So there is a catch! Dream job that pays $200k a year with 'no experience needed' requires applicants to sit a ludicrously difficult exam - so could you pass it?
- Applicants are given a test where a logical sequence of five symbols are shown
- Candidates are tasked to decide which correct symbol completes the sequence
- The abstract questions are meant to test problem-solving and analytical skills
- The $200k-a-year role saw just 30 out of 1180 managing to pass last year
It is a dream job that pays an impressive $200,000 a year - and does not require any work experience.
But now we know why. It turns out the test to become an air traffic controller - advertised by Air Services Australia this month - is ludicrously difficult, with only three in 100 managing to pass
Candidates are given a series of online tests, which they cannot study for in advance, where they are tasked with completing a logical sequence of symbols .
Applicants are shown a logical sequence of five symbols and are tasked with deciding which symbol completes the sequence. See answers below
Did you pass? See the answers above. Question 1, E. Question 2, D. Question 3, D. Question 4, B
The shape-based questions are meant to measure an applicant's ability to problem-solve and think analytically.
The company said they were struggling to find suitable candidates after only 30 of 1180 who applied for the 2017 program were accepted.
An Airservices Australia spokesman told news.com.au they were working to get replacement staff to cover 'unexpected staff absences'.
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Passengers at Sydney Airport faced extensive domestic flight delays due to a lack of air traffic control staff last week.
But Charles Robinson, services training manager for Airservices Australia, previously warned the job isn't for everyone.
'If you like doing the same thing repetitively, this is not for you,' he told The Sydney Morning Herald last year.
Data released by the Australian Taxation Office showed air traffic controllers are among Australia's top ten earners, with $141,795 average yearly salaries.
The starting salaries for graduates roles begin at $99,898.
The company said they were struggling to find suitable candidates after only 30 of 1180 who applied for the 2017 program were accepted (stock image)
There is no degree or experience required to apply for air traffic control jobs in Australia or New Zealand (stock image)
New Zealand's Airway traffic services manager Tim Boyle said their company was also struggling to find suitable candidates for their traffic control position.
The lack of applicants has forced some airports to ask staff to work on scheduled days off, sparking flight delays and the fatigue of controllers, the New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association said.
'We are currently recruiting and would love to hear from anyone who think they might have what it takes,' New Zealand's Airways traffic services general manager Tim Boyle told Stuff.
'A lot of different people will have the capabilities, we just don't see enough of them.'
If successful, they will undertake an air traffic control training course before 12 months of on-the-job training.
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