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What people have to understand is it’s not stages to “get through”. If you’re up to a standard in the group/ panel interview they will invite you to do the sim. If you’re up to a certain standard in the sim they will request reference checks. Then they compile all your results which I believe include atpls, psychometrics etc and create a profile for you. Every few weeks they have a meeting and discuss each candidate and make a decision on whether or not they’re going to offer you a hold file position. If you only just scraped through all of the “stages” then they may consider you not up to scratch at the moment. I assume this philosophy is to give people the best chance - keep the standard relatively low so if you bomb one part (whether it be an interview, academic results etc) then you can make it up by going really well in another.
This is why some people get reference checks and a few weeks later get a “thanks but no thanks”.
It’s qlink for Christ sake, basically where you go if you can’t get in anywhere else.
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Outmosphere ‘What people have to understand is it’s not stages to “get through’ do you know this for a fact? I heard it was more of a fact that it’s a ‘green light’ or a ‘red light’ for each individual stage. Not an over all judgement of character? I don’t understand the over all way they hire though. I am simply after understanding here, did you know any different to my ideology? Cheers.
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Thanks for the vote of sympathy. Its their loss. I am going to the US to fly for a Regional like the 150+ other Aussies who are there already.
All of whom tried and failed to get interviews with REX, Cobham etc or were even left hanging on the Qlink hold file for 12 months.
These people are all flying ERJ's and CRJ's now but according to Australian based airlines weren't qualified to even sit in a Dash.
All of whom tried and failed to get interviews with REX, Cobham etc or were even left hanging on the Qlink hold file for 12 months.
These people are all flying ERJ's and CRJ's now but according to Australian based airlines weren't qualified to even sit in a Dash.
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Definitely wasn't the references that got me, I saw what they wrote as it's all computer based. If the system is as you say I would prefer they knock me back far earlier for being borderline... especially as given the gap between my interview group getting our Sim and the interview at HQ was a number of days in which we were expected to be able to just hang around in Sydney 
Cost me a tonne of money and I don't feel like they're worth working for after that experience anyway now..
Cost me a tonne of money and I don't feel like they're worth working for after that experience anyway now..
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Does anyone know the 'average' qualifications and experience (if such a thing exists) of those getting the nod to progress to the testing/interview/sim stage of the process? I understand the advertised mins are quite low, from an historical stand-point; I'm just curious if these stated mins would get someone a look-in or if it the actual qualifications and experience of successful candidates is far greater than those on the recruitment website.
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Does anyone know the 'average' qualifications and experience (if such a thing exists) of those getting the nod to progress to the testing/interview/sim stage of the process? I understand the advertised mins are quite low, from an historical stand-point; I'm just curious if these stated mins would get someone a look-in or if it the actual qualifications and experience of successful candidates is far greater than those on the recruitment website.
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Hi all
Does anyone know the 'average' qualifications and experience (if such a thing exists) of those getting the nod to progress to the testing/interview/sim stage of the process? I understand the advertised mins are quite low, from an historical stand-point; I'm just curious if these stated mins would get someone a look-in or if it the actual qualifications and experience of successful candidates is far greater than those on the recruitment website.
Cheers
BE
Does anyone know the 'average' qualifications and experience (if such a thing exists) of those getting the nod to progress to the testing/interview/sim stage of the process? I understand the advertised mins are quite low, from an historical stand-point; I'm just curious if these stated mins would get someone a look-in or if it the actual qualifications and experience of successful candidates is far greater than those on the recruitment website.
Cheers
BE
Definitely wasn't the references that got me, I saw what they wrote as it's all computer based. If the system is as you say I would prefer they knock me back far earlier for being borderline... especially as given the gap between my interview group getting our Sim and the interview at HQ was a number of days in which we were expected to be able to just hang around in Sydney
Cost me a tonne of money and I don't feel like they're worth working for after that experience anyway now..
Cost me a tonne of money and I don't feel like they're worth working for after that experience anyway now..
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My interview group had everyone from bare cpl to multi engine IFR drivers. A mix of both made it to the Sim and both different categories were successful to enter the hold. Who they're taking and why is anyone's guess but I wouldn't worry if you don't have many hours, doesn't seem to phase HR
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Outmosphere ‘What people have to understand is it’s not stages to “get through’ do you know this for a fact? I heard it was more of a fact that it’s a ‘green light’ or a ‘red light’ for each individual stage. Not an over all judgement of character? I don’t understand the over all way they hire though. I am simply after understanding here, did you know any different to my ideology? Cheers.
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Job Test Prep can be a good one to Google. Numerical element tricky due to the time limit, practice will help. (Some people thought they didn't do well in that element and still got the call to interview)