Air Traffic Controller Interview Questions

16 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
17 Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action.
18 Provide a time when you were able to identify a complex problem, evaluate the options, and implement a solution. How did the solution benefit your employer?
19 What have you found to be the best way to monitor the performance of your work and/or the work of others? Share a time when you had to take corrective action.
20 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?
21 Please share an experience in which you presented to a group. What was the situation and how did it go?
22 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
23 Share an experience in which you successfully coordinated with others. How about a coordination effort that was not as successful?
24 Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem.
25 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
26 Describe an experience where you monitored aircraft within a specific airspace, using radar, computer equipment, or visual references.
27 Walk me through how you direct pilots to runways when space is available or direct them to maintain a traffic pattern until there is space for them to land.
28 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
29 In your opinion, what is the best system to use when directing ground traffic, including taxiing aircraft, maintenance or baggage vehicles, or airport workers?
30 Share how you determine the timing or procedures for flight vector changes.

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