Originally Posted by
flymoy
No clarification or reason was given..... apparently they wanted me in the pool on the 8th and for absolutely no reason, changed their mind overnight.
But they've invited me to re apply, to which I asked "If I do, how would the outcome be any different" and this was again met with no explaination.
I think im going to stick to my new job as a firefighter (re-trained due to covid) and a flying instructor on my days off.
Commercial avaition has let me down one too many times and there comes a point where resilience meets "doing the same things expecting different results". Im fairly confident Firefighting isnt going to grind to a halt and go bankrupt if covid 2 hits or another war makes oil too expensive. I have two young children to feed and at this point in life I need stability. Something commercial aviation seems to severly lack (monarch, thomas cook, flybe etc etc)
Best of luck to everyone on here. I hope the industry does right by you all.
Stay safe.
Just out of interest what is your experience level in terms of hours and types? If your experience is low and you are slightly older than the average for your experience level, you may be seen as a higher risk to training.
I can’t read the minds of the HR department, but I do know from speaking to guys who have failed the Second Officer interviews that Jet2 likes applicants who are in this position to go and get a job on a smaller type (turboprop etc) and come back when they have a bit of experience. This way they are much less of a training risk to the company. Historically those who start their careers a little bit later tend to take up more training resources and time. If this is your circumstance I’d definitely persevere the smaller aircraft route and come in back in a couple of years.
Although I’m not a manager of any sort here, I can tell you with 100% confidence that those at the top of Jet2 like hard-working, positive personality types who go the extra mile. Thats pretty much the business model, and why the Company loves to push the ‘meritocracy’ line.
Best of luck.