KAL returning to recruit.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Dubai, UAE
Age: 44
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
KAL returning to recruit.
They must like the quality coming out of here!
Dubai, Sep 9th.
Two daily information Sessions will be held on September 9th, 2016
Park Hyatt Dubai
Dubai Creek Club Street (Golf & Yacht Club, near DXB Intl airport) ph: +971 4 602 1234
1st session: 10:00a ~ 12:00p, 2nd session: 15:00p ~ 17:30p
Dubai, Sep 9th.
Two daily information Sessions will be held on September 9th, 2016
Park Hyatt Dubai
Dubai Creek Club Street (Golf & Yacht Club, near DXB Intl airport) ph: +971 4 602 1234
1st session: 10:00a ~ 12:00p, 2nd session: 15:00p ~ 17:30p
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Dubai
Posts: 322
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Given that I've heard lots of talk of between 40-60 Captains already leaving or in the process of leaving EK to KAL, this doesn't come as a surprise.
Why would you not target an airline where the highly experienced, type rated, well trained Captains are being worked to death...give them a reasonable roster, a home basing, and a reasonable salary, and it's easy pickings.
Meanwhile, EK is busy replacing its most experienced crew with first officers and captains whose experience is limited to say the least. The average experience level in both seats in the EK cockpit has plunged in the last year or so.
Why would you not target an airline where the highly experienced, type rated, well trained Captains are being worked to death...give them a reasonable roster, a home basing, and a reasonable salary, and it's easy pickings.
Meanwhile, EK is busy replacing its most experienced crew with first officers and captains whose experience is limited to say the least. The average experience level in both seats in the EK cockpit has plunged in the last year or so.
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Europe
Posts: 328
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
only 1 day? come on...They should know most EK slaves have max. 8 to 9 days off a month.
Kal is very high on a lot of 777 skippers joblist but getting time off to do roadshows or an interview is a major issue. Please take note.
Kal is very high on a lot of 777 skippers joblist but getting time off to do roadshows or an interview is a major issue. Please take note.
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: dunno
Age: 52
Posts: 88
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
They also go to Abu Dhabi:
Abu Dhabi, Sep 7th and 8th.
Two daily information Sessions will be held on September 7th and 8th, 2016
Al Raha Beach Hotel
Channel St., Dubai Rd, (near Al Raha Mall) - Abu Dhabi ph: +971 2 508 0555
1st session: 10:00a ~ 12:00p, 2nd session: 15:00p ~ 17:30p
Abu Dhabi, Sep 7th and 8th.
Two daily information Sessions will be held on September 7th and 8th, 2016
Al Raha Beach Hotel
Channel St., Dubai Rd, (near Al Raha Mall) - Abu Dhabi ph: +971 2 508 0555
1st session: 10:00a ~ 12:00p, 2nd session: 15:00p ~ 17:30p
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Post-Pit and Lovin' It.
Posts: 863
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
KAL recruits through about seven different agencies such as Rishworth and CCL, but TAS (Total Aviation Services) is actually owned by KAL. The contract is the same terms whomever you go through anyway. Not always the case with all contract jobs, sometimes different agencies have slightly different packages, sometimes quite different. But that's what I've been told by one of the TAS recruiting chiefs, I haven't bothered to ty and procure all the different contracts to check.
Probably the best commuting job out there. Not the highest-paying, but the best-organized and most stable.
If you think it's difficult to get one day off for a roadshow, try getting 5-7 in a row for the selection. It's a problem.
Probably the best commuting job out there. Not the highest-paying, but the best-organized and most stable.
only 1 day? come on...They should know most EK slaves have max. 8 to 9 days off a month. Kal is very high on a lot of 777 skippers joblist but getting time off to do roadshows or an interview is a major issue. Please take note.
Join Date: May 2006
Location: all over
Posts: 127
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Recently completed the 4 day screening process in Seoul with KAL , failed my medicals to every bodies surprise including myself. ( btw I was nr 4 of 4 that I know that did the screening with Korean that failed there astronaut medical check ). I have found the actual screening process to be very straight forward and pleasant ................. ( apart from there ridiculous medical ). Good luck to all attending , I think its a nice set-up to work for.
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Here today, gone tomorrow.
Posts: 29
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Without disclosing personal info, can you provide any examples of the reasons for the medical failures? I.e. BMI, vision or underlying physiological issues. What was the age range of the 4 pilots?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Down Route
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If you really want to go to Korea, China, etc you should pay to do medical prep the same way you pay for sim prep. Get an EKG and blood draw. If something is out of limits, do some googling -maybe a change to your diet or exercise routine could bring it back in line. Also hit an eye doc and ENT to practice the vision and balance tests Asian airline medicals contain -you can practice those beforehand, just like sim prep.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: i'm in the parking lot
Posts: 249
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I attended the roadshow today, not surprised the room was full (and not full of young ones, either....mostly senior Captains)
Impressive example rosters, reverse basing? wow. And impressive marketing
Shocking what EK has done to our schedules.....I shake my head in how EK has lost it.
I just wish Korean would increase the package a wee bit
I'm left with the notion that to get my life back, I must give up quite a few schekels
Impressive example rosters, reverse basing? wow. And impressive marketing
Shocking what EK has done to our schedules.....I shake my head in how EK has lost it.
I just wish Korean would increase the package a wee bit
I'm left with the notion that to get my life back, I must give up quite a few schekels
short flights long nights
Turtle remember one thing...you can't spend those extra shekels when you are dead.
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Down Route
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Monthly block of days off
9+2=11 consecutive off + travel days every month.
Biz class firm ticket to/from every month.
That seems the big draw for KAL. Why don't the Gulf airlines just offer similar and plug the drain? Seems easier than constantly having to recruit and train new guys.
Biz class firm ticket to/from every month.
That seems the big draw for KAL. Why don't the Gulf airlines just offer similar and plug the drain? Seems easier than constantly having to recruit and train new guys.