ULAS
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University of London Air Squadron
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Interviews
07/10/11 12:40 Filed in: Interviews
The interviews start next week. If you are invited to interview, do prepare for it (and dress smartly).
There will be a board of 2 RAF officers, either serving or retired, who will conduct a structured interview. Most likely they will be members of ULAS staff.
The first part of the interview will consist of questions about your recent past, your home life, your schooling and studies, your hobbies, sports and any adventures you might have had. The other officer will then take over, after about 20 minutes, to ask you what you know about ULAS and the RAF, their rôles and equipment (aircraft) and what jobs are carried out by RAF officers. Remember that we aim to tempt people to join the officer corps, so it will help if you have looked at the various options available for careers in the RAF.
The interview will then continue on wider-ranging subjects to do with current affairs, both at home and abroad, perhaps including NATO. The officer will have to ask you about any convictions you have against you and about your attitude to drug abuse, but he or she will finish with invitation to ask them any question you might like.
The whole interview should be over within 45 to 50 minutes; it is a relatively informal process, but the board will expect you to treat it seriously and to do your best. Whatever the result, it can be useful practice for any job interview.
As with any other organisation, the board will expect you to have researched a bit about ULAS and the RAF . . . and the world.
Chris Barker
There will be a board of 2 RAF officers, either serving or retired, who will conduct a structured interview. Most likely they will be members of ULAS staff.
The first part of the interview will consist of questions about your recent past, your home life, your schooling and studies, your hobbies, sports and any adventures you might have had. The other officer will then take over, after about 20 minutes, to ask you what you know about ULAS and the RAF, their rôles and equipment (aircraft) and what jobs are carried out by RAF officers. Remember that we aim to tempt people to join the officer corps, so it will help if you have looked at the various options available for careers in the RAF.
The interview will then continue on wider-ranging subjects to do with current affairs, both at home and abroad, perhaps including NATO. The officer will have to ask you about any convictions you have against you and about your attitude to drug abuse, but he or she will finish with invitation to ask them any question you might like.
The whole interview should be over within 45 to 50 minutes; it is a relatively informal process, but the board will expect you to treat it seriously and to do your best. Whatever the result, it can be useful practice for any job interview.
As with any other organisation, the board will expect you to have researched a bit about ULAS and the RAF . . . and the world.
Chris Barker
Eligibility
30/09/11 06:49 Filed in: Induction
Our rules for membership of ULAS are set out by the Royal Air Force. The rules are summarised on the Eligibilty page, but it is worth looking at the RAF's own website for the latest changes. Nationality (British, Commonwealth or Irish) and residency (normally 3 years) are the key requirements.
And if you are already committed to sports or other clubs you might not have time to spend with ULAS. We expect to come second only to your studies . . .
Chris Barker
And if you are already committed to sports or other clubs you might not have time to spend with ULAS. We expect to come second only to your studies . . .
Chris Barker
Freshers' Fairs -- Progress
22/09/11 06:41 Filed in: Freshers' Fairs
UPDATE 30 SEP 11
King’s College went well last week, especially on Friday. Today we will have teams at ULU and at Herts, so come and find us if you wish to find out about joining ULAS.
We had a good day at Brunel on Tuesday this week; today and tomorrow will be the turn of King’s College, with the Freshers’ Fair at the Barbican, Exhibition Hall 2.
Come and see us and find out more about ULAS; look for a student in a green flying suit, or perhaps a black polo shirt with the crest on the right breast.
If you want to join you will have to discuss it with a member of staff and 3 of us will be at the Barbican today, 2 tomorrow. If you are given an application form you can return it to one of us today or tomorrow at the KCL Fair, but if not it must be with us by 5 October, either in person at a Fair or by post to the Adjutant at our Town HQ (see the Contact page).
Chris Barker
King’s College went well last week, especially on Friday. Today we will have teams at ULU and at Herts, so come and find us if you wish to find out about joining ULAS.
We had a good day at Brunel on Tuesday this week; today and tomorrow will be the turn of King’s College, with the Freshers’ Fair at the Barbican, Exhibition Hall 2.
Come and see us and find out more about ULAS; look for a student in a green flying suit, or perhaps a black polo shirt with the crest on the right breast.
If you want to join you will have to discuss it with a member of staff and 3 of us will be at the Barbican today, 2 tomorrow. If you are given an application form you can return it to one of us today or tomorrow at the KCL Fair, but if not it must be with us by 5 October, either in person at a Fair or by post to the Adjutant at our Town HQ (see the Contact page).
Chris Barker
Freshers' Fairs — what to expect
17/09/11 11:53 Filed in: Freshers' Fairs | Interviews
You will need to speak to a member of the Squadron staff to obtain an application. This means that we can chat to you and discuss whether the Squadron is for you. It’s a busy sort of team to join, and you must have time to run the Squadron, events, activities and routine chores/
We expect to come second only to your university course, so consider your timetable carefully.
But once you sorted it out, the benefits of membership are immense; the University of London offers great opportunities for flying, sports and adventure.
Chris Barker
We expect to come second only to your university course, so consider your timetable carefully.
But once you sorted it out, the benefits of membership are immense; the University of London offers great opportunities for flying, sports and adventure.
Chris Barker
Freshers' Fairs for 2011
17/09/11 11:52 Filed in: Timetable
UPDATE
Members of ULAS will be at the following Freshers' Fairs:
20 Sep Brunel
22 & 23 Sep King’s
30 Sep ULU
30 Sep Herts
4 Oct Imperial
All application forms must be with us by Thursday 7 October for a chance of gaining an interview. You can post it to us at the Town HQ address or bring it along in person (if time is tight, perhaps). Alternatively, if you have all the information that the form requires complete it at the Fair and give it to a Squadron member, staff or student.
Note that you will not receive an application form unless you have spoken first to a member of the Squadron staff.
Feel free to approach us at a Freshers’ Fair to discover more about who we are and what membership would mean for you. If there is no ULAS stall at your university, do come and find us at another university; we will be at ULU on 30 Sep (we couldn’t get a stall at UCL) and Imperial will have the most Squadron members available to help you with considering membership of ULAS.
Chris Barker
Members of ULAS will be at the following Freshers' Fairs:
20 Sep Brunel
22 & 23 Sep King’s
30 Sep ULU
30 Sep Herts
4 Oct Imperial
All application forms must be with us by Thursday 7 October for a chance of gaining an interview. You can post it to us at the Town HQ address or bring it along in person (if time is tight, perhaps). Alternatively, if you have all the information that the form requires complete it at the Fair and give it to a Squadron member, staff or student.
Note that you will not receive an application form unless you have spoken first to a member of the Squadron staff.
Feel free to approach us at a Freshers’ Fair to discover more about who we are and what membership would mean for you. If there is no ULAS stall at your university, do come and find us at another university; we will be at ULU on 30 Sep (we couldn’t get a stall at UCL) and Imperial will have the most Squadron members available to help you with considering membership of ULAS.
Chris Barker