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Jetconnect LH 13th Oct
I havent heared anything after the assessment day. On that day, the trainer told me that the feedback will be given about two weeks time. I havnt done any medical test, First aids cert, etc. It will take ages. 
I m kind of stuck here since i need to wait the result, otherwise i will move to oversea.
I really wish i can get it. LOVE travel n aviation. it would be awsome experience.
I m kind of stuck here since i need to wait the result, otherwise i will move to oversea.
I really wish i can get it. LOVE travel n aviation. it would be awsome experience.
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Dont stress guys - the short haul crew who applied still havent heard anything either. It can take a little while as the apps go back to sydney before the final decision.
If you were unsuccessful I owuld ahve thought you would have heard by now, but dont get your hopes up too much!
All the best
If you were unsuccessful I owuld ahve thought you would have heard by now, but dont get your hopes up too much!
All the best
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I got a letter
I got a letter requesting that I go for a medical. I'm thinking this is looking quite positive although it does state quite clearly it isn't a job offer.
Hopefully you guys will hear something soon too.
Sooz
Hopefully you guys will hear something soon too.
Sooz
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I received an email saying that I am unsuccessful at this time but can reapply in 6 months.
I am not too worried, the timing isn't quite right and I know the pay won't be as good as what I am on now. Now I can put plan B into action and travel around Canada.
There is always another time plus Air NZ have approached me as well.
Hope it all goes well.
I am not too worried, the timing isn't quite right and I know the pay won't be as good as what I am on now. Now I can put plan B into action and travel around Canada.
There is always another time plus Air NZ have approached me as well.
Hope it all goes well.
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I received an email saying that I am unsuccessful at this time but can reapply in 6 months.
I am not too worried, the timing isn't quite right and I know the pay won't be as good as what I am on now. Now I can put plan B into action and travel around Canada.
There is always another time plus Air NZ have approached me as well.
Hope it all goes well.
I am not too worried, the timing isn't quite right and I know the pay won't be as good as what I am on now. Now I can put plan B into action and travel around Canada.
There is always another time plus Air NZ have approached me as well.
Hope it all goes well.
As a former J/C f/a now with NZ I can say with all honesty it was the best move I ever made! Better pay, conditions, opportunities for advancement, crew and senior staff.
Remember the Air NZ screening/interview process is a lot harder than Jetconnect. So take what you have learnt from your J/C interview, work on it and go for Air NZ. If you need any advice PM me.
Good luck
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GKG these people are referring to long haul recruitement, at NZ in the "ZEAL" department these people would never earn what they will at jetconnect long haul. The base salary is over 30k now and with 1 - 12 day trips the allowances are through the roof.
The recruitment process is rigorous and involves role plays and is not in any bit like the short haul department that you used to work for.
You are essentially "QANTAS", but you are employed by Jetconnect on a different contract to mainline crew to save Big Red billions of dollars. They are earning much more than 23k plus DTA, and have worked a lot harder to get there in the recruitment process.
Air New Zealand is so unstable i wouldnt touch them and recently withdrew from ZEAL for this reason. The word New Zealand shouldnt be in their compnay name... they dont want to seem to keep their profits here. ..... just outsource as much as they can!
The recruitment process is rigorous and involves role plays and is not in any bit like the short haul department that you used to work for.
You are essentially "QANTAS", but you are employed by Jetconnect on a different contract to mainline crew to save Big Red billions of dollars. They are earning much more than 23k plus DTA, and have worked a lot harder to get there in the recruitment process.
Air New Zealand is so unstable i wouldnt touch them and recently withdrew from ZEAL for this reason. The word New Zealand shouldnt be in their compnay name... they dont want to seem to keep their profits here. ..... just outsource as much as they can!
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GKG these people are referring to long haul recruitement, at NZ in the "ZEAL" department these people would never earn what they will at jetconnect long haul. The base salary is over 30k now and with 1 - 12 day trips the allowances are through the roof.
The recruitment process is rigorous and involves role plays and is not in any bit like the short haul department that you used to work for.
You are essentially "QANTAS", but you are employed by Jetconnect on a different contract to mainline crew to save Big Red billions of dollars. They are earning much more than 23k plus DTA, and have worked a lot harder to get there in the recruitment process.
Air New Zealand is so unstable i wouldnt touch them and recently withdrew from ZEAL for this reason. The word New Zealand shouldnt be in their compnay name... they dont want to seem to keep their profits here. ..... just outsource as much as they can!
The recruitment process is rigorous and involves role plays and is not in any bit like the short haul department that you used to work for.
You are essentially "QANTAS", but you are employed by Jetconnect on a different contract to mainline crew to save Big Red billions of dollars. They are earning much more than 23k plus DTA, and have worked a lot harder to get there in the recruitment process.
Air New Zealand is so unstable i wouldnt touch them and recently withdrew from ZEAL for this reason. The word New Zealand shouldnt be in their compnay name... they dont want to seem to keep their profits here. ..... just outsource as much as they can!
, but I appreciate where you are coming from, Sebby.I "assumed" a couple of the people above were talking about short-haul as they had recent recruitments, and they were also talking about Wellington. Last time I heard l/h did not have a WLG base. Correct me if that has changed.
It doesn't matter either way anyway
. What I am getting at (I have been a flight attendant for quite some time now with QF mainline s/h, QF Jetconnect s/h and now NZ/Zeal s/h) is that if one were given the chance to go to Air New Zealand (under the Zeal contract) and J/C s/h, in my opinion they'd be crazy to go for J/C s/h. If, however, J/C is their starting point as a career as a flight attendant - then go for it. It's great as a foot in the door, gives you some fab experience and a chance to see the country and a lil bit of Aussie.Both companies no doubt have their pros and cons and we can disagree until we are blue in the face really, lol. But Zeal has better pay then J/C shorthaul (I can show you my J/C payslips and Zeal payslips if you want proof - lol), SYD and BNE (not to mention DUD, HLZ, AKL, CHC, PMR, WLG) overnights with allowances, fab hotels (all 4-5 star), amazing cabin crew who are extremely knowledgable, great managers, fab opportunities for advancement and of course the pride in representing our nations carrier. I feel fantastic going to work and jumping on an Air NEW ZEALAND plane everyday giving that amazing Kiwi hospitality, service, cuisine and beverages and hearing again and again from our passengers just how much they love our service.
Flights attendants at Zeal can take home up to $2,000 per f/n (depending on their base and if they are a trainer as well etc) + allowances. Some ISM/Trainers are on $3,000 per f/n, so that's nothing to sneeze at. And if we are going to compare Air New Zealand l/h with J/C l/h ... well ... where do I start ... about 8 times the pay for a start - lmao! J/C has certainly come a long way, don't get me wrong and thank god ... but I was there at the start, as I have been for Zeal. And if Zeal are doing this well for only 5-6 months in the making, imagine what they are going to be doing in six years time (amount of time J/C has been going)
. As for NZ outsourcing their money, lmao. 1) that is largely untrue. 2) even if it is, that has nothing to do with what the company are like to work for. 3) Air New Zealand, like QANTAS is a BUSINESS - bills have to be paid and profits go back in to the company building the brand and expanding the airline to be te very best, hence us being the first airline in the world to get the new 7E7 Dreamliners (registered under Zeal). 4) I, personally, have never been so happy to go to work every day and so proud of the company and people I work for/with than I am here at NZ/Zeal.
P.S. As you also do not work for long-haul, we are in the same boat of what we know of how it works really, lol. One of my best friends just started with J/C l/h and loves it to death, which is awesome. He's never been so happy. Three of my former J/C colleagues are at l/h now, two love it, one tolerates it, lol. Yet another friend has been there for three years and loathes it with a passion (mind you he came from BA and Emirates so what does he expect - lmao). It's all what you make of it really, like anything. And I KNOW l/h is alot different than s/h, hun. I was not ever arguing that
.Have a great weekend.
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Hiya
I'm assuming that Zeal is Freedom? I have just read these posts and been given a newfound positivity.. I applied for Pac Blue a couple of months ago, it was a bit of a process, and i was quite drained at the end of it. I was unsuccessful and i think this is what caused my recent negativity... anyway, what i want to know is do you think Zeal are worth it? Are they really good to work for? I have been invited to a walk in day at Air NZ shortly and am keen but still feeling a little burnt by my last experience. I also applied online for J/C but have heard nothing, although i am getting the impression that its just as well lmao! Any input would help me immensely!
I'm assuming that Zeal is Freedom? I have just read these posts and been given a newfound positivity.. I applied for Pac Blue a couple of months ago, it was a bit of a process, and i was quite drained at the end of it. I was unsuccessful and i think this is what caused my recent negativity... anyway, what i want to know is do you think Zeal are worth it? Are they really good to work for? I have been invited to a walk in day at Air NZ shortly and am keen but still feeling a little burnt by my last experience. I also applied online for J/C but have heard nothing, although i am getting the impression that its just as well lmao! Any input would help me immensely!
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NZ Girl - did you apply for Jetconnect long haul or short haul? You may hear something soon as there are assesment days for long haul coming in December for positions to commence early in the new year. Long haul is not that bad at all really, but can't comment on short haul.
Zeal, Jetconnect, Pac Blue or MAM (in Aus) are pretty much all that is open to NZ applicants at the moment and I personally can't see that changing in a hurry. Unless you are prepared to move further away and in most cases meet residency requirements wherever that place may be. I think too many people are quick to diss Jetconnect, the way things are going, they are turning out to be the best option in NZ - who would have thought!
It all depends on what sort of flying you are interested in doing. Zeal is pretty much Freedom operating on Air NZ A320 services accross the Tasman. Whatever you decide, take it for what it is now, not what it could possibly become in the future as anything could happen. People are always saying the downscale of conditions and outsourcing is the nature of aviation now days, and I agree, but in reality, its the nature of most industries now.
Zeal, Jetconnect, Pac Blue or MAM (in Aus) are pretty much all that is open to NZ applicants at the moment and I personally can't see that changing in a hurry. Unless you are prepared to move further away and in most cases meet residency requirements wherever that place may be. I think too many people are quick to diss Jetconnect, the way things are going, they are turning out to be the best option in NZ - who would have thought!
It all depends on what sort of flying you are interested in doing. Zeal is pretty much Freedom operating on Air NZ A320 services accross the Tasman. Whatever you decide, take it for what it is now, not what it could possibly become in the future as anything could happen. People are always saying the downscale of conditions and outsourcing is the nature of aviation now days, and I agree, but in reality, its the nature of most industries now.
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Jetconnect has been recriting nationally for long haul for a few months now - going to the applicants etc..
As for you working for QF Mainline SH.. tell me more... they havent done a recruitment for some time now. Since I left my former colleagues have been most up to date in the information regarding them.
So please.. do tell, where were you based and what contract were you on? Im most intrigued.......
As for you working for QF Mainline SH.. tell me more... they havent done a recruitment for some time now. Since I left my former colleagues have been most up to date in the information regarding them.
So please.. do tell, where were you based and what contract were you on? Im most intrigued.......