ThomsonFly open interviews

[teachin]

I am going to go along to the open interview on March 23rd in Nottingham at the airport, I was rejected at their start up even though I had many years experience, ex BY and BA, yet was knocked out at 1st hurdle. So I'll have a go again.

They say on their web site Coventry base with "Luton pool" for summer, what do they mean by that? Dual based?

Thanks.

[teachin]

Well I sort of agree there, I went when they were starting up. I had worked for Britannia before as crew and left to go to BA as all of us try to do.

I fell at the first hurdle. Hey ho...

[TFlyguy]

Well - some people take rejection really well .........

I have just done 2 days recruitment at cardiff and all those who got through to the key events interview remarked how freindly we had been!

I'm sorry you didnt get past the 2nd part of the interview but there would be a good reason for it not because "some french bitch" took a dislike to you - there are a team of recruiters there who all have input

And no we dont all aspire to work for BA

[teachin]

TFlyGuy, that isn't called for. I was telling what happened to me, back then it was "the done thing" to go to BA if you could manage to do it. As it turns out I hated every minute of BA, I preferred Britannia's friendliness and actually wish I had never left. But there you go.
So maybe look out for me...

[TFlyguy]

Sorry you hated BA but not sure which part of my post is uncalled for

[banewboi]

i work for tom at the moment and i'm off to ba, different people want diferent things in life and it's for lots of reasons that i am going the way i am.

however, i have submitted chirp reports that are inumerable, i feel tui are running the business into a new, cheap, bottom end of the market era and i don't like it. as an employee i don't feel valued, i don't feel safe, i don't feel like i am anything other than an expendable number. training was a farce and the management seem intent on business destructive descisions.

i can honestly say that although i have very good staff concessios i haven't used them for a long time as i do not consider the service/safey good enough to offer my family and have always travelled with touchdown or the like. i can put my hand on my heart and say that there are intrinsi c changes that need to be made with by before they come accross serious problems.

[teachin]

TFlyGuy-This bit "And no we dont all aspire to work for BA".

Simple really.

[jannie]

i went to the open day at luton a few weeks back and i really enjoyed the whole day.

everyone i met was nice, polite and professional to me and other aspiring cabin crew.

i was luck enough to get through and am in waiting/ swimming in the holding pool for my base.

ive been to interviews with two other airlines, virgin and BA and can honestly say i felt both were uncomfortable and i felt false being there. i know everyone has their own opinions but i cant agree with any that are posted here as my experience was nothing but a good one.

[pour_susie]

I've worked for Thomsonfly since Novemberand I love the job, however...... I do feel that 'Thomsonfly' have mangaed to loose the glamourous image that Brittania once had which I think is a real shame.. I aspire to work for BA or virgin mainly because of the class and sophistication that they seem to have especially in the upper classes, I think its a real shame what Thomsonfly have done to themselves as there was so much potential there, but for now it'll do the people are lovely, the pays wicked for the number of hours i have to work and the uniforms one of the best.

Hey everyone has there own opinion in this buisness!!!

x x

[yeoman]

Originally Posted by CandyFlooPot

Hi there

I went along to an open day for them too. It was one of the worst I have been to. I got knocked out the 2nd hurdle cos some french bitch took a total dislike to me. I also have been flying several years . I found the whole process to be anal and the atmosphere was horrible. I wouldnt work for that company because of the unnessescary rudeness and abruptness, god knows what it would be like working for them as a company, lucky escape I say!!!
good luck if u try again, u'll need it X

Lucky for who, you or TFly?

Anyway, that bit over with! I work on t'other side of the armoured door at TFly on the 756. Why therefore am I on the CC forum. Simple, I am interested in the views of 80% of my team on any flight, am involved in both pilot and cabin crew training and the current massive changes are impacting the cabin more than the flight deck.

It would be easy to rubbish the concerns aired here, particularly on not feeling the airline is safe enough to expose your family too. Instead, give us some examples and perhaps we can get something done. If you'd prefer not to air those thoughts publicly, PM me.

Finally, being exposed on a regular basis to both BA and Virgin, including Business Class or whatever, don't hold your breath! The travelling public are the travelling public. There will be the odd one or two who moan as long as their a##e points south, these ones will have paid more and will believe in a claim on the whole world rather than just a little bit.

[Rainboe]

Hi,this is Mrs Rainbow, i am ex BMI and BA (yes it realy does stand for Bloody Awful), anyway i too went to Cardiff for an open day and i have to say it was so refreshing to see genuine, friendly and welcoming members of staff. i totally enjoyed my day there and i told them so. i am still waiting to hear if i have been accepted but i realy hope i have because i got great vibes from all of the guys working there and certainly did not see anyone treated any differently to myself. dare i say, behaviour breeds behaviour, just because you may have worked for one or several airlines for however many years, it does not mean that your are automatically better than the next person for the job and should be accepted!!!

[jannie]

Hey rainboe,see i knew it wasnt just me that really enjoyed the day!hows your application going? have you had any news yet.Jannie x

[Rainboe]

From Frau Rainboe again:
Yo Jannie, yes had a reply, am also in 'holding pool'. spoken to HR department and they too are so friendly, can confirm that as of tuesday this week ALL stations have holding pools, so i am guessing that as they put on an extra recruitment day with just a few days notice (23rd March, i think that was the date) they are awaiting the go ahead to take on extra heads from the powers that be. a training course started monday this week for LGW but no others planned at momemt. what is your 1st choice base that you are holding for? i am LGW. hope this helps, good luck and keep me updated.

[flyingspurtle]

Racist comment by CandyFLooPot

CandyFlooPot made what I consider a racist and offensive comment about a collegue of mine. Had this comment contained reference to colour or sexual orientation,then, I doubt that it would have been allowed to be posted. I have PM the person in question and also the moderator. The decision as to whether someone is given a job with our company, is based on their performance on the day, as regards the problem solving exercises given on the day. If the candidate did not pass all of the exercises at stage one then we are not able to continue with the day. I realise that this is very distressing for applicants at that point,however to see comments made about peoples race serves to reinforce the decission not to give that person a position with our company.

[teachin]

My best friend went up to East Midlands 2 weeks ago today and she still has not heard a sausage from Thomsonfly. Have they decided on what they are going to be doing? Surely a summer program is established and selling and Cabin Crew numbers surely must have been decided on by now. She is getting a little annoyed at the "no news" from Thomsonfly.

Will they run courses in May, when will she fly, June? By then she will have just a few months there and probably be told to go away for winter. Is it worth it?

PS: She just heard from them, no luck, she didn't get selected.

[yeoman]

From what I gather the recruitment and training followed by Temp employment is a rolling programme so if you are waiting to start it will probably mean that you will go on into winter. Any Cabin Crew comment on that? FWIW, the difference in work twixt winter and summer is now pretty minimal. It is fairly busy all year just with more emphasis on Long Haul in the winter it would appear to me.

[teachin]

I actually think they over stretched their numbers and had too many applicants and just fobbed most off with no thanks, no feedback. She intends to write a strong letter.

[TFlyguy]

We have a holding pool for people who have attended interviews, have passed and are awaiting training courses.

Why would we waste time effort and money recruiting just to "fob people off" with a no????????????

We may also be in the situation where people have been offered a job but have turned it down or who have not passed the Initial Course for whatever reason so maybe thats why we are still recruiting.

Also as a chater airline we pick up extra contracts as well as Thomson flying so our requirements change!

[banewboi]

hi guys

sorry to say this but the reason they are still recruiting is because they are hugely undercrewed at the moment, actual flights have been increased even though some routes have been dropped and they haven't got enough people checked on the a/c they have planned for certain routes, i am getting out next month after several years with by as the company is going to the wall, tui have destroyed the brand and i honestly believe that those still in are in for a hard summers work.

having said that we seem to have improved on last years long haul with better lengths of trips and fewer bullets, winter is just as busy so long as you are at a long haul base, sh only see a vastly reduced program.

[jannie]

hi, sorry to sound a bit thick but just wanted some clarification on some
points.

if a company is understaffed and have been activly recruiting then how come its taken and still taking such a while for us to recieve training dates??surley they would want to be getting people through training and into the air as quick as poss??

i really want this job and to work for thompson (regarless of what ive read) and even though im getting a little miffed with the waiting, i am willing to wait, although im sure many others are not so paitent and will go and look towards other airlines. this is not what i want to do but feel if im in the same position in a month i will proberly do that.

as for what teaching mentioned, about 'her friend writing a strong letter' i feel this would do no good. the unsuccesful interviews ive had so far wont give feedback. this is common place for many companies now.