Ryan Air Telephone Interview

[zuluflyer]

y do they need to ask your credit card number or are they trying to say u got the job so we can put your wage packet in there?

[nick14]

The selection and sim ride costs you around about 300euro

[WallyWumpus]

I was not asked anything technical, just "Why Ryanair" and "How did you get into flying", followed by my credit card number.

To answer an earlier post omn age - I am 34.

[Alltheway]

Hi,

I submitted my Cv to RyanAir over 8 weeks ago. May I ask how you submitted yours as I've heard nothing.

[Mr M.]

Why they ask you for the credit card number??

[AKAFresh]

Your English is the key!

Chaps..

The main reason for the telephone interview is to assess your command of ENGLISH.

So if your not a native English speaker and English is not your strong point then this should be your primary concern. Ryanair tend to hire alot more foreign crew, so this is a bigger factor for them. Remember theres no point inviting people for interviews only to find out that their level of English is not up to the standard, it wastes the airlines time.

If your job hunting then make sure you continue to fresh up on your ATPL technical knowledge. Don't wait to be called for interviews to prepare for technical/personal questions. (Ace The Technical Pilot Interview - Excellent book! Highly recommended). You never know when the call for an interview may come and you should have researched the companies you have applied too (at least know some basic info about them e.g fleets, routes etc). Therefore if they do call you with short notice for telephone interviews or panel interviews you don't have to rush and cram.

Airlines have a habit of calling people for interviews and only giving them a few days before the actual day. Iv even been asked to come to an airline interview the very next day the reason being was that the TR would start the following week! I'm sure there are guys who have even been called on that very day for an interview! Therefore you should have already prepared good answers for the basic questions that every airline will undoubtedly ask such as 'why do you want to be a pilot', 'why X airline' etc and basic tech questions etc..


Ps. I don't work for FR but iv done the telephone interview, albeit awhile back. Your command of English is the primary factor, getting you to answers questions is just a way of making you do more of the talking. Answers to the tech/personal questions will be more important at the panel interview stage, but obviously sensible and correct answers do help your cause!.. so brush up on that knowledge!


Preparation is the key, Good Luck!!

Aka.

[WallyWumpus]

A credit card number is requested (if you are successful) because Ryanair charge to to go to an interview. I seem to remember paying something in the order of £260.

[Stelios1984]

I have been waiting for just over 2 weeks now... I would like to know how long most other people waited for from having their CV submitted to Ryanair to getting the phone call? I don't want to give up hope just yet.

I'm hoping that they do things like this in "phases".

I chasd CAE recently and they seemed to suggest that if 1 month passes then you probably havent been successful :-(

[irishone]

I applied in Nov through Cae. Screened and put forward by cae in jan ( was a bit of a wait).....still waiting to get called for interview...I imagine it will be a long wait. Not holding my breath for it thats for sure.

Your only waiting 2 weeks yet so no need to panic thats nothing, sure they're getting thousands of cv's in.

[Alltheway]

There's a whole thread on this topic.

My telephone interview:

Why you did well in this, failed in that..
Why did you choose your FTO
Dates of Licenses
What do you know about flying RyanAir
Why do you wish to Join


N.B - How do you know you'll be getting a call in 2 week's?

[irishone]

Skycaptain I know a few people that got questions like 'how does an ndb work whats the range....differences between vor & ndb...how does AI work' Some basic enough questions like that. The usual Ryan questions 'How many hubs, how many pilots employed, how many a/c, whats the expected turnover of pax fr 2009, How much did they make in 08'. Ive only heard of 4 people getting telephone interviews like this, everyone else seemed to have gotten the whats the credit card ones.

[smith]

They asked me if I could touch my toes naked with my trousers and pants at my ankles, I said I couldn't so never got to the credit card number stage.

[blusky75]

ehi guys Do I have any chance with Fr if i have Full ATPL with already a T.Rating ( not 737)? I read on their website they are just looking for pilots with no experience... thx for the reply!!

[Vone Rotate]

Has anyone had a sniff at an assessment in the last couple of weeks?
I applied via CAE and was told to expect a telephone interview. They said if it does not come in 4 weeks I am to consider myself unsuccessful.

They also said recruitment has slowed right down however the 4 week rule still applies. I have a little over a week till my 4 weeks is up.

Any thoughts?

[Snowiey]

Its exactly four weeks ago today that CAE informed me that they were forwarding my CV, I havent heard anything since. Last week a guy who did his CPL/IR at Bristol with myself had a reply within a week, which disheartened me a little! Cant think of any real weakness in my training background compared to his (we both got first time CPL/IR passes). So not sure what the deciding factors are. Still holding out hope!

Jon

[Vone Rotate]

Same situation Snowiey,

Have a friend who got an assessment straight off. Only difference is he had a degree and I don't. Flying wise basically the same.

Not sure what to do once the 4 weeks is up?

Is it classed as a fail and its a case of waiting for 12 months to re-apply or do your details stay on there data base and they could call whenever they choose?

[TheBeak]

Guys and girls, I am really surprised you are so disappointed to not get a call from them for an interview. I'd imagine they pick names out of a hat more or less. There is absolutely no strategy. I nigh on guarantee that in the long term (and quite possibly in the short term if you did but know it) you will be better off for having not been 'invited' for an interview. There is only one person making Ryanair 'the only way'. I know of more than a few people who wish they had never done the selection, some of which who passed. There also seemed to be no consistency in their pass/fail grade there. Get another job (non flying almost certainly) and sit the recession out, I've said it before and I'll say it again, our careers are a marathon and not a sprint. And I am not saying this as a bitter person who was not 'selected' or who failed I can assure you.

Good luck and get long term in your goals.

[TheBeak]

As of 16th June a complete freeze at every UK base on expansion, command upgrades, pilot base transfers.

Taken from PPJN - it might answer your questions.

[Jesper]

the freeze is rather to keep pilots in their place now when balpa has launched their "please respect us" campaign.
And to answer the earlier question, no you will never fly 10hrs/month in ryanair. Since they pay your recurrent sim-session every 6months by deducting 5eur from your salary every hour, if you dont fly enough they will make a loss just having you hired.

[TheBeak]

if you dont fly enough they will make a loss just having you hired.

On a Brookfield you are barely 'hired' are you? They'll just get rid of you if they can only offer you 10 hours a month, they certainly aren't going to make a loss out of you. They don't make losses on pilots in Ryanair.