Qantas Recruitment
Has anyone actually (voluntarily, not medical related etc) left Qantas (mainline) and returned after a period of time? My imagination says that once that door is closed, it's closed forever.
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I was talking about the time frame (if any) from leaving a QF subsidiary and then being eligible for mainline.
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Any chance of someone posting some links to youtube videos etc on info regarding the Mayday board game that forms part of the assessment. TA.
They use board games now?
What an absolute load of horse****.
What happened to pilot selection of old:
1. Can they pole an aeroplane around the sky with a decent instrument scan, plus:
2. Can I sit next to this person for 12 hours?
”Talent Acquisition” is just another industry of bureaucratic, self-fulfilling BS and epitomises what’s wrong with the Qantas group. Can’t see the wood for the trees.
Still waiting for Qantas group to offer scholarships that target “equal gender employment” in all their roles - like bag chuckers. You know, those occupations that Qantas can’t make PR mileage out of equal opportunity.
What an absolute load of horse****.
What happened to pilot selection of old:
1. Can they pole an aeroplane around the sky with a decent instrument scan, plus:
2. Can I sit next to this person for 12 hours?
”Talent Acquisition” is just another industry of bureaucratic, self-fulfilling BS and epitomises what’s wrong with the Qantas group. Can’t see the wood for the trees.
Still waiting for Qantas group to offer scholarships that target “equal gender employment” in all their roles - like bag chuckers. You know, those occupations that Qantas can’t make PR mileage out of equal opportunity.
They use board games now?
What an absolute load of horse****.
What happened to pilot selection of old:
1. Can they pole an aeroplane around the sky with a decent instrument scan, plus:
2. Can I sit next to this person for 12 hours?
”Talent Acquisition” is just another industry of bureaucratic, self-fulfilling BS and epitomises what’s wrong with the Qantas group. Can’t see the wood for the trees.
Still waiting for Qantas group to offer scholarships that target “equal gender employment” in all their roles - like bag chuckers. You know, those occupations that Qantas can’t make PR mileage out of equal opportunity.
What an absolute load of horse****.
What happened to pilot selection of old:
1. Can they pole an aeroplane around the sky with a decent instrument scan, plus:
2. Can I sit next to this person for 12 hours?
”Talent Acquisition” is just another industry of bureaucratic, self-fulfilling BS and epitomises what’s wrong with the Qantas group. Can’t see the wood for the trees.
Still waiting for Qantas group to offer scholarships that target “equal gender employment” in all their roles - like bag chuckers. You know, those occupations that Qantas can’t make PR mileage out of equal opportunity.
Oh by the way, I THIIIINK that the game was developed by a pilot. Does that suit your requirements?
And the Talent Acquisition team is made up of something 20 something year olds who want you to tell them all about empathy and how you recognised and conquered your weaknesses. You must have “awesome” and “reaching out “ in your hourly vocabulary..
Last edited by Oldbrigade; 14th Oct 2023 at 11:08.
The interview teams are made up of a group of pilots, and HR staff who at least when I did it, were definitely not 20 somethings
And the Talent Acquisition team is made up of something 20 something year olds who who want you to tell them all about empathy and how you recognised and conquered your weaknesses.
On the issue of empathy, yes I do want my colleagues to look out for other colleagues, to care for their wellbeing and understand the concerns of others. Because a person who doesn't have empathy is usually a bit of a knob, and no one likes them. If you think that isn't important during Covid the value of empathy amongst pilots was widely understood and appreciated. No one mocked it then.
Wouldn't you rather work with humble people who care for others? Or arrogant knobs who care only for themselves?
Yep agree with all that, however most candidates today have not been in the industry long enough to have any idea as to what empathy is all about. It is an acquired culture , obtained after years of exposure to the profession. It takes years to develop a sound airline pilot, but as long as the candidate can demonstrate motivation and reasonable competency, it should be considered a good starting point. I challenge any interview panel to guarantee that a two hundred hour candidate will have all the attributes required to satisfy the long term culture of the employer.
You’d think people would be happy about it but apparently there has been a court case (or 3) over it. Qantas just can get a break.
It takes years to develop a sound airline pilot, but as long as the candidate can demonstrate motivation and reasonable competency, it should be considered a good starting point.
I challenge any interview panel to guarantee that a two hundred hour candidate will have all the attributes required to satisfy the long term culture of the employer.
Yep agree with all that, however most candidates today have not been in the industry long enough to have any idea as to what empathy is all about. It is an acquired culture , obtained after years of exposure to the profession. It takes years to develop a sound airline pilot, but as long as the candidate can demonstrate motivation and reasonable competency, it should be considered a good starting point. I challenge any interview panel to guarantee that a two hundred hour candidate will have all the attributes required to satisfy the long term culture of the employer.
Mate the idea of recruitment for an airline at least, is to pick people who can show that they can be developed into sound airline pilots. This includes cadets. If your check and training system plus your line pilots can’t help develop a cadet, then there’s clearly some issues with it.
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