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Play nice with the other kids please...

Does Anyone have a Qantas Link interview for ADL base in Mildura on the 12th of January ?

Hey Dxbozboi check ur pms

Hi!

Do you know if they are interviewing for only ADL or for MQL positions as well?

Happy flying,

Mouse

Good Evening L&G, I may have an interview at the end of this month with Qantas uk @ LHR. Can anyone out there tell me what to expect. Are they in need of experienced crew? Does anyone know if they have a fast track promotion scheme for those that are worthy? I realise that may not be me as experience is not always some airlines priority !!! Grazie per attenzione!

Promotion is based on merit. There is no fast track promotion scheme.

There are a number of posts which should provide information on what to expect with a Qantas / Qantas UK interview if you use the search facility.

Regardless of whether you have experience or not, you will be treated the same as those that have not flown before and will complete the same interview process and if successful the same training program.

Thank you for that info.
I will do some serious searching now! Pprune is too addictive....
I got a little carried away reading what I wasn't missing at Virgin! Crew complaining!!!

Hi guys! can some1 tell me if Qantas LHR r still recruiting and if so where and how to apply!

Thanx

try www.qantascabincrewuk.com or google similar key words

Yes, they are. You will need to register your details via Staffcv but there is a link from the website link above.

Be patient - they will get in contact with you as soon as they can!

Sunny!
Yeah I know it's like an aviation enthusiasts bleeding heart column!
Either here or Prozac!
Very theraputic though don't you think?

Ricciriardo

You hit the nail on the head! It makes me feel fortunate to work for a low profile airline for some time. It really is a different world out there, I'm an ex Virgin gal and the complaints sound familiar. In these big companies we are numbers. It has been refreshing to have a name for a while!!!

thanx for the answers guys! sent my application off through their snazzy system! Any1 know how long we usually have to wait to hear anything back? do they go straight to inviting u to interviews or r there further forms to complete?

Thanx.

It can take a little while for QCCUK to respond as they have a large number of applications. If you don't hear anything for awhile, don't presume that they are not interested, they're probably just moving through the list.

Hi All
Recently observed London based crew.
First class cabin being operated by 2 X 22 year olds.

Doesn't QF have a policy on whom works this section?
If memory serves me correct there was a time where you had to apply for said position...

Has anyone heard anyting re. the Adelaide based interviews we just went through?

Bolty McBolt,

Did you ask them how old they were or just took a stab in the dark at their age?

Some of the LHR based crew have been flying since they were 18, so with 4 or 5 yrs experience I'd think they were more than qualified to work in Business/First. Most Sydney crew get an opportunity for BFirst by then, so whats the big deal?

TL

Good point transition layer. Age has nothing to do with capabilities....

Bolty

It’s called brand erosion. Management don’t care as long as they get their performance bonus. The premium passengers are leaving Qantas in droves out of London. I was talking to one of our corporate booking agents just the other day, she was saying customers are now asking to be booked only on the LHR flights crewed by Australian based cabin crew. The sick leave out of the LHR base is massive, for some reason these English teenagers they’ve hired are happy to turn up during the week but soon as the weekend comes around they feel sick all of a sudden. Anyway why wouldn’t you go sick when you don’t have to worry about pay protection!

BA are loving the staff turnover up their. QF are paying a fortune for training all these newbies then a couple months later they jump ship to BA and they’re all trained up ready to go, a quick conversion course is all that’s required.

QF recently did another recruitment drive in Australia to try and get more Australian based cabin crew to do a stint up there, you know give the base some more experienced cabin crew. You know how many applied? I believe the figure was 15! Speaks volumes doesn’t it!!

I know the Thai crew have had a gut full of it. They now just absolutely loath it when they have to fly up to LHR. The power hungry and incompetent ex short haul flight attendants who have been CSM’s and CSS’s are just making it a nightmare for all concerned, not to mention the sheer laziness of the English crew who leave the poor Thai’s to pick up all the slack! It’s a disgrace.

Anyway that’s life. All the transient, bonus driven management will be gone when it all hits the fan down the track. That’s just the way the company is run now.

But what makes these reruits leave QF? They just go there to get a qualification or something? I have worked for some companies in the past 5 years (1bankruptcy and 1 where I left as lay-offs were going to take place). I've sent my cv to QF and really hope I'll get an answer soon. I'm enjoying my current work but am again affraid of the company's future.
It's quite racistic that some like to leave the dirty work over to the Thai crew, not very respectful at least...