Luke I was not aware that prospects paid for their assessment days and interviews at City Jet (I'm aware of RYR pulling this despicable stunt though). If as you say this is true, then my sympathy wanes, rapidly ! I'd never considered CJ due to the location of their bases not being convenient for me and my family. As for RYR, if there was one thing I was sure of, it was I was never going to apply to them !!
I had taken Vitos comment of
So I go along to their Aptitude tests in Dublin, at a cost of around 200 pounds including flight and hotels...........(Everyone who was there was from the UK, so why the f##k did they not hold the tests in the UK????)
I pass the aptitude tests so they tell me to come to interview in london, at a cost of around 150 pounds, including train fares and hotels............
To be solely costs incurred for transport and hotel - not to include a fee to CJ.
I agree whole heartedly with the rest of your post !!
CG