing company.
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Thanks.
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Re: Recruiting process for ATC

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so about the testing..

I thought I heard the "test supervisor" say that you only get marked on what you answer. Did anybody else hear that?

So guessing the last few questions might not have helped?
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moon unit 1 wrote:so about the testing..

I thought I heard the "test supervisor" say that you only get marked on what you answer. Did anybody else hear that?

So guessing the last few questions might not have helped?
Most aptitude tests will penalize you for incorrect answers, in order to discourage guessing. It's better to try 40, and get them all correct, than to try get the first 40 correct, guess at the last 10, and get 7 or 8 of the last ones wrong because you guessed. You won't get penalized for not answering, but you won't get credit for those questions either.
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Our examiners said specifically that there are no penalties for wrong answers. Accordingly everyone guessed the last several on most sections, with some people filling in the last 10 or so circles before even starting the test.
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Willo Three Bravo wrote:Our examiners said specifically that there are no penalties for wrong answers. Accordingly everyone guessed the last several on most sections, with some people filling in the last 10 or so circles before even starting the test.
Why would you fill in the answers for the last few questions before the test? What if you then have time to complete the test and have to erase all those WRONG answers? Bad strategy in my opinion.

I remember hearing from SHL under the old system that there were no penalties for wrong answers as well, but this was most definately not true. Answer every question to the best of your abilities and don't take random guesses at any answer. If you can't get the answer, move on to the next question...don't guess.
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I agree it's a poor strategy. Personally I didn't guess until near the end. Also, having an extra second or two to work on one of the more difficult questions and succeed could be better odds than the 25% chance you stand when guessing.

Why would the invigilator say no penalties if there were, and hint toward guessing at the blanks? Especially considering the jist of the exams is to judge aptitude and see how well one follows instructions.
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