Being a pilot in Singapore: Stage 1: Interview

You will be notified via Email

You will be given instructions on what to bring, and items to prepare:

TIP: Save the application form (as a PDF) immediately, the link has been known to disappear after awhile (you'll need this form again in subsequent rounds)

For identification during document check
If you have a driving licence, use it to the pass exchange at guardhouse so you can hold on to your IC

Birth certificate (Original and a photocopy)
All educational certificates (Original and a photocopy)
1 recent passport-sized photograph
Original report by a qualified doctor (an optician report will not be accepted) for visual acuity eye-test with and without optical aids (Snellen's Chart) and colour vision test (Ishihara). The cost of the eye-test and colour vision test will be on your own account.

Lots of confusions and questions on this
Any GP can do these tests, just call them up beforehand and mention "Snellen's Chart" and "Ishihara"
No need to go to a eye specialist, save yourself the money
It will cost $20-35
Doesn't matter if you get a hand-written or typed out report
Most important just has to state your visual acuity (with and without optical aids, Left eye, Right eye) (i.e. 6/6,), your colour vision (i.e. normal), you can ask the doctor to indicate on the report that the snellen chart and ishihara were the methods used, to be extra sure.

Dress smartly

Dress shirt, tie, trousers, dress shoes
Shaven, freshly showered, recent NEAT haircut
All of the above are a must
You may wear a matching blazer/jacket
Keep in mind that you might be going for the biggest interview of your life yet, one that would probably secure you a job for the next 40 years, so dress appropriately

Attend the interview

Arrive EARLY (Impt)

You need time to change pass (cannot predict if there would be a big event happening at the venue and if the guardhouse would be overwhelmed)
Give yourself some time to chill, compose yourself, check your attire and personal bearing before heading in.
There is quite a lengthy process where your documents will need to be verified, height and weight get taken, and you will need to fill in more forms.
HR picks on punctuality and is known to start once all candidates are present

"If you're early, you're on time. If you're on time, you're already late. If you're late, good luck."

Once all documents are verified, you will be ushered into a waiting area

If a video is being played, watch it, and remember the key points (who's talking, what did he/she say, why are these videos being played etc)
If you are in a room with posters, remember them
Remember how many doors, windows, people etc.
This might be a test of your situational awareness, a key factor in flying

You will be called up and led to sit outside one of several rooms
There are usually several interview sessions conducted concurrently for this stage
Go in when you are called
Shake hands, try to remember the names of all the interviewers
Don't fidget, maintain your posture, sit upright
If you tend to move your hands around while talking, moderate that movement
The usual interviewing skills apply- be confident, be yourself
Lastly the biggest tip is

Every interviewee will be asked different questions
The interviews tend to be personalised to the individual- some might get more technical questions, some HR type questions, some corporate information type of questions
Most importantly, you need to sit down and question your motivations behind being a pilot, and why you choose SQ
From then on, move on to elaborate all your answers with these motivations

Coming soon

Being a pilot in Singapore