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Back in my day (2012 that is) half of our group got invited for sim on day 2. Don't know how many of us actually passed but i did and flew for them for a few years before moving on greener pastures. The only reason i would go back if I'd be out of a job now just to get current and recent again then probably would bail on the first occasion for something better. But that said i doubt if they'd hire me. As far as i know they don't take people who worked for them before even though I've left under good terms with notice served and no outstanding bonds, whatsoever. Getting a letter of recommendation out of them was a pain in the a*s though.
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Back in 2015 it was not easy to be even called for an assessment, without going to an open day first, if not rated.
In my group out of about 25 that showed up at day 1 about 10 made it to day 2, and 3 or 4 eventually were offered a start date at the end of the whole assessment.
And speaking to other guys the same happened in all other assessment days, at least in that period.
I don’t know if things changed later on, probably yes, since they grew considerably from that time.
Unless a local cadet, or rated with plenty of hours, joining Wizz as direct entry non rated FO has never been a walk in the park, to put it mildly, despite never been the best employer around.
Back in 2015 it was not easy to be even called for an assessment, without going to an open day first, if not rated.
In my group out of about 25 that showed up at day 1 about 10 made it to day 2, and 3 or 4 eventually were offered a start date at the end of the whole assessment.
And speaking to other guys the same happened in all other assessment days, at least in that period.
I don’t know if things changed later on, probably yes, since they grew considerably from that time.
Unless a local cadet, or rated with plenty of hours, joining Wizz as direct entry non rated FO has never been a walk in the park, to put it mildly, despite never been the best employer around.
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I know at least one guy that was re-hired a couple of years after leaving, but that was in 2017. He was also upgraded straight away, and made base captain soon after, go figure
I know at least one guy that was re-hired a couple of years after leaving, but that was in 2017. He was also upgraded straight away, and made base captain soon after, go figure
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Something which might help is residing in a city where they foresee an expansion and hence demand for crews soon. That has always been one of the selling points of Wizz to prospective applicants - being able to work locally and sleep in your own bed every night. That being said, it's always been a two-way street as many of the applicants are mainly interested in joining because that's one of the few opportunities to fly commercially and be based in certain locations - or, quite often, even the only one.
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To sleep in your own bed, while working for an airline is the highest achivement you can make. Commuting and being away from home for many many weeks does not contribute to your performance at all.
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True that - and it gets a lot worse when you're no longer in your 20s, single, with no dependents and with relatively young and healthy parents. That's why I wouldn't be quick-handed to judge anyone for the compromises they make for the sake of being based in their home city. You never know what their personal circumstances might be. Maybe they have no viable alternative.
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I reckon this will be the case not only for Wizz in the first half of 2021. We can only hope that vaccines will be effective so that we can start going to some sort of normality for summer and winter season.
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I'm not sure what to think of this, hopefully they are not testing the waters for p2f...
https://wizzair.com/en-gb/informatio...20-type-rating
https://wizzair.com/en-gb/informatio...20-type-rating
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A couple of years ago, I compared and contrasted the easyJet and wizz NTR DEC type rating costs, and wizz was about half the cost of the rip off easyJet scheme, which was a plus in their favour (although I took neither job, choosing to remain at my current employer who didn't charge me a bean for my rating; and quite right too)! Of course p2f is a BIG no no. Paying for a rating with no job - well, they can be very cheap, close on 11 grand, (cheaper than an LPC on some types) so it can be good for keeping in practice and enhancing the CV. Damn all use without the circuits though!
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