The CTC Wings (Cadets) Thread - Part 2.
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Well just to make you feel a bit better I applied to CTC originally 2 years ago I also passed Stages 1 and 2, had the interview and was unsuccessful they told me I was close to their standards and to reapply in 2 Years time. I can tell you it was worth waiting cos I reapplied and had my phase 3 and 4 last month and I leave for NZ on CP66 in October.
There is a rapidly deepening pool of CTC cadets completing training.
Some will be tempted to escape their debts by means of personal bankruptcy. This will happen as soon as cadets cannot be placed with airlines that will pay a living wage post monthly loan repayments.
Once a few people go bankrupt (there isn't a judge in the insolvency court who would not allow it) and walk away from their HSBC loan then the whole question of funding will become a very red hot potato for HSBC.
These schemes were not designed to withstand a credit crunch and a massive airline recession. Be aware of the liabilities and scenarios attached to the promise of an airline career as marketed in the brochure.
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Some will be tempted to escape their debts by means of personal bankruptcy. This will happen as soon as cadets cannot be placed with airlines that will pay a living wage post monthly loan repayments.
Once a few people go bankrupt (there isn't a judge in the insolvency court who would not allow it) and walk away from their HSBC loan then the whole question of funding will become a very red hot potato for HSBC.
These schemes were not designed to withstand a credit crunch and a massive airline recession. Be aware of the liabilities and scenarios attached to the promise of an airline career as marketed in the brochure.
WWW
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Agreed Chelcse, getting into flying always requires a leap of faith (especially financially!). There will be good times and bad times to make this jump but as it stands we will not be looking for employment for another 16 months(ish) so hopefully the situation will not be worse.
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FWIW a guy attended in similar circumstances when i did my phase 2/3 and he did the group excersise and the interview. I did not see him do the numeracy/pilapts
HTH
Good luck with 2 and hopefully 3 Fabio...
FWIW a guy attended in similar circumstances when i did my phase 2/3 and he did the group excersise and the interview. I did not see him do the numeracy/pilapts
HTH
Good luck with 2 and hopefully 3 Fabio...
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heys guys....feel abit stupid about this..applying to the cadet programme soon....just wondering who you guys used as your 2 referees in the application process....it says "a person you have known for more than 5 years, not relatives of close friends".
So far i only have my gcse/a-level teacher whom i have known more than 5 years....otherwise i can only think of close friends who i have known more than 5 years....since i have been at university for 3 years...
much appreciated
So far i only have my gcse/a-level teacher whom i have known more than 5 years....otherwise i can only think of close friends who i have known more than 5 years....since i have been at university for 3 years...
much appreciated
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Don't worry about this, I don't have a suitable reference in terms of the 5 year requirement and have been told this is fine! If you pass stage 4 you are told that references are still accepted if you haven't known them for 5 years (the example given by CTC is that those fresh out of uni will only have known their tutors for 3 years!).
Make sure it's not family and close friends though (although I sure you've noticed this stated on the online application).
edit: you started uni at 16??
Make sure it's not family and close friends though (although I sure you've noticed this stated on the online application).
edit: you started uni at 16??
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haha...no im still at uni...its my last year in september...im 20 on sunday....i contacted ctc to ask if i can apply now, whilst i am still studying....they gave me the ok to do so....
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Well you may be please to know being in Uni in no way detracts from your application. CP67 due to start in November has about 2/3 people from Leeds uni who were in the exact same position as you, having gone to the CTC assessment with impending exams!
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References are contacted after you have passed stage 4 of selection
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So do they not contact your referees until you have passed stage 4? Or will they use the references to support the selection process?
References are contacted after you have passed stage 4 of selection
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DJ, you appear to know more than the average poster but somewhat less than WWW. Belongins shows the right attitude and your age difference (as well as your proud boast of a status) confirms it. We know you're happy to be starting the course but two years down the line is where you need to look... The guys through the course you speak of might just get 500hrs on type before things really start to kick off in the winter, but they would have started in 2006, the good old days. They might have no option but to hold for easy anyway (do you want to be shipped out to the pacific on completing?) Take senior advice and stay out of denial. You will hear more rumours about the pool/jobs etc than you will ever forget - advice from cadets is notoriously blinkered/rose-tinted by that 319 around the corner. You'll see what I mean when you get there.
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Hi all,
Stuart from yesterdays phase 4 here. I am the newest member of CP69, departing the UK Dec 31st. New Year, New Zealand huh?! Can't beleive it!
Just wondering how you guys from yesterday got on....
Stuart from yesterdays phase 4 here. I am the newest member of CP69, departing the UK Dec 31st. New Year, New Zealand huh?! Can't beleive it!
Just wondering how you guys from yesterday got on....
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Am I right in believing you are not part of CTC? The new pacific job is looking more and more promising by the minute, with large starting salaries and bonuses (including villas supplied by pacific) than any other job is offering, with the chance to fly to much more interesting locations than heathrow! I know of quite a few cadets who are REQUESTING to go to pacific out here. Do your research first. So many know-it-alls on this forum