I noticed today the link for the FO on the airbus is no longer on the careers website. It was a few days ago. Any idea when it will be back up so people can apply?

Any updates from insiders as to recruitment for the rest of the year?

I got a phone call out of the blue yesterday from Jetstar. The girl on the other end said she has my resume from 2016 in front of her and wanted to know how I've progressed since then, and that I could hopefully be ready to go to NZ as FO on the Dash 8's by now.

I told her I left the industry shortly after I sent that resume in and so my hours would be about the same. Then she said to keep the number she called me on because if I was interested to get back in the industry, she'd like to hear from me!

This went on for a couple more minutes and every time I said I was long gone she kept pressing the point to call her if I'm keen to come back. Must be desperate.

They changed the job description recently and I emailed back the person I did my JQ phone interview with to see if I needed to reapply. She mentioned I should greatly consider NZ Q300 position with "Rapid Upgrade Opportunities" in the meantime...

Definitely desperate

Just got the email putting me on the hold file last week.
Any ideas how long the current wait is?
From previous posts it seems the average A320 FO salary is A$130k plus super, give or take? What are the kiwi FOs getting these days?
I have NZ as my preference but my Aussie missus may be changing her mind. Any help on comparison between NZ and Oz would be appreciated.
Cheers

About NZ$100,000 base.

Be wary of any option to join the NZ operation with a 'leave with out pay opportunity' to get back to oz. I've seen people do this and then get stuck in NZ with very little real opportunity to get back.
Yes there have been a COUPLE of people do it but it's extremely unusual. In a nutshell, I wouldnt take an NZ position unless you want to remain in NZ.
Oz -->> NZ however seems to be no problem.

GA Driver, can you expand a little on the 'leave without pay opportunity'? Is this in reference to moving to QFA and other operators?

Not so much QF, but JQ aus. Plenty of F/Os going to QF, but it isn't leave without pay, they will be resigning from JQ entirely.

I was referring to people being offered NZ positions that started immediately or could wait xx months for an Australian position. When they asked if they could transfer back to Australia if they were employed in NZ, they were told they could take LWOP from NZ and join the Australian operation when positions came up . This has never really happened. I know of 1 and it was compassionate grounds and don't think it was even LWOP.

If that's not happening the other option is to resign, then go through the entire recruitment process for JQ Australia again?

Hi guys,
Any suggestion about the online assessment for Jetstar, where to study and practice for those tests? are they that hard??

First things first...congrats on making the hold file Jee_Ray.
I met a couple of chaps recently in HKG for interviews that have been on active hold with Jetstar for an Oz position since Jan/Feb this year. Neither has had an update as to what the situation is atm even after contacting JQ.
2 out of the 3 have accepted a job here, so I guess 2 less on the list in front of you. All the best.
L.B

Thanks Littlebird.
The HR woman I was speaking with said said pretty much the same. Could be waiting a long time for an Oz position.
Decided to go with NZ and have been offered a job. Endorsement next month and start date beginning of Jan.
They made it clear that transferring to Oz would be difficult if not impossible so be sure of where you want to go. Seems to be more opportunity in NZ at the moment though.

A320 sim spots are hard to come by at the moment, so long delay getting people in for the initial type rating

New positions. FOs
 

65 new FO positions just advertised. Start early 18.

22 MEL 787 FO slots and 18 commands....wow!!

Hi guys

Completed the final interview process with Jetstar in Melbourne mid Febuary. I was informed during the interview that I would be notified in the coming week.
To date have not received any feedback. Can anyone advise how long Jetstar take to confirm that you have passed the selection process, or do you think I have not meet the cut and they have not bothered to contact me.

They are usually really quick, it depends on when they have the scheduled meetings but normally anywhere from 1-4 weeks. If you haven't heard in another week or two, contact them. They are quiet receptive to communication.

Jetstar's recruitment processes are like the rest of the airline, in a constant state of chaos and always understaffed and under resourced. I would only worry if you have received notification that you are unsuccessful. I think Av91 must be a Jetstar angel otherwise she would know that whenever you ring a phone in Jetstar you are greeted with an answering machine and emails go unanswered. As for being quite receptive, tell that to the cadet who was called to HO at his own expense for "harassing" a certain person in power over a possible start date for the 320 endo.

Thank you for the reply Aviatrix91 / Lookleft. Hopefully a positive outcome in the next few weeks.

Any guys or girls here have any recent experience with how long the wait is on the hold file? (I assume a long one)
Where are JQ sending people for type rating these days?
Gulf I got asked to provide references about 2 weeks later which was consistent with how long they said it would take. Think it simply depends on when the next hiring meeting is scheduled. Hopefully its good for news for you!

They are now startin* in-house typeratings in Melbourne as of April.

Interesting! Have they announced who is going to do the training??
First it was the F/o's until it got ugly with the union, then put out training captains and it never got decided...

Not the first of April is it Ollie?

All as I know is that several new hires have their typeratings in-house booked in April. The type rating package is completed, has been used for a couple of proving runs and is ready to go live. As for who is doing the training...... who would know, we will find out when the roster is out I guess.

I think the inhouse runs were for command upgrades and will continue that way. A rumour floating around says HR has knocked the internal type rating on the head for new hires.

Jetstar Cadetship ADAPT Skills testing
 

Hey all,

Just wanting to get some clarification on the skills assessment for the Jetstar Cadetship as I've just applied for the program.

From their website:

"The purpose of this assessment is to find out if you are right for a job with the airline: There are a number of elements that can make up the ADAPT Online package and you will be required to complete a selected combination of the following elements:

Maths
Physics
Aviation Knowledge
Cognitive skills
Coordination and Control
Technical aptitude
ADAPT Personality Questionnaire"

My question is: I have done no physics in high school whatsoever and its has been a few years since high school so my study knowledge isn't too crash hot either. 1) Do I need to go and cram 2 years worth of physics study into my brain? 2) Any advice from people who have done the testing on how to prepare/study?

Cheers!

Much appreciated :) :)

Interested in an answer too! Do you know what is their benchmark?
Anybody with recent experience on the interview too?
Thanks!
L.

You posted in another thread you are doing EASA licence conversion. What you quoted is the cadetship criteria. Are you wanting the cadetship of direct entry recruitment?

So can anyone shed any sources to practice for the Swift aptitude tests for DEFO

I've googled a bit but nothing substantial turns up. Pinstripe pointed me to the Saville website but there's only a few practice questions there.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hey Dookie,
Did my testing earlier this month... It's not as hard as it seems, but still; practice practice practice!

Saville has some Prac exams available, as you have seen (timing and format are exactly the same).
Not much I can say about the written testing. It is what it is... Read the story, select "True, False, Can't tell" options, (don't fall into traps of assuming information is my main advice).

I paid a very minimal amount of $ for some more practice exams from Practice Aptitude Tests. They had a good mix and some were quite challenging. Do the SHL tests too. They're good for timing and difficulty for numerical.

I'd also recommend a Scientific Calculator for the numerical part, so you don't even have to write anything down and just power through.

The diagrammatic tests were different than I have seen previously;
Be prepared to work backwards to find the starting pattern!
They use letters or # * + type symbols to change the shape/size/colour of a given pattern, OR you have to figure out which symbols (and their order) that were used to change Pattern 1 to Pattern 2...

RTFQ and Practice Practice Practice!
Good luck!

Many thanks Sceva.

DoD

Hi guys,

completely new here, however I am reading these pages nearly half a year until now. I have a simple question about quite long-term decision.
I am flying regional turboprop (ATRs) in Europe and I am deeply interested in flying in NZ, either turboprop or jet, preferably.

How difficult is whole process of converting licences, going through airlines screening, going through immigration process.. in other words, is it worth it? I have the minimum req. except licences, obviously etc.
Is somebody here who has a similar experience - an european flying in NZ/Australia?

Thanks for replies ;-)

Hey mate,

It's not letting me message your account, saying you've disabled PMing?

Email me? [email protected]

I'd be interested in hearing about it too, looks like you haven't posted enough to unlock PMs yet.

Anyone know when we hear back about the cadet program? I applied a few weeks ago and not sure how long its meant to take?

Not sure if this helps at all, but Jetstar were really pushing the NZ positions earlier during the recruitment process. Offering "Rapid command upgrades" on turboprops and also trying to fill A320 jet FO spots.
Drop them an email, they're quite ok to deal with and will give you some more info...

Have you received a response yet?

I received a response on Wednesday. OAA emailed to say to book onto stage 1 assessment, ADAPT.

That makes two of us. Seems like there isn't much info available about the adapt testing and what sort of questions can be expected.