Whilst I congratulate those who applied for the positions and were successful, I believe the interview process is still very flawed... there is no taking into account the persons years of service, experience, operational performance, sickies and attendance and ability to manage manpower either on a person to person level or as someone in charge of a team.
Same can be said for the A380 selection process....
Unfortunately, the 'merits' do not apply to choosing and 'ideal' candidate for the job that will be managing people and steering the engineering section in the direction the upper management wants. Unless you are a
YES man with a
CAN DO at any cost attitude, the selection process has always been and always will be for the chosen few, with maybe a token position filled by an 'outsider' who won't get too much in the way.
It seems if you can talk the "official" talk, quote some of the management business philosophies and show that you are a true believer in the over cooked safety beliefs... you are an ideal candidate for any position.
Refer to my comments above. Sing the tune management wants to hear, and you'll go places.
There are so many excellent LAMES out there that put in a brilliant effort every day that deserve training without this interview and application crap... let their reputation and performance speak for themselves, and let them see their efforts are seen and appreciated.
Do you believe for one minute that the excellent LAME's will be promoted off the floor to manage. There wouldn't be anyone left to run the show and actually keep the aircraft in the air. Think of the consequences if all the good LAME's were in management. Besides, it has been proven that you don't need experience or putting in a brilliant effort to become any level of management. Just ask DM, Manager NSW/ACT line stations. An Arts degree and no interest in aircraft lands you a plum job.
Us LAME's should just sit back and enjoy the ride, because the first ones to fall will be the decision makers, as we have too many of them and not enough LAME's/AME's to do the work.
Perhaps Mr Fedsec might discuss this with the new management team at the next meeting.
Yeah and Geoff Dixon will hand back his $12M dollars and Management will work for only their salary and no bonuses.