Qantas engineering apprenticeship 2011
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Australia
I don't know how recent your experiences come from, but I have and am currently completing my apprenticeship with QF in Brisbane and did so through Aviation Australia. So here is how I went...
Finished my 9 months of theory with Aviation Australia and they actually were the ones that arranged interviews with prospective employers, not just QF. However, I do believe it is in the terms of their contract to provide you with at least an interview and they really do PUSH you to at least show up to the QF interview for "practice" even if you don't want a job with them. Don't get me started on what I think of that 'organisation' it will only end in
AA arrange the interview and you turn up, they will already have your academic record and resume that they would have obtained from AA so for the love of all good things MAKE SURE YOUR RESUME IS KEPT UP TO DATE! Passing all your subjects helps too
Matt or Laurence will come around taking interests for those who wish to apply for the job, and even if you don't want to apply they will make you. They are also the ones that give you instructions on how to fill out the online from on their careers page which you select apprenticeships and one of the options is to say that you are going through AA or equivalent approved RTO. Then they will get back to you, Matt or Laurence that is, about when your interview will be.
You basically sit down for anywhere from 30mins to an hour and they ask you a set of general aviation knowledge questions which you answer verbally and they make notes. They ask you about your hobbies and interests so be warned, if you make claims to know about anything that you KNOW it well. They will question you on it. Also if you bring anything to the interview that demonstrates your hand skills (eg that ridiculous filing block or wing box) you know a little bit about its construction, tools used, types of possible metal corrosion that might occur. They will quiz you on that too.
ADVICE: Bring something original. Trust me, after seeing 100+ candidates with filing blocks and wing boxes, you are just going to blur into the crowd, so find something different but still relevant. Oh, and make sure you know how it all works because they will ask you.
The next step if you are successful will be a basic medical. Hearing test, urine sample, eye test, reflexes etc. nothing new there
That's about it, then you wait....and wait....... until you either get a letter in the post that says yay or nay
If you have any questions feel free to ask, or if I have missed out on anything or need something clarified. I did this in 2007/8 so it was fairly recent.
All the best and sorry for rambling so much
Finished my 9 months of theory with Aviation Australia and they actually were the ones that arranged interviews with prospective employers, not just QF. However, I do believe it is in the terms of their contract to provide you with at least an interview and they really do PUSH you to at least show up to the QF interview for "practice" even if you don't want a job with them. Don't get me started on what I think of that 'organisation' it will only end in
AA arrange the interview and you turn up, they will already have your academic record and resume that they would have obtained from AA so for the love of all good things MAKE SURE YOUR RESUME IS KEPT UP TO DATE! Passing all your subjects helps too
Matt or Laurence will come around taking interests for those who wish to apply for the job, and even if you don't want to apply they will make you. They are also the ones that give you instructions on how to fill out the online from on their careers page which you select apprenticeships and one of the options is to say that you are going through AA or equivalent approved RTO. Then they will get back to you, Matt or Laurence that is, about when your interview will be.
You basically sit down for anywhere from 30mins to an hour and they ask you a set of general aviation knowledge questions which you answer verbally and they make notes. They ask you about your hobbies and interests so be warned, if you make claims to know about anything that you KNOW it well. They will question you on it. Also if you bring anything to the interview that demonstrates your hand skills (eg that ridiculous filing block or wing box) you know a little bit about its construction, tools used, types of possible metal corrosion that might occur. They will quiz you on that too.
ADVICE: Bring something original. Trust me, after seeing 100+ candidates with filing blocks and wing boxes, you are just going to blur into the crowd, so find something different but still relevant. Oh, and make sure you know how it all works because they will ask you.
The next step if you are successful will be a basic medical. Hearing test, urine sample, eye test, reflexes etc. nothing new there
That's about it, then you wait....and wait....... until you either get a letter in the post that says yay or nay
If you have any questions feel free to ask, or if I have missed out on anything or need something clarified. I did this in 2007/8 so it was fairly recent.
All the best and sorry for rambling so much
