Ryanair Interview and Sim Assessment (merged)
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I had a sim assessment with FR last week. I know how they treat people but I hadn't heard anything else and wanted some interview and sim experience. They phoned me within 24 hours to say I had passed and offering me a place on the next type rating course. I turned it down!! I got a lot out of the int and sim assessment but if they think I'm going to pay 28000 euros they're wrong!! I'm just going to keep plugging away until I find somewhere that treats people better!! (they said that I should call them if I change my mind!!! No chance!!)
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Well done, Hard Landing ! 
You are the example everybody should follow.... More people like you, and maybe RYR would start paying themselves for type ratings and treat people better.
You are the example everybody should follow.... More people like you, and maybe RYR would start paying themselves for type ratings and treat people better.
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Hard_Landing.
Where you at the Dublin or EMA interviews?
I attended the Dublin interview/assessment last week, and am pleased to say I wont be Joining FR either!
Have to say my interview was an absolute joke, and have never been asked such a bunch of toss questions for a job in my life...
Where you at the Dublin or EMA interviews?
I attended the Dublin interview/assessment last week, and am pleased to say I wont be Joining FR either!
Have to say my interview was an absolute joke, and have never been asked such a bunch of toss questions for a job in my life...
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I was in Dublin. I agree mate...the questions were pretty ridiculous! I honestly had to stop myself from laughing!! I really am not being flippant...it was that bad!! But, I am a strong believer in taking positives out of every situation.....and the big positive is that I am not going to be working for RYR!!!
I think the fact that, when they talk about the type rating (the "you have to go to one of our approved schools" line) and the way they ask whether you have the finances in place, they don't try to offset it by telling you how great it is to work for them and how you get this and you get that, tells you something!!
By the way, one of the guys on the assessment flew into Dublin on FR. He was sat at the front reading a "pilot interview" book, the first officer came out of the cockpit. He saw the book and asked "You're a pilot then?, have you got an interview?"...to which the guy said "yes...with you guys"...the f/o said..."POOR SOD"
Enough said!!
I think the fact that, when they talk about the type rating (the "you have to go to one of our approved schools" line) and the way they ask whether you have the finances in place, they don't try to offset it by telling you how great it is to work for them and how you get this and you get that, tells you something!!
By the way, one of the guys on the assessment flew into Dublin on FR. He was sat at the front reading a "pilot interview" book, the first officer came out of the cockpit. He saw the book and asked "You're a pilot then?, have you got an interview?"...to which the guy said "yes...with you guys"...the f/o said..."POOR SOD"
Enough said!!
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I paid for the sim assessment and int because,
1. I hadn't had an int or sim assessment before and I wanted the experience.
2. Even though I don't want to work for them I wanted to go along and get the answers to some questions "straight from the horses mouth", so to speak. No offence to anyone on here, but you do hear a lot of conflicting things (although, not on how bad FR is!!) so I wanted to go along and get the info first hand.
3. And I was going to go and get some practice in a sim anyway and I was quoted 320 quid an hour for that!!
And I did get a few things out of it. All of which seems fairly straightforward.....so if inveritas found it "baffling", maybe that says more about the pilots that say yes to FR!!
1. I hadn't had an int or sim assessment before and I wanted the experience.
2. Even though I don't want to work for them I wanted to go along and get the answers to some questions "straight from the horses mouth", so to speak. No offence to anyone on here, but you do hear a lot of conflicting things (although, not on how bad FR is!!) so I wanted to go along and get the info first hand.
3. And I was going to go and get some practice in a sim anyway and I was quoted 320 quid an hour for that!!
And I did get a few things out of it. All of which seems fairly straightforward.....so if inveritas found it "baffling", maybe that says more about the pilots that say yes to FR!!
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Hard Landing,
You could have paid an aviation company to do a practice interview with you and I am sure you would have got more information from that than doing FR interview.
You do not learn anything from the sim session as it is used for evaluation not training. You cannot put the session on your log book.
When FR had a pilot's recruitment road show, you could go there and get the information straight from the horses mouth for free!
so to summarise, all three of your points = a hard landing on your head
perhaps you are not right for FR and FR is not right for you.
Oh, one final thing, why are there so many pilots flying for FR if it is so sooo bad? After all, they are not cancelling flights because of a shortage of pilots are they?
You could have paid an aviation company to do a practice interview with you and I am sure you would have got more information from that than doing FR interview.
You do not learn anything from the sim session as it is used for evaluation not training. You cannot put the session on your log book.
When FR had a pilot's recruitment road show, you could go there and get the information straight from the horses mouth for free!
so to summarise, all three of your points = a hard landing on your head
perhaps you are not right for FR and FR is not right for you.
Oh, one final thing, why are there so many pilots flying for FR if it is so sooo bad? After all, they are not cancelling flights because of a shortage of pilots are they?
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Good points murray. I think hard landing needs to take a rain check. If you think your just going to walk into another airline it is pretty unlikely with low experience.
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Exactly....!
Being treated like dirt means you should not accept it anymore. Soon, they will make you do line training without even paying you, and there will still be people willing to do it.
Don't be crazy, just say NO
Being treated like dirt means you should not accept it anymore. Soon, they will make you do line training without even paying you, and there will still be people willing to do it.
Don't be crazy, just say NO
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For most people they are accepted in fact there accepted many times per week. Yes they are not the only airline and its not ideal, but with 200 hours jet jobs are few and far between for most people. Its pretty simple if you don't like it don't take it...
For most people they are accepted in fact there accepted many times per week. Yes they are not the only airline and its not ideal, but with 200 hours jet jobs are few and far between for most people. Its pretty simple if you don't like it don't take it...
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looking for a partner...
Looking for a partner to share a sim training on 737 800
please!
Contact me with a private message or [email protected]
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Contact me with a private message or [email protected]
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Ryanair Sim Questions
Hi there,
I have a ryanair assesement on the 29th June in Dublin, if anyone has gone through the Dublin assesement recently and could give me an idea of the questions asked, both technical and HR etc. Would be very grateful.
Thank you in advance.
I have a ryanair assesement on the 29th June in Dublin, if anyone has gone through the Dublin assesement recently and could give me an idea of the questions asked, both technical and HR etc. Would be very grateful.
Thank you in advance.
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Ryanair MCC pre assessment
Hallo friends,
has anybody been to the Ryanair MCC preassessment done by SAS in Stockholm ? I would love some feedback on the tests and interview.
Maybe it's been written about allready but I missed it,please indicate link.
thank you and good luck.
ps:no gossip/jokes thank you,first hand exp. appreciated.
has anybody been to the Ryanair MCC preassessment done by SAS in Stockholm ? I would love some feedback on the tests and interview.
Maybe it's been written about allready but I missed it,please indicate link.
thank you and good luck.
ps:no gossip/jokes thank you,first hand exp. appreciated.