I got the invite and scheduled the interview last week. The earliest date they had was June 26. I had to wait until the second week of July for commitments with my current employer.

 

Start studying. Gouge is good but don't believe all the answers. There are many errors but if you learn the concepts not too bad. The cog is a pain. Lumosity or Happy Neuron seemed to help. Definitely practice interviews with someone that will give brutally honest feedback.

Good luck

 

Anyone have the current gouge?

 

Yes

 

Has anyone ever heard of anyone not being hired because of the technical test? It appears that most of the failures are because of the cog and hr, Is this true?

 

AK was at WAI and said that if you did NOT meet the minimum threshold score for the cog, aviation knowledge or interview you would not be offered a job. I'm sure there has been someone who failed the knowledge test but if you have gotten to the level that delta has invited you to interview you can relearn the info.

 

New word from recent interviewees who got chance to talk to testing designers is that cog, tech, and mini-personality test scores are combined into a single composite score. Pass/Fail.

I do not know if there is a min passing score for each section, or a min number of passed sections, only that scores are combined overall.

 

If anyone else has an interview on the 26th, I'll be in ATL on Sunday a couple days early. If you would like to grab some food, and relax a little before the big day, PM me.

 

Finishing my airline apps, and had a question about school. Right out of high school and during high school, I took a couple college courses. But then I was in a different career and wasn't in a program. 9 years later when I changed my degree and went back to school, I was doing instructing while finishing my degree and building hours. I slowed my classes down at the end because I didn't want to graduate and have to start repaying my student loans before I had enough hours to get on with a regional.

So how big of a deal is it that my degree shows 13 years to complete since I'm not a doctor? Where is the best place to explain what happened and will it hurt my "score" when rating my application? Also, my driving record only goes back 8 years. I know I had a fender bender in my early 20's but it is not showing. Do I just guess on the dates or not include it since it is not on the official record?

 

I don't think the college classes during high school count. Start counting college years after HS grad. If your work history shows a full time job during college that will explain the long time line. I would just be prepared to answer for it in the interview. It might hurt in the scoring but you will never know how much. Just go with it and hope for the best.

As for the tickets and accidents I included the ones I remembered from HS. In the interview I explained that the dates were my best guess and they did not blink an eye.
Good luck.