Cognitive tests during interviews?
 

Heard from a friend that he had to do one hell of a cognitive test for his job at Compass, curious if you have to do these for other regional carriers when you are interviewed? Are they hard/easy to pass - any good ways to prepare you have in mind?

The "cognitive" tests are really just a bunch of reflex and memory tests. Some people say Lumosity has helped them prepare. You really have to screw them up to fail out on them tho, I wouldn't stress it. Your time is much better spent prepping for the knowledge and HR portions

XJT does one. I agree with Yazzoo, IMO not a portion of the interview to be worried about.

Luminosity helped me prepare for the one I took for XJT. I don't think a cognitive test is something to stress over but if anyone doesn't plan on preparing for it, better make sure you get strong scores on any other test.

Delta is really into psychometric testing and bequeathed the tests they had to Expressjet-ASA when they were brought under their control. I took it and I doubt other than being aware you are going to have to do them, and there's not a lot you can do to prepare. The written knowledge exam at those companies is something you can prepare for, and should.

Endeavor is doing it too. Seems a good portion of the DCI carriers are doing the full Delta computerized testing set. Psych, Cognitive, and Tech knowledge.

They're testing the prospective applicant to see what the likelihood is whether or not the pilot would votes "yes" for concessions. If they feel you will, voila job offer shortly follows.

There isn't a whole lot you can do to prepare for the cog test. Lumosity may help, but I don't think it will make a large difference.

+1. If you can play a game of Madden (or NHL/Forza/GTA/Call of Duty/etc.) while running through your current aircraft's limitations/memory items/callouts, then IMO, you will have no trouble with the cognitive test. Just a different take on it.

Luminosity and other games along those lines actually will help. So would any hobby or activity which involves mental agility, probably including some video games.

You just have to do a significant amount of it, and the more varied the better.

Navy submarine officers actually practice "mental gymnastics" for this reason, since they attempt to do everything with passive bearings, equivalent to multiple NDB bearings with no DME or other range data.

But like others said if you're a competent instrument pilot you shouldn't have any problem with these tests...airlines aren't trying to select the best "rain-men" they can find, they just want to avoid the far-left end of the bell curve.