Virgin Australia recruitment
Google COMPASS Test. Plenty of sites around that offer it. The ones tested on the day are maths, general aviation knowledge, short term memory, spatial awareness, advanced flight control, multitasking, verbal reasoning and personality. It really isn't something I would bother spending time preparing for. Just revise high school math, wing sweep and how to interpret fixed card tracking (spatial awareness test)
You’ll find most that are returning to the company have no loyalty anymore. It’s a means to an end. Simply a stepping stone to get current then move on. They are extremely short of crew yet they won’t put people in the base they want or assist with commuting. The Gold Coast base that was announced hasn’t eventuated and the remuneration is abysmal. Additionally the lifestyle is in existent.
It’s a shell of a company and one that isn’t worth working for. New joiners will also have no idea where they stand on the seniority list until 2026 but they are guaranteed to be waiting at least 15 years for a command. Maybe 25 years for a Bne command.
A lot has to improve before VA is considered a career airline again. There are plenty of other employment opportunities available within the country. Think twice before selecting VA, they will chase you down for the bond if you leave early too.
It’s a shell of a company and one that isn’t worth working for. New joiners will also have no idea where they stand on the seniority list until 2026 but they are guaranteed to be waiting at least 15 years for a command. Maybe 25 years for a Bne command.
A lot has to improve before VA is considered a career airline again. There are plenty of other employment opportunities available within the country. Think twice before selecting VA, they will chase you down for the bond if you leave early too.
Is overtime optional or can it be dumped? How’s the new EBA otherwise? Any rough idea what a “normal” day looks like? Thanks
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G'day guys,
I thought I would post my experience with VA and their assessment day/recruitment recently and potentially offset some of the negativity for some balance.
Overall I was very impressed with the organisation and coordination of the assessment day. Great communication leading up to the day with flights and hotel paid for (very nice hotel). Good briefings at the start of the day on what would happen and a friendly and relaxed atmosphere throughout. Everything ran to schedule with ample time for breaks/coffee. At the completion of the day the recruiter told us when they would give us the result, They followed through with that promise and called on said day. 3 of 5 on my day were successful.
Good luck to anyone else having a crack!
I thought I would post my experience with VA and their assessment day/recruitment recently and potentially offset some of the negativity for some balance.
Overall I was very impressed with the organisation and coordination of the assessment day. Great communication leading up to the day with flights and hotel paid for (very nice hotel). Good briefings at the start of the day on what would happen and a friendly and relaxed atmosphere throughout. Everything ran to schedule with ample time for breaks/coffee. At the completion of the day the recruiter told us when they would give us the result, They followed through with that promise and called on said day. 3 of 5 on my day were successful.
Good luck to anyone else having a crack!
G'day guys,
I thought I would post my experience with VA and their assessment day/recruitment recently and potentially offset some of the negativity for some balance.
Overall I was very impressed with the organisation and coordination of the assessment day. Great communication leading up to the day with flights and hotel paid for (very nice hotel). Good briefings at the start of the day on what would happen and a friendly and relaxed atmosphere throughout. Everything ran to schedule with ample time for breaks/coffee. At the completion of the day the recruiter told us when they would give us the result, They followed through with that promise and called on said day. 3 of 5 on my day were successful.
Good luck to anyone else having a crack!
I thought I would post my experience with VA and their assessment day/recruitment recently and potentially offset some of the negativity for some balance.
Overall I was very impressed with the organisation and coordination of the assessment day. Great communication leading up to the day with flights and hotel paid for (very nice hotel). Good briefings at the start of the day on what would happen and a friendly and relaxed atmosphere throughout. Everything ran to schedule with ample time for breaks/coffee. At the completion of the day the recruiter told us when they would give us the result, They followed through with that promise and called on said day. 3 of 5 on my day were successful.
Good luck to anyone else having a crack!
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New Hires Interview, paid to fly in and all costs covered.
Long Term employees who got told NO to old pre Covid base and forced to commute to another base at your own cost.
Seems fair.
Long Term employees who got told NO to old pre Covid base and forced to commute to another base at your own cost.
Seems fair.
I don’t work there but that’s the attitude all my friends told me they get. A decade of service. Your old job exists but on our terms, those terms are a place a few thou kms away.
I think your post above sums up Virgin as a whole. Engagement fell off a cliff didn’t it? Retention issues? Hmmmm….time to put the good folks first otherwise nothing will change.
I think your post above sums up Virgin as a whole. Engagement fell off a cliff didn’t it? Retention issues? Hmmmm….time to put the good folks first otherwise nothing will change.
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This poem from 1946 comes to mind...
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
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You’ll be a right joy to spend time on the flight deck with. Just remember where the money comes from that puts food in front of your children every night. You’d of thought Covid would have been humbling for most of us but you obviously weren’t part of most of us. Good luck bud.
You’ll be a right joy to spend time on the flight deck with. Just remember where the money comes from that puts food in front of your children every night. You’d of thought Covid would have been humbling for most of us but you obviously weren’t part of most of us. Good luck bud.
This right here is what's wrong with Australian aviation. All the detriments of a seniority list, but none of the protection it is supposed to provide. That and the "I'm ok Jack" attitude is why it'll never change. And for those in the "I'm ok, if you don't like it pound sand" crowd, one day that same turn of events may come for you in the seat and base that you've sacrificed everything for. I hope you'll be ready to pound sand too.
This poem from 1946 comes to mind...
This poem from 1946 comes to mind...
Once Godwin's Law is invoked it is difficult to bring the argument back to where it ought to be, in the real world.
Obviously not, but the point is who defended the sacking of the widebody crews out of seniority order? It shouldn't have happened that way, regardless of how much it would have cost virgin management to shuffle everyone down. And those that won out this time and were happy to let the senior guys get the axe might not be so lucky next time. It's just an observation
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DropYourSocks can you please give us a break..you are really soaking up too much oxygen for us glass half full guys. The wide body guys weren't sacked or axed they were made redundant with a right of return. They went to the wide body when they had the opportunity because they had seniority. Live by the sword die by the sword. Thats the way it goes.
When you sign the cheques you can approve the training of those wide body crews back to 73.
When you sign the cheques you can approve the training of those wide body crews back to 73.
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