hey onetwotree....how are you???

Yeah...i dont really understand.....they say that i have been sucessful on the 3 stages.
I think they may be thinking that they have hired too many people????
well...... if i didnt pass on any stage they would just tell me that and say Im sorry right?
I really dont know...
but i am copying the rest of the message here:


Please be assured that your application is of interest to us and we would like to keep your details on file. We shall be reviewing the recruitment process in due course and will be back in touch with you when we start recruiting once again.

Thank you for your patience and continued interest in Virgin Nigeria.

Well...If anyone know what is happening I would be happy to know.

Later

Hello folks, am just wondering if anyone has gotten an offer letter or provisional contract and then they were contacted later to say that they were no longer being considered for the job, or that they were being put on hold. I did my interview in November and SIM assessment in January, finally got an offer letter at the end of February and a provisional contract in April but up to now I have not gotten a start date for the ERJ, far less a hard copy of the contract. As we all know, they seem to be taking their cool time to contact people and to let them know what is going on. The thing that is really killing me is that I have given up other jobs for much more money in much safer places for the VK job and yet they are just taking their cool time to say something to me/us.

ailosky,

Thats very weird that happened. Did you get an offer in black and white (email or letter) from vk offering you a job prior to your application freezing?
regardless...just hang in there. im sure they'll let you know what they want later on. perhaps they will hire you when they find out they need more pilots, and youll be chosen since youve apparently passed thru the whole interview process.

Vicar Of Bray,

personally, I have recieved the provisional contract, as of most guys here. we are all waiting for training dates. i think you and one other guy are on the E jets. seems like they are having a hard time finding placements for the 737 guys, but doesnt seem like the E jet guys are having any easier of a time.

Just be patient...

i spoke to england today about the embraer training and it looks like all is on track and will just take a little longer to get the start date.
they went out their way to put me at ease.
so things sound healthy.
i hope we get that awaited date soon !

walla1

Thanks you for the reassurance guys, am waiting patiently and I hope that it all works our soon for all of us.

I know from a few guys in the field that there have been some difficultied with getting the new 737 guys to do their base checks in lagos ?
and how will that affect the new recruits on the way ?
can anyone shed some light on the subject ?
thanks
walla1

thanks for relighting the thread, walla.

surely after all this idle time, someone has to have some insight on training for the new recruits....

Still standing by patiently...

Hoe is Yola?

freefly_rulz wrote:
:rolleyes:

One month and a bit later, and NOTHING!! :eek:

Embraer training is about to start...........
New routes coming up shortly..............
Am sure you will hear from them soon.
They still have a lot of new pilots grounded due one licence/validation issue or the other, for weeks now,which they are presently trying to sort out,i dont think they will be keen on increasing the numbers in this group until,this group is on line.
Keep the lines open,but keep all options open as well:ok:

Good news re EMB.

Concerning new routes, difficult to see how that's possible given the acute shortage of both aircraft and pilots. :confused:

Hey 18L

As always, thanks for the info.

And for the heads up:
It says everything I need to know :sad:

EMB Trng has commenced,a friend of mine is one of the first set who left last week,also a mixture of new intakes with old hands on the 737

Virgin Cola Anyone ?
 

The way they have handled this whole matter speaks volumes of how they run their business.....they could not arrange a piss up in a London pub, even if the boss man was paying.

I think anyone still keen must start playing them at their own game and dictate new rules of engagement. Firstly tell them to take their GBP20K bond and shove it....

Secondly, they must come out with specific dates and deliverables regarding issues that have been raised....eg housing / accom, tax structure, work permits for spouses etc.

My feeling is with Sir Richard having bought out the major shares of Virgin Blue and the new politics in the local Nigerian scene, there are more important issues in Virgin's interests.

Remember one thing, the honeymoon is over and their organisation is only going to get more disfunctional before it gets better...lets hope that peroid is short and brief......:oh:

GS,

Insulting your potential employer on this forum is not a very wise way to start off your career with them. There are many issues at this time which are holding up your training schedule. You might not understand, but trust me the company is working very hard to have you guys ease in smoothly when you do start.
Everybody has an opinion, but SRB and the other investors are not idiots. There is a plan, and like we all know the best laid out plans do not always work as planned. Trust me when i tell you, it's still one of the better paying jobs around.

NDB17,
Are you still at home?
Call me asap. Thanks.

You may all be in for a big wait,was recently a guest at a vk function recently,and from what i learnt.for the 737 if you dont have an FAA/JAA/Nigerian licence,it is a headache for them.Any licence that does not recognise alteon uk or panam u.s they will tend to shy away from them for now.For the EMB its even more confusion,those selected as launch crew,were mostly people with nigerian licence or those whoose home countries will recognise EMB trng at the designated trng center by the NCAA.They however welcome type rated licence from any country,as its straightforward to get the Nigerian validation.
Alteon is not a zero time sim apparently so for certain nationalities base trng is required in a registerd aircraft of such country .......more headache for them