Went along to the roadshow, it was certainly enlightening. Run by a previous recruitment captain who is now in Mainline, but still working with QLink Recruitment.
A lot of information given. The general purpose of the DE target roadshows is to shed some light on the whole process and avoid the ambiguity, false facts and rumours that seem to perpetuate after people are successful and/or unsuccessful.
Pay, conditions, time to command, progression and base options etc. all covered. Recruitment process was covered in depth. It has now been standardised across the board.
Mainline recruitment will be slowed and the general pathway will become QLink -> Jetstar/QANTAS etc. to ensure retention of quality crew.
Lots of detail about why people are rejected or more commonly deferred (the 12 month letter). Interestingly, for those who are griping about being rejected after sim pass or reference checks, it appears that the majority of the time this is done at a senior management level when they do a final review of your file and isn't necessarily exclusively related to your sim or reference checks. This is presented to them (CP, HOTAC etc.) by the HR team, minus name, gender, personal details etc. If there are a combination of red flags throughout the process (i.e. barely passing Psych assessment, sim was only a pass, not highly recommended, questionable performance in group and individual sessions etc.), they will often defer them for 12 months.
That being said, they are still working their way through the 1000 odd applications from L1 and L2 applicants and still have a steady stream of DE drivers coming through to Active Hold. Their main issue seems to be training capability, as it appears that they are pretty much almost at capacity, but trying to get more through.
Very enjoyable session. They were very up front and honest, happy to answer any and all questions and even gave an additional contact email for the Recruitment Captain to answer any future questions people might have.