Dear Mr Jockey,
If I can quote a small part of your last post; "......you know nothing of my background......."
Like wise you know nothing about me, The Lover. I disagree that I "attacked." That is how you see it. As for me and my attitude to Wannabees - as Titan said, many of us do cruise the Wannabees forum, and like Titan and Silberfuchs, I have gone out of my way to help wannabees in their endeavours. Can I tell you of my latest effort.
A young man flying in Austria asked on the Wannabees forum (the correct forum) for some info about KA as he has an interview coming up. What ensued was a two week back and forth of PMs of information and questions, many of my answers very long and extremely detailed (could also be called very time consuming).
I also advised him that pre interview visit to Hong Kong was a tremendous boost to an applicants chances. KA love the fact tht you have made the effort to have a good look before the process. I offered this young man accommodation at my house.
He accepted my offer and I am very glad he did. On Saturday morning the 1st of July a terrific young man arrived at HK airport where I met him. He spent a very very pleasant three days at my house with my family and I, he socialised with my friends, I drove him all over HK to show him all the areas where expats tend to inhabit, I showed him around KA house, we talked of the interview process, we talked of life in HK, my wife gave him a spouse's perspective, we talked Airbus, we drank beer.
In other words I went out of my way to help a Wannabee, such is the bond of the aviation brotherhood. And in the process I have made a great new friend from Holland.
Would I have done the same for you Mr Jockey. Bet your bum I would have. Congratulations on your Cathay job, I am sure you will have a gratifying career. Well done.
Sir I seek to attack no-one, and I seek to help as many people as I can. But I also would like to feel free enough to state that I am a tad sick of the same question over and over and over again on the Fragrant Harbour forum - "has anyone got the gouge on the first interview?" The information is all there, and has been for a long time. Take the effort, research a bit, read all the information already supplied, and then if there are still questions to be asked, go onto the Wannabees site and ask. Myself, Silberfuchs and Titan will be on patrol.