CityJet Mentored Cadet Programme

[MilesDavis]

Morning all,

For those interested in such things, CityJet are now advertising for their Cadet Programme in partnership with Flight Training Europe.

Good luck to all who apply,

CityJet careers | CityJet flies to 17 European destinations from London City Airport: Dublin Edinburgh Amsterdam Paris Luxembourg.. with a fleet of almost 40 aircraft CityJet carries over 2.5 million passengers a year (http://www.cityjet.com/careers)

FTE | Pilot Training | Flight School | Become a Pilot | Pilot School (http://www.ftejerez.com)

[Cityhopefull]

Hi All,

Cityjet have started accepting online applications through FTE for their mentored airline pilot scheme. Application is open until 26th June 2011.

For more info : Flight Training Europe Jerez (http://ftejerez.com/forms/cityjet/cityjet.php)

Best of luck to all that apply!

[captain.weird]

Some recommendations over here??

[kingofkabul]

This is nearly £30,000 cheaper than the easyJet MPL. And, you should get a full time job at the end, with salary, pension etc. Granted the type rating is not as marketable as an A320 but WX looks a good place to stay.

I'm sure it will be extremely competitive - good luck all!

[antes56]

hy everyone

I can't find the link about cadet on both internet site...

but what about the previous cadet by cityjet? i read info not quite good about it

[MCDU2]

And, you should get a full time job at the end.

You sure about that? You might want to start looking into the numbers of cadets that went to SA on previous schemes and how they managed.

[kingofkabul]

Yes it does have the usual caveat about no job guarantee. Does anyone know how previous FTE schemes have faired? Did the cadets get taken on? I did read somewhere that CityJet did not take on a batch of Wings cadets on a previous scheme.

[chromeo]

I imagine Cityjet treat their cadets very well

Like any job in the world, nothing is guaranteed, but as far as a guarantee of a job goes - this one is pretty iron clad. Complain not about "possibly not having a job" that you do not have currently anyway.

Yes you might start with a TR on a 146/RJ, but they won't be around for ever and soon enough a fleet of Embraers will be appearing.

I believe the recruitment drive is due to the holding pool drying up

[Mike.]

Is anyone on here off to Dublin for the selection tests/interview then? Bit of a logistical nightmare getting there if you are not from Ireland!

I was also wondering if anyone had any inclination as to what aircraft cadets would start on? I know it will obviously be subject to their requirements at the time but in general would it be common place for cadets to be put in the Fokkers rather than the 146?

[kingofkabul]

I think the intention is for placement on the RJ from DUB or LCY. Does anyone know if LCY is easy to get based at or is there an internal waitlist for LCY within CityJet?

Many thanks

[skyways1452]

I have also been invited to interview on the 3rd. As I understand it is indeed on the RJs out of LCY or DUB but could be a new jet fleet by the time we would complete our training - who knows!

[Mike.]

Hi Thomas! Me and kingofkabul have both been invited for the 1st so they are obviously staggering the assessments which is interesting; they must have had a lot of applicants!

[shorty79]

I'm going for a lovely day-trip to Dublin Airport on the 3rd, anyone else going?

[skyways1452]

I'll be heading down on the 2nd. Also got an email today asking for a CV? Bit of an unusual step at this stage.

[RNAVapproach]

Also heading down on the 2nd.

[shorty79]

also emailed today asking for a cv

[MUFC_fan]

I'll be heading down on the 2nd. Also got an email today asking for a CV? Bit of an unusual step at this stage.


Not really...You'll most likely do a HRM interview and they'll go through your CV.

Prepare answers to questions like "what makes you angry" and "tell me of a time where you were angry or frustrated and used that anger/frustration towards something positive...?"

Stuff like that.:ok:

[Mike.]

Has anyone been to an FTE selection day before, for example their Flybe one? I am still slightly unsure of what to expect so it would be great if anyone could share their experiences.

- In terms of the maths/physics we are given a 'revision guide' but it clearly states that we should do further study before the assessment and not simply just use the guide. Does anyone have any ideas of specific areas we should be looking at?

- Will the interview be conducted by FTE for this stage or CityJet?

- Any other useful information?

[the ace of spades]

You have waited 4 days for someone to do your research for you instead of searching this forum yourself, you will go far, good luck with your fte tests!!

[captainsuperstorm]

they must have had a lot of applicants!probably thousand, and they will turn their show to a P2F !!!!

want bet?:yuk:

com'on com'on my little monkeys, we want your cash!!!:*

[BusinessMan]

Mike, I'm sure there are some detailed posts already up here if you search it, particularly if you go back to say 2007 when they had a lot of schemes, pretty much all of which had their own pprune thread with much detailed discussion.

When I went in 2007 the first invitational stage was just with FTE, despite being located at the airline's offices. IIRC...

1 HR interview - walking through your CV, talking about you, your experiences & the examples of teamwork etc that you'd put in your application answers.

2 Maths test paper - nothing especially challenging, though you need to be able to do calculations / arithmetic, Speed/dist/time calcs etc confidently and without wasting time

3 Aptitude test - usual stuff, hand-eye co-ordination, multi-tasking, slalom type things

Good luck.

[Mike.]

Thank you BusinessMan, that's very helpful. I was quite confused about the focus of the interview; whether it would be conducted by FTE or CityJet themselves. From your experience and the lack of any team or leadership exercises it would seem that this interview is largely aimed to fulfill this role, so at least I know how to prioritize my interview preparation. Thanks again mate :ok:

[shorty79]

Does anyone know how the FTE Pilapt tests compare to CTC's?

Has anyone done both recently?

There are conflicting accounts on pprune from across the years.

My main queiries are:
1. Direction of up and down in joystick test - are they inverted, as per flying (and the CTC test)?
2. Nature / number of Pilapt tests - is the number countdown, shape / colour recognition and joystick co-ordination task included?
3. Use of calculator - most posts here suggest a calculator should be taken.
4. Are there any unusal formulae, not on the GCSE sylabus that are required, e.g. specific gravity etc? Can you think of any?
5. Actually, is this guide still relevant? http://www.pprune.org/interviews-jobs-sponsorship/350915-flight-training-europe-assessment-day.html

thanks.

[BusinessMan]

Mike, no problem - it was 4 years ago though and for a different airline so it may or may not be accurate now, as Shorty says.

Shorty - most places provide everything you'll need but if you do take a calculator you can't go wrong..? Don't remember the controls being reversed?! I was similar age when I did the tests (ie half a lifetime away from GCSEs!) and don't remember there being anything beyond GCSE in the maths. Seem to remember the main challenge there is acheiving accuracy in the time. Of course, this was 4 years ago... :ok:

Anyway, enjoy :)

[Scandinavian123]

Is the cadetship open for all nationals? (I'm holding a Swedish citizenship) and about the maths.., equations?, mechanics?(s=v•t) and such?

[Dropkick Murphy]

How did everyone get on in the interviews then??

[nitro57]

Why have you heard anything back from them ?

[Dropkick Murphy]

Nope, just an interested observer hoping to kick a bit of life into this thread. From experience, you'll most likely be looking at hearing from them 2 weeks after the last interviews have taken place. Best of luck!

[Mike.]

I spoke to FTE and apparently they sent off the 'selection data' to WX on Thursday so we should expect to hear something early this week.

[shorty79]

No news yet.

[kingofkabul]

No news here either - flights to DUB are starting to look very pricey for next week! If you need finance for this scheme it is going to be a challenge to turn that around before October 17th...

[shorty79]

The lucky few should ask for assistance from cityjet with regards to travelling to Dublin :)

[Mike.]

It would be a nice gesture, but lets face it, no one is going to decline the interview on the grounds of an airfare so I can't really see them offering.

Fingers crossed we'll find out tomorrow (I've thought this everyday for a week now haha!)

[Mike.]

Check your inbox's guys and girls, the results are in! I've got my interview next Wednesday - really pleased about that, certainly a relief!

The best of luck to the rest of luck to the rest of you, particularly the top blokes I met on the 1st :ok:

[shorty79]

nothing heard here, so can only assume it's bad news :(
Well done Mike!

[kingofkabul]

I am also attending next week - very excited! For those coming from London I found Bmi flights from LHR for £98 - a steal this close to departure!

[Mike.]

Cheers mate!

From reading previous threads people said emails got sent to junk so make sure you check there if you haven't already!

[shorty79]

Hmmm first thing I did yesterday was empty my spam - I don't think there was anything of interest there... what a way to possibly not make the cut!

I'm guessing they aren't in such a rush to thell those who haven't made it.

[Paperplanes89]

Still can't believe I haven't got my rejection email - gutted! Surely by tomorrow, how long can it take. Also, you lucky lot who progressed- will you accept any possible offer from CityJet or will you then fancy yourself for the BA scheme given Cityjet whittled you down to the last 5 and BA are looking for 100 (albeit with many more applicants I imagine!). Tough call nonetheless???

[EIDW Smith]

Yeah, I'm in the same boat. My thinking is that they informed all successful applicants and were waiting to recieve confirmation back that they all could indeed attend the interview and progress further. Once they have the batch they need confirmed then i reckon the rest of us will be cut loose. Just my theory anyway!

Its a pain, it was a great opportunity but if its meant to be...
Meanwhile Il just go back to hoping for phase 3 and beyond with Aer Lingus :ok:

[shorty79]

Not heard anything from them - not great admin by FTE!

[shorty79]

So I finally got the post phase 3 rejection email today from FTE for Cityjet. It is a shame they can't give feedback.

[ExMilRedundancy]

Anyone heard yet?

[Bobbyfly]

Not yet, I think today will be the day.

[Mark c1]

Yeh got my rejection letter on Friday.

[Mike.]

Just so no one gets worried, I believe Mark c1 is referring to the Stage III rejection email and not the final one - no emails have been sent yet!

[skyways1452]

Got a no email about 30 minutes ago - Good luck to those who have made it!

[shorty79]

Congratulations Mike :)