Virgin Blue hiring

[Aussie]

What sort of Exp. do the guys have getting interviews? Anyone?

[jibba_jabba]

ha, who knows how HR hire/choose people for interviews or exp they are "looking" for.

[aussie027]

Guys,
Apart from completing the online app on the Virgin website is there a direct email address for HR in general or a Pilot recruitment HR specialist one can write to directly with Cover letter and CV???

If anyone has any info can u please PM me if u do not want to post on forum.

Does anyone have an further update on possible hiring/courses later this yr or next??
Bases where they need people etc.
Can you state a preferred base, like Perth for eg, which I wouldn't think would be too popular except for people from there??

Thanks very much.

[Superbad]

Online app is the only way. Getting hold of someone in HR would most likely do the opposite of help. I understand it can be frustrating, just keep updating your application.
Going to be some movement on the Ejet with vacancies in bris and perth I would imagine. Lots of Ejet f/o's bidding over to the 737 and A330. Maybe some 737 spots in syd in the future if they are not taken by VA cruise f/o's.
As for what they are looking for, seems the new hire Ejet f/o's still tend to be more experienced than new hire 737 f/os. Multi crew command etc.

[GAFA]

Most of the recruitment will be for Sydney. Brisbane base is over stocked on both the 737 and Ejet. Brisbane FO's taking commands in Sydney or Brisbane 737 skippers moving over the 330 in Sydney or Melbourne are not being replaced.

Heard rumours of around 80 to 160 pilots required per year just for the domestic side.

[ga_trojan]

Any newhire who wants to live in BNE can forget it. There will be no expansion in that base probably ever. SYD and MEL are your only options unless you want to commute. Most BNE FOs' will have to take a MEL or SYD command.

[Dragun]

My mate who just started there told me two of the new hires on the course that is currently half way through were intially given SYD but had it changed to their preference of BNE before the course even started. Apparently a reshuffling took place. So it's not impossible.

I'm guessing BNE commands would be a different story...

[ad-astra]

Brisbane Commands are a VERY different story.

You WILL be offered a command in the MEL/SYD/PER bases.

Time to Command may not be what you expect.

Company and lifestyle is generally what you hear on the grape vine.

We are generally happy and optimistic with what will occur regardless of what will happen at QF.

[speedjet]

My mate who just started there told me two of the new hires on the course that is currently half way through were intially given SYD but had it changed to their preference of BNE before the course even started

I'm guessing your mate is going on the Embraer. There would be some explaining to do if B737

[Falling Leaf]

Time to Command may not be what you expect.

Longer or shorter? 4-6 years is what I'm reading on these forums.

[bangbounceboeing]

Under 4 years for Syd EMB command, bit longer for Syd 737 and bit longer again for Mel base. As said before Bne command...................................

[ndegepilot]

speedjet wrote....

... There would be some explaining to do if B737

Why?

[Anthill]

Time to a command? Well, there's about 450 odd guys who are SFO/FO/CzFO in the group and they all will want a command at some stage. How many commnads per year? 40-60 maybe. Some years more than others. Some less (GFC). I would say time to command for new hires is about 8-10 years now . Some may be luckier, depending on base transfers etc...

[Dragun]

Yea, he's on the Embraer.

I've been told time to command there varies from 3-8 years (?) and will, as with any airline, depend on the economic situation, the base, the aircraft, what happens with this coming EBA and a range of other factors. One thing that is always true, is that things can change very quickly. Times can blow out and times can get real short, real quick. In either case, it'll happen quicker than QF.

Now, what's the link for the application again?

[DUXNUTZ]

Company and lifestyle is generally what you hear on the grape vine.

And that is? What are the rosters like in comparison to Qlink/Rex etc? i.e overnights/legs per day/standby days etc.

Thanks!

[ga_trojan]

What are the rosters like in comparison to Qlink/Rex etc? i.e overnights/legs per day/standby days etc.

Depends on aircraft type/base and what you bid for. The pairings shift around a bit but you generally get what you want once you figure out the bidding system.
If you just want four sector early morning day trips and weekends off it can be done. If you want trips away that can be done also. Bali and Phuket are available for 737 if that's your style. Similarly if you want to just bid reserve you can do that do.

[bingo doubt]

Got an interview offer. The day I nicked off to the Middle East for 5 months. Such is life. One of the clowns having a pissing match in this thread can take my slot...

[34R]

You guys should really give up predicting what and how long for this and that. Troll back through this topic and it wasn't that long ago that people were decreeing "all new hires won't be on the 737!"

Nobody knows for sure about anything discussed here. If your name is on a list anywhere, good luck to you, and take what is said around here with a fairly large chunk of salt.

[Aussie]

Who knows what they are looking for mate, but experience doesnt seem to be it... Time on Type, with a heap of jet time in there, but they dont appear to be interested.....

[Super G]

Virgin Recruitment website

Anybody else having problems with the web site? Apparently there are no 'opportunities' at the moment with Virgin Australia and I am unable to update my application due to the First Officer position in Australia being 'closed'.

Anyone else had the same experience?