Silverjet

[Princess79]

To be honest with you I was surprised I got through to the 2-1, I said about 2 words in the group discussion. Thought the 2-1 went ok. But obviously I was wrong.

Got a job at the moment, so not a real big problem. Plus kinda got a job with Maxjet, just waiting for a formal offer and start date.

Just 12 months and counting till we can apply again. Lol. They might have more routes by then.

xx

[Silver Angel]

Perhaps I'm being impatient

I would like to know if there is anyone else out there who has applied to Silverjet this month, May 2007. I did not receive any confirmation email after sending my application, and they are holding a lot of interviews this month. If anyone has been invited for an immediate interview (except Dubai applicants) I would like to know - then I can assume it's a "no".

[Bear132]

Hi Everyone,

I have been up and down about whether to apply or not to SilverJet for some time now and I must admit reading this thread kinda puts me off !!!!lol

I am ex BA crew and I have heard that SilverJet do not like us and do not give anyone BA/ExBA jobs?? Has anyone else heard this?

I know quite a few people (well alot actually) with really good experience who were turned down at the interview day. Mind you they did say they were very put off and prob wouldnt have accepted it anyway.

Anyone shed any light????

Cheers

x

[Moshe77]

Hi Bear132,
I am current BA crew and ex virgin crew and i had an interview last week, I got through to the 1-2-1 stage, but I didn't get the job and I have a lot of flying experience, flying with the UKs 2 leading carriers, so maybe your theory about BA crew not getting the job is correct.

[eggorbeans]

Interesting reading- but why would they interview BA staff if they had no intentions of giving them a job. I don't think they need to boost up the numbers attending interview, by the sounds of it! just a thought.

[MissApproach]

Recruitment theory

Maybe to show they exercise 'equal opportunities'!?!
It is a recruitment agency, that also recruit for Air New Zealand - it is a different way of interviewing, they seem to use this psychometric questioning technique!

I had been warned Silverjet seem to take only young people, but I was encouraged to go anyway as there seems to be a few older crew there too. But come to think of it when I attended the interview last Friday I saw the new recruits (training) and they were all young and beautiful!
It is a shame they are losing out on some really great people, although I am not saying the people they already have aren't great - I am sure they are.

I too have many years experience in scheduled, sub and private charter and I am another ex Virgin Atlantic employee. But like one of my friends said "you have to be in to win" so go for it! You will never know otherwise.

Good luck!

[flygirl28]

Age definitely doesn't figure, i know people who work for SJ who are in their mid 30's and older. I don't think previous airlines make a difference either, there a quite a few crew who are ex Virgin cabin crew.
All i can say is if you really want it (and from what i can tell, they are a great company to work for)keep trying. 8 aircraft over the next 3 years means they are going to need lots of crew and if their is one thing i have learnt persistance definitely pays off! Good luck

[MissApproach]

Well that is good news for those who still have interviews coming up! Good luck all of you inside and outside of Silverjet!

[wannaflyagain]

Applying online

Hi out there,

I was just curious as to how long it takes to get a response from SJ when you apply on line?

I have sent email with cv and photo's pasted onto it (the cv that is!). It's been over a week now.

Are they still recruiting for direct enty In flight Managers, or just for cabin crew?

I have been reading the posts with great interest and it sounds like a superb outfit.

Good luck to everyone who is at the interview stage. To thoses who were not successful, try and get some feedback if that is possible, It may help should you wish to apply again in the future.

[MissApproach]

Hi Wannafly

I think I had confirmation of my application within a week of applying. In that confirmation email it stated when they planned to hold their next set of interviews of which I had been selelected for.

I had my interview last Friday, during the interview they asked which position I was interested in. So I take it from that they are still looking for all ranks or at least cabin crew and service coordinator.

With regards to feedback - Unfortunately in my 'thanks but no thanks email' it clearly states "we will not be offering individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates" :-(
I would love to know where it went wrong, as I thought it went well .


Good luck!

[bluefreedom]

SJ Crew

Hi all

I am Silverjet crew, I think the thoughts that they are not interested in BA crew are not true, as I am ex BA myself. I have to say this is a fabulous company and very different. There is a very positive vibe and it is refreshing to work with positive and happy crew. The Company is fresh and innovative, this is a pleasant change.

Good Luck to all those who apply and to those who havent been successful Good luck for next time. Keep trying !

I am very happy here and I am glad I took the plunge and tried something new x

[cchopeful]

Silverjet Salary

Hello, just a quick question for those working at Silverjet; I've looked on the Company Website but can't find the information.

What is the salary for junior cabin crew, and how much do you actually take home (after allowances etc)?

Thanks very much

Ah - just after posting this i came across this thread http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...=243629&page=3
which answers my question.

But i do have another having read that thread - there seems to be some arguement in it about how many trips can be flown - someone is suggesting that the limit is 900hrs flying a year. My question relates to the max hours - i thought that it was 2,000 working hours for cabin crew (maybe the 900hrs are flying hours and apply to pilots?).

It's all rather confusing to an outsider. Can anyone clarify please?

Thanks

[Airbourne-Adamski]

CAA requirements if I have got this right is...................

900 Block hours (Flying Hours) hours in a 12 month period. And that is a rolling 12 months meaning for example I will look at the amount of hours i have done from this month til last June, and next month it will be amount of hours from july to last july and so on.

hope that helps

[cchopeful]

Oh right, so if it's 7 1/2 hrs to New York, the maximum you can work is 60 return trips a year, so rather than the 7/8 trips a month that people talk about it must average no more than 5 per month. Is that right?

[Airbourne-Adamski]

cchopeful

Ok you can do 210 hrs in 28 consecutive days (roughly speaking your rostered month)

But still 900 hrs in 12 consecutive months.

So you can do upto 210 hrs a month but not exceed 900 hrs within a 12 month period. You could in theory work max hours each month but when it comes close to your 900 hrs before the 12 month period rostering will have to cut your flying right back so you dont go over.

Hope thats not to confusing

[whatsgoingon]

Not the BEST.

Well where do i start.

I think that its pathetic that a simple air-condition pack going down was turned into a Rapid Decompression .
Lets go at it point by point.
1. There are only 2 Air-conditioning packs not 4, why the ifm told the crew there were 4 I don’t know. That wasn’t really the BEST thing to do.
2. Informing the crew that there mite be an explosive decompression, but then not telling them to stow any of the carts or even to stop the service. what were you thinking?
3. Half of the crew didn’t even know what was going on, crew asking other crew is not really acceptable is it?
From what I have been told your not really the BEST Ifm Silverjet have.

[ShesGreatintheGalley]

okkaaaaay then. have a lie down and a becks i think.

[Chris Gains]

To answer the hours question. The 900 Block hours per year rule is for pilots only. Cabin Crews restrictions are 2000 Duty hours per year. There are also the following Restrictions:-

60 Hours in any 7 consecutive days but can increase to 65 hours "On the day" i.e. due to delays!!!
105 Hours in any 14 Consecutive Days
210 Hours in any 28 Consecutive Days.

Hope this helps.
Regards
The Gains

[Muttley Crew]

WTF are you talking about, Holmes?

A pack failure (or even 2/2 packs failing) does not cause rapid or "explosive" decompression... (unless the failure was caused by an SA-8. )

So anyway let me get this straight: someone tells you to be ready for an explosive decompression and you don't think it'd be a good idea to put the pots and pans away? And somehow this is someone else's fault?????

I guess some people expect the crew to be able to think for themselves, even just a little bit...

[Airbourne-Adamski]

Chris Cains
To answer the hours question. The 900 Block hours per year rule is for pilots only. Cabin Crews restrictions are 2000 Duty hours per year. There are also the following Restrictions:-
60 Hours in any 7 consecutive days but can increase to 65 hours "On the day" i.e. due to delays!!!
105 Hours in any 14 Consecutive Days
210 Hours in any 28 Consecutive Days.
Hope this helps.
Regards
The Gains

Chris I am not meaning to step on your toes with this one, but I have just checked in my manual with a copy of the CAA Flight Time Limitations
and he says........
Cumulative Flying Hour Limits Shall Be A Maximum Of:
100 hours in any 28 consecutive days
270 hours in any 12 consecutive weeks
550 hours in any 6 consecutive months
75o hours in any 9 consecutive months, And
900 hours in any 12 consecutive months.
These hours represent Flying Hours. And also represents cabin crew not just pilots.

I belive what you are refering to is Cumulative DUTY HOUR LIMITS where
you can do 1880 hours in any 12 consecutive months.

Dont forget flying hours covers time off blocks (pushback) to time on blocks.
Duty hours covers the above plus check in's, pre flight brief, de briefes, home standbys, airport standbys, training days ect.