Qantas Link Trainee First Officer Level 1&2
Is there anyone who applied earlier this year (before June) who has not got an invite for the video interview? Or as a matter of course have all applicants now received this invite?
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Umop,
In any HR interview, you do want to know as much about the questions as possible, and if you have no specific info, prepare for as close to anything as you can. Good interview prep involves having as many specific, appropriate responses to as many HR questions as possible. The last thing you want to be doing is tackling a difficult question (such as "give us an example of a time you deliberately disregarded SOP") without prior preparation.
I have no idea what the Qlink interview is like, but the principle holds for all interviews and levels of question, from "tell us about yourself" to the really tricky ones.
In any HR interview, you do want to know as much about the questions as possible, and if you have no specific info, prepare for as close to anything as you can. Good interview prep involves having as many specific, appropriate responses to as many HR questions as possible. The last thing you want to be doing is tackling a difficult question (such as "give us an example of a time you deliberately disregarded SOP") without prior preparation.
I have no idea what the Qlink interview is like, but the principle holds for all interviews and levels of question, from "tell us about yourself" to the really tricky ones.
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I applied in Feb or March did a online phys test, haven't heard back from that but got an email for video interview back to square one....
Yes, of course interview preparation is very important. I was lucky that I anticipated a few questions that came up and had dot points to prompt me.
I just think that if you actually know the questions and write yourself a scripted response to them, then its no good. In a face to face, if you could script response everything, then good on you because you prepared for every possible question ever, but when the bank is so small known to many people, you want to be more than a scripted robot. I think having genuine emotional reactions to the questions, while answering them satisfactorily, would be better than looking like you are reading off a teleprompter, which I would hazard to guess a large majority of people did after they asked their friends what the questions were.
Anyway I'll probably get denied because I'm in the middle of bloody nowhere with no shirt and/or tie for 2000kms in any direction.
I just think that if you actually know the questions and write yourself a scripted response to them, then its no good. In a face to face, if you could script response everything, then good on you because you prepared for every possible question ever, but when the bank is so small known to many people, you want to be more than a scripted robot. I think having genuine emotional reactions to the questions, while answering them satisfactorily, would be better than looking like you are reading off a teleprompter, which I would hazard to guess a large majority of people did after they asked their friends what the questions were.
Anyway I'll probably get denied because I'm in the middle of bloody nowhere with no shirt and/or tie for 2000kms in any direction.
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Parrot: To answer your questions:
1) Brisbane base on Q400 I would say is reasonable. Most of the applicants coming through at this stage are going directly onto the Q400 but it is based on where they need the resources. They are short everywhere and on all fleets at the moment. Fancy to live in NZ?? :-) It isn't confirmed basing until they give you the nod but they certainly try to accommodate where possible.
2) Command time: Yeah majority of FO's have an ATPL and more than enough hours for command too. Seniority based and looking at the list currently 250 odd pilots in Sunstate (Brisbane/Cairns/Adelaide). Difficult to predict with changes other than natural attrition but I would say anywhere between 4 and 7 years?? (Others may differ in their opinion).
3)Future progression is something the company is attempting to accomplish. There have been some that have gone to Jetconnect, Jetstar and now as you may be aware offering EOI applications for mainline.
Overall the flying is fun, good selection of ports, lifestyle at the moment is questionable due to the lack of crews, but is cyclical. Overnights about once a week. You mention home every night and progression in the same sentence. Mainline do overnights too ;-).
Anyway hope this helps. PM if you want anymore details.
1) Brisbane base on Q400 I would say is reasonable. Most of the applicants coming through at this stage are going directly onto the Q400 but it is based on where they need the resources. They are short everywhere and on all fleets at the moment. Fancy to live in NZ?? :-) It isn't confirmed basing until they give you the nod but they certainly try to accommodate where possible.
2) Command time: Yeah majority of FO's have an ATPL and more than enough hours for command too. Seniority based and looking at the list currently 250 odd pilots in Sunstate (Brisbane/Cairns/Adelaide). Difficult to predict with changes other than natural attrition but I would say anywhere between 4 and 7 years?? (Others may differ in their opinion).
3)Future progression is something the company is attempting to accomplish. There have been some that have gone to Jetconnect, Jetstar and now as you may be aware offering EOI applications for mainline.
Overall the flying is fun, good selection of ports, lifestyle at the moment is questionable due to the lack of crews, but is cyclical. Overnights about once a week. You mention home every night and progression in the same sentence. Mainline do overnights too ;-).
Anyway hope this helps. PM if you want anymore details.
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When you start with the company (Sunstate/Eastern) you will be in Sydney for 8 weeks. During this time you are on full pay and if you're not based out of Sydney you will receive a weekly accomodation allowance.
Once you finish that 8 week period the company flys you from where you are based to complete your simulators in Sydney.
Line training is generally done at your home base (let's just say it's Brisbane), however, you may be required to do some sectors out of Sydney, Cairns, Adelaide, Melbourne or Mildura depending on the rostering.
Hope that helps.
Best of luck
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In the same boat as hestonfysh, feel I done enough in the sim, was asked for references the next afternoon...haven't heard a peep in the time frame we were told we would, feeling uneasy....
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Guys relax....Qlink doesn't do anything in a hurry....nor does any other airline Ive worked for....if it happens it will happen...I know you are all keen but in most cases if you haven't heard that is normally not a bad thing
Just out of curiosity, how many of the people who attended the assessment centre with you got through to the sim ride?
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