HELLO out there!
Getting a job with Cathay is not, repeat, not winning the lottery. If it was, then why have 2 guys (F/Os) just resigned to go to Virgin Blue and another 2 to go to WestJet? And taken big pay cuts too.
If you can find a job with any other airline that is not in dispute with its Union, treats its employees as human beings, and sticks to your contract then take it. The ban here will only be lifted when the above conditions reapply in CX.
So, until normal service is resumed, please do yourselves a favour, and stay away.