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Have been invited for Sydney interview in August and have been already doing some preparation on interviews.. Any advice on the Tech side would be great.. Looked at the previous CX Interview Thread but most posts had PM's... Thanks Guys
I interviewed in Jan 08. Great experience put in the work and you will enjoy it. 50/50 personel/tech. Know why you want the job away from the big shiny Jet. Know the pro's and con's of living in HK and why you don't want to stay in Aus. Be careful what you bring up they will probe, make sure you can back everything up. Most important i think, BE YOURSELF.
Tech, A few Q's straight from HTBJ. If you have done any research or have any friends with previous interview questions you will have seen most of the Q's asked. Aerodynamics is a given swept wings etc. A lot of the tech was scenario type questions more of a conversation mainly based around your current type. Know everything about the aircraft you are flying. What are you going to think about if .... happens? etc. They seem to be more interested in how you think not what your answer is, of course you want to be in the right ball park. Don't be afraid to smile and have a laugh if you can personality is important.
The interviewers were very pleasant and make you feel comfortable. Just don't get to comfortable stay focused don't let your guard down.
As Bubba said HTBJ is a good source of info as alot of the questions will come from there. You will also do a written tech quiz with about 30 questions, not too hard but I think the Capt XYZ has a sample of them. I got nailed on questions about HK and about family, personal issues and all that. The technical was very heavy on aerodynamics, What type of aircraft the model in front of me was, lots of q's about Cx, number of aircraft/history. If you don't know the answer just say so. If your in sydney I recommend an interview coach. It helped me out and opened my eyes to alot of things I had never thought about.. And I got the job.
Interesting, as the Australian aviation market starts to turn once again the interest picks up @ HK, why not? Its a great airline, and HK well its ok Its good to work with an airline that can operate for 18 months under its current capacity with zero people on seats before the money dry’s up! To the stability!
I had about 2100hrs mostly turbo prop. I didn't really expect an interview either. Seems the rumored 3000hr min has changed a little!! Give it your best shot, I start in Sep!
Quick question for those that have August interviews in Sydney. Are any of you applying for FO? I've had an application in for a while with no feedback so I'm interested if they are still recruiting DEFO's at the moment. If so I guess my hours aren't competitive. Cheers.
Cheers wardog. I didn't tick the SO box so I was curious if any DEFO people were being interviewed. Not sure if it was a smart move but I have personal reasons for not applying for SO.
Im interested , First of all Im an Aussi desperate to come home. I have an FAA ATP and typed on the A320 with 7,500 hours. Im not sure whats happening in Australia..? so I have a couple of questions for anyone who may be able to help. 1. Is anyone Hiring down under. ? 2. Is anyone offering an FAA to AUS ATPL transfer ? ( big issue lots of money ) 3. Im sorry but what is HTBJ ? and ABC ( study guides )? Thanks guy's
flyboy, Thanks for the info, I'll keep the file upto date as you suggest. I'm actually interested in an Adelaide base which I hear isn't that popular, here's hoping anyway.
starskate, Sounds like a Cathay slot may be your best bet. As a summary I believe Qantas are recruiting, only you'll need to meet their minimum requirements and be willing to do the SO thing. Jetstar are on hold at the moment but standby for movement next year if new airframes start arriving. Virgin also have a hold on recruitment, are delaying airframes, and parking a couple they already have. HTBJ Handling The Big Jets
No probs. Adelaide should be one of the best bets around as they are less popular than other bases. If I were you I'd just update, and perhaps follow up with the odd email or phone to the recruitment team to show continued interest. You never know when someone doesn't turn up and opens up a slot!
Great Info Mate. Iv recently found out that Ill need to do the IREX exam, the CPL and the ATPL Exam, and than a type ride in the A320 to get an Australian ATPL I Guess my US ATPL and type in the Airbus don't mean squat down under. CASA is treating me like a private pilot. Lets review : 19 years of flying, $60K to get the license, 2 marriages and a bankruptcy,,
Thanks again Bombs but I may have to rethink this..
It goes for everybody converting to an oz license. You have to do the IREX exam, ATPL airlaw and an Instrument flight test. I don't think it has to be on an A320 unless the rules have changed. Usually any twin will do. If you think CASA is bad try converting to JAR and see how much of a pain is the A$$ that is. And those dollar signs arn't there by mistake.
....chin up, you aint anybody in this game until you've got a couple of alimony payments behind ya...almost think it should be part of the allowances. Have you looked into V Australia, who will be flying to the States
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