Have you all read the newspapers lately? Summer in the U.K. and the EU could be potentially ruined, and it’s only January....
By all means, prepare for the assessment, but be very careful as to when you accept a course start date. There was never a guarantee of a job in writing, anyone who says otherwise probably never read the contract fully. Most of the time you would be offered a permanent job upon successful completion of line training, and that new junior second officer contract is heavily tilted to the airline e.g. one year probation which gets extended if you get called for a “meeting” , also there’s only one week notice from their side to let you go whilst you have to give them three months etc. In case you don’t know, it is very easy to be called for a chat as they actively look at ways to keep you under the thumb, and right now the power balance is on their side. Recruitment decisions made last month were based on the premise that governments would get the vaccination programs right, it seems they didn’t. In a fast changing situation, you MUST be prepared to stand your ground should they decide to move the goalposts.
Make no mistake that once you finished your type rating, they can choose not to start your line training until next year as we are heavily dependent on political processes right now. This is not negativity, it’s a reality check and I would say to people to grab the opportunities, even this one, but be wise with your money too.
Last edited by Raph737; 25th Jan 2021 at 07:27.