It seems with the everchanging policies re recruitment, transfers, upgrades - all the things that determine ones career in an airline; it's anyones guess when (or if) their number comes up for a change; be it a fleet transfer, an upgrade or a sharp poke up the @rse!

It's a roll of the dice..... "Do I stay or do I go....!"

Hi all

I, and many others I am sure, would be grateful to anyone who can provide some information on the Gulf Air "Assessment" process. They have an assessment period in Bahrain in September over a period of 3 days.

I have read multiple posts on PPRune about working for Gulf Air and the living conditions in Bahrain so Im fairly clued up with that. What would be very useful to many is some information on the selection process for 2005 and in particulour September.

Thanks in advance to any replies!

Many happy landings.

Cheers

And dont try and b.s. about tech side of what you are flying now.....these guys have been there and flown it all....from Cessna's to DC-3's and the like...like the fellow says...be yourself

Thank you A340Jock and IB57 - Your advise is much appreciated. Up to now I have only flown Turbo-props so am not type rated. Ive only recently qualified on a very complicated new type and this alone is a daunting task of getting to know all the systems (flight engineer req for this type).

I will let you guys know how it went. T minus now less than 20 Days to the interview.

Do you guys perhaps know how many invites vs the number they will end up taking?

Thanks for your replies - much appreciated.

Regards

SSM

The Gulf Air people at the interview will also make you feel very comfortable. They are a great bunch and there will be no tricks.

The topis covered can be found using the search functtion here at Pprune.

They're not out to pick your brains, just to see if you fit in with a the multi-cultural crowd...easy place to work and live....just relax and be yourself best advice.... don't know about the percentage of guys n gals hired/interviewed...

Hi 340Jock

Sorry I forgot to mention earlier - the interviews are for FO pisitions on the A320. That's my best guess as least as I have no jet time. Chances of them hiring guys without jet time for the 330/340 are quite slim I would guess?

Best Rgds
SSM

Hi A340Jock

Thanks for the info. I do indeed hope to perhaps also do sim with you in the future with GF. The closer the date becomes to going for the interview, the more keen I am on getting this job. From the research Ive done it seems to be an awesome company to work for. Thanks for the best wishes.

Regards
SSM

hi subsonic mortal,
i recently sent my application to Gf.
when did you send yours?
Just to have an idea of the time frame!
Thanks and good luck, a very good friend of mine went through selection and gave the same report you had on this thread. Good people, easygoing, competent.
Cheers

Hi Bufe01

I sent my first application last year sometime but did not meet their requirements. I received an email within about two weeks saying that my application could not be considered.

Then I tried again about a month ago and received an invitation to the interview within 10 days of submitting the application.

Hope that helps.

Best regards

SSM

subsonic check your PM

The website actually gives quite alot of information about the assessment process.

Does anyone know any more info about the 'individual exercise', I believe it is flight planning, is there a straight solution, or can you pass it with a variety of methods.

Any help much appreciated, good luck all.

Hey there Subsonic!
See you there for a fun filled few days in BAH.
I will be the Canuck that looks like he needs a good tan.

Could anyone tell me what the average time between application and invitation is/was??

Or have all the slots already benn filled?

Dumper

SubsonicMortal,

Could you please share your age, TT, nationality, qualifications... with us... I am sure a lot of people are interested in your story considering you have no jet time...

Cheers
EP

Hi there EP -

What makes you think a lot of people are interested in my story? Gulf Air has employed numerous individuals in the past without jet time.

However, since you are interested, I'll be more than happy to share the info you asked for. The interview will be over in about two weeks from now. Once I know what the outcome is (should be within 2 weeks after the assessment), I will happily send you a pm.

Regards

SSM

SubsonicMortal,

Thanks... good luck on the interview... and get the job!!!!

EP

EuroPilot

Thanks for the wishes. Will let you know.

Happy landings

SSM

Hi to all in this forum .I am just about to apply to Gulf Air , and have completed as much research as I can at this point in time .
The crew that I have met so far on my travels appear to be a great bunch .
I would really like to move on from B737 low cost flying in Europe .
I would appreciate any info on fleet policies .
Currently I have about 2000 hours on B737-300-400-500 , with 2300 TT .
Also if anyone could confirm for me the fact GF management have a vastly better attitude that certain other companies in the region.
Again , any info would be very greatly appreciated .

Cheers .

Is there anyone that can tell me how to apply for Gulf Air?
I tried the website but did not find anything.Tried the search tool for career but it led me to a page that said I was not authorized to access.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Regards,
Pira