Originally Posted by
Mr Rumbold
All the majors seem to do similar assessments prior to interviews. I’m just curious, when did this start, and why?
Maybe I'm wrong, but I just imagine ~30 years ago, you applied (via paper application?) and you were selected for an interview based on your aviation experience. Not on whether you can answer some psychological assessment or arrange blocks in a certain order.
And that the in-person interview dealt with aviation, and not strange questions about what you’d do in some unrealistic scenario you’re given.
Just curious.
~30 years ago, or even 15 at some places, you had to prep for and fly a sim profile. And that's after you could find someone to walk you resume in. It was also easier to get blackballed then, too.
Maybe they changed what attributes they're looking for (20/20 vision is no longer required), or are trying to save money, or both.