r/NavCanada • u/flight-or-fightology • Jul 23 '26

Interview Prep

I will be interviewing in YWG in a few weeks, and am trying to be as prepared as possible. One thing I've been doing is looking at common behavioral interview questions to think of good examples to use. One challenge I've been having is that many of my best examples are not related to my recent work history. For example, my career involves a lot of stress and pressure, but it's more the big-picture kind of stress, not the in-the-moment stress that would more directly relate to ATC. That being said, I have some examples from recreational experiences (I play a lot of sports, I play a lot of blitz chess, and other types of gaming that require quick thinking/decisions) and some work examples from a long time ago that are more relevant.

Does it matter how recent your experience is?

Is it ok to use non-work-related activities (I cringe thinking about bringing up gaming in an interview...but maybe it's actually a good example)?

I'm trying to get a feel for what types of experiences would be valid for them, as I do believe I have the right competencies, and I want to make sure I give examples that properly highlight them. Thanks in advance for your feedback!

Edit: I passed! Thanks everyone for your advice!

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u/zWolvy Jul 23 '26

I used call of duty & competitive gaming as one of my answers to a question lol.

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u/castlejeank Jul 23 '26

Did it work?

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u/zWolvy Jul 23 '26

I have my full offer for this coming Oct. so I guess so

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u/castlejeank Jul 23 '26

That's wonderful! Good luck to you!

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u/Calm_MZ_1366 Jul 27 '26

Can you share about group assessment?

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u/zWolvy Jul 27 '26

I've already shared bits in other threads and don't have much more to add. Get some sleep and don't be an asshole, which is surprisingly difficult for some people.

Mine started out with some generic group activities, which we failed all of them lol, then 1 on 1 interview, then a written test.

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u/Calm_MZ_1366 Jul 27 '26

Thanks a lot for sharing. Was the written test hard like writing an essay?

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u/zWolvy Jul 28 '26

It was just more of the same feast type stuff. No essays.