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Why on earth do they specify on the aptitude email that you must complete it this week? How inconveient is that..... Working 7-7 till friday and away the weekend so will i be excluded id i do it on monday or tuesday???
Aptitude tests are a waste of time anyway!
I'll try get around to it and take a video of the whole test for your benifit chaps.
Adios
Aptitude tests are a waste of time anyway!
I'll try get around to it and take a video of the whole test for your benifit chaps.
Adios
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Maybe doing it after work would show a smidgen of commitment. Or maybe don't go away at the weekend until you've done it.
Aptitude tests are not a waste of time if they mean you get a job.
Aptitude tests are not a waste of time if they mean you get a job.
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Hi schweizer, apologies for taking a while to answer your query, this is my first log into PPRuNe since posting my manks and moans last night.
I received an email last Sunday with a link to the website to carry out the test but it's not much good to me when the last bloody test doesn't work.
It seems that others have been able to complete the test so it must just be me, maybe I should change my user name to 'luckymick'.
Good luck with your application, hopefully I'll hear some response to my queries to Jet2 and the company that produce the test.
I received an email last Sunday with a link to the website to carry out the test but it's not much good to me when the last bloody test doesn't work.
It seems that others have been able to complete the test so it must just be me, maybe I should change my user name to 'luckymick'.
Good luck with your application, hopefully I'll hear some response to my queries to Jet2 and the company that produce the test.
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Hi appfo, last time I checked Somerset was still part of the UK though the Bridgwater Freedom Fighters are still pushing for independence!!!!!
Seriously, there will have been thousands of applications and while I understand your impatience there’s no way that they can send out all the emails at once as the online test system would crash under the demand. Perhaps they’re sending out emails in smaller batches and you will receive yours soon.
As my previous posts point out there seems to be a reliability issue with the online tests, one other person has PM’d me to say that they experienced a similar problem so maybe I won’t have to change my user name after all. So relax be patient let the ‘guinea pigs’ like yours truly go first to find all the faults then it will be fixed when you get the email.
Good luck.
Seriously, there will have been thousands of applications and while I understand your impatience there’s no way that they can send out all the emails at once as the online test system would crash under the demand. Perhaps they’re sending out emails in smaller batches and you will receive yours soon.
As my previous posts point out there seems to be a reliability issue with the online tests, one other person has PM’d me to say that they experienced a similar problem so maybe I won’t have to change my user name after all. So relax be patient let the ‘guinea pigs’ like yours truly go first to find all the faults then it will be fixed when you get the email.
Good luck.
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@dreamlinerguy:
Having a deadline on an aptitude test is no different than having a deadline on an application, or an exam or anything else for that matter. I'm sure the recruiters in Jet2 didn't sit around the table and wonder how they could cause the most inconvenience to you.
Presumably as you are posting in this topic, you are interested in the scheme - however the attitude you display in that post speaks volumes. The world (and Jet2's recruitment) doesn't revolve around you. There will doubtlessly be hundreds of applications for very few positions, therefore it would probably be in your interest to make time to do the aptitude tests, and do them well, not just "get around to it".
Aptitude tests do have their uses, if only to weed out those who can't be bothered to jump through hoops. You'll have to jump through hoops your whole career in this industry, and virtually every flying job you apply for - in the airline world (which you presumably aspire to looking at your username) will have aptitude testing of some description as part of the selection process.
As a final note, you are presumably still quite young, and looking to get into this industry, I wish you the best of luck but the attitude you displayed in that post won't get you anywhere, and recruiters have been know to frequent these forums in the past.
Having a deadline on an aptitude test is no different than having a deadline on an application, or an exam or anything else for that matter. I'm sure the recruiters in Jet2 didn't sit around the table and wonder how they could cause the most inconvenience to you.
Presumably as you are posting in this topic, you are interested in the scheme - however the attitude you display in that post speaks volumes. The world (and Jet2's recruitment) doesn't revolve around you. There will doubtlessly be hundreds of applications for very few positions, therefore it would probably be in your interest to make time to do the aptitude tests, and do them well, not just "get around to it".
Aptitude tests do have their uses, if only to weed out those who can't be bothered to jump through hoops. You'll have to jump through hoops your whole career in this industry, and virtually every flying job you apply for - in the airline world (which you presumably aspire to looking at your username) will have aptitude testing of some description as part of the selection process.
As a final note, you are presumably still quite young, and looking to get into this industry, I wish you the best of luck but the attitude you displayed in that post won't get you anywhere, and recruiters have been know to frequent these forums in the past.
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I have applied since 12 days ago and I have not received an email yet...
Maybe I am right they are looking to take UK nationals first...
Hope, I will get an answer from them soon because i don't want to miss this opportunity.
I've done my MCC/JOC with CRM !
Maybe I am right they are looking to take UK nationals first...
Hope, I will get an answer from them soon because i don't want to miss this opportunity.
I've done my MCC/JOC with CRM !
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Maybe I am right they are looking to take UK nationals first...
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Good luck to those applying.
I don't believe it's an apprenticeship as such, just a way if getting cheap labour for a bit in ops .
And to be honest you could learn all you need to know ops wise for flying in a 12 he shift seeing what they do, so I don't deem it essential at all.
we had a lot of wannabe pilots at aeu in the ops dept, and they knew if they put up with the ****e in there and appallingly bad atmosphere, they'd get their dream shot at being a pilot on the line.
In one case , being in ops didn't help, he still couldn't land a 757 months later..
I don't believe it's an apprenticeship as such, just a way if getting cheap labour for a bit in ops .
And to be honest you could learn all you need to know ops wise for flying in a 12 he shift seeing what they do, so I don't deem it essential at all.
we had a lot of wannabe pilots at aeu in the ops dept, and they knew if they put up with the ****e in there and appallingly bad atmosphere, they'd get their dream shot at being a pilot on the line.
In one case , being in ops didn't help, he still couldn't land a 757 months later..
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How long between doing the online tests and getting feedback ?
Anybody done the online tests and got their feedback yet? How long did you have to wait to get your results?
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The ops contract....
This looks to me to be a fantastic opportunity to enter an airline as a f/atpl with at the very least a glimer of light in a very dark tunnel..... There are very few doors open at this time as everyone knows and i can only see this an extremley good offer given the times we are in....i wonder if the ops contract with Jet2 will have the type rating and potential FO job written in anywhere ?
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Appfo09 – Interesting comment regarding possible Jet2 preferences for UK nationals, I don’t know their recruitment policy but indirectly you might have a point. The assessment tests are written in English and are not simple, anyone who does not have English as a first language is at a definite disadvantage. Anyone who can pass those tests in any language other than their mother tongue is doing exceptionally well.
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I don't know their recruitment policy either this was just my first thought and impression. I studied in UK so I am fluent in English and I also achieved ICAO Level 5.
Let's wait a bit more and see what happens.
Wish you all good luck !
Let's wait a bit more and see what happens.
Wish you all good luck !