Whilst the market is invariably very tough at the moment you need to consider the stark reality that most wannabes will NEVER ever get jobs. You and your friends woke up one day and decided to go and be a pilot. It was a process of self selection. No one is there to hold your hand and guide you through.You may or may not have given much thought to what was required to pass interview tests or even how to secure a foot in the door and get a sniff at a job.
The only person holding you back from getting a job is yourself. You can blame whatever and whoever you want but ultimately there will be people that you trained with that will get the few jobs going. Perhaps its because they are better pilots, perhaps its having contacts in the industry, perhaps they can spell on application forms, perhaps they put together a nicer CV, maybe they answered the interview questions better or showed better interpersonal skills, maybe they will have delayed their training when the warning bells of an impending recession were ringing, or perhaps they were just plain luckier than you. Yes you can argue that its not fair but there will always be a reason.
PS: Isn't CTC placing people down in NZ on contracts on the A320? Can't all be kiwis me thinks. Perhaps you aren't looking in the right place for job opportunities.
Last edited by potkettleblack; 23rd Jul 2009 at 08:00.