Well Guys,

It's finally happened!

Interview Dec 2011!!!
Good news & subsequent offer letter in May 2012

Dumped into "talent" pool in July 2012

Absolutely no contact/updates what so ever since then until....

... an email yesterday from them notifying me of a November start date.

A320 non typed FO

Hope this helps to keep up hope for all of you who have been waiting a long time!

Congrats Prospin,
I got the same information yesterday, a start date of November 3rd 2013. Pretty much the deal as you;
non type rated A320 FO,
interviewed Feb 2012,
signed letter of offer May 2012,
Talent pool annonucement June 2012 then nothing for 8 months.

Nice, I'm the 3rd as well!

Pleased they are getting in touch with people. At least you have not been forgotten.

..NTSO...?

Job Offer
 

Hi guys,

For info and to give you an idea on the timeframe, a frined of mine who passed the selection in January 2012 as NTFO (He was captain with +6000 Hr) got a starting date for december 2013... no kidding, it's an absolute joke, about two years to get flying again... He refuses as he got a job with Emirates with only 2 weeks of waiting time... One less on the holding pool list. Hope this help to see where you are standing in the queue if still there.

cheers, :cool:

NTFO? NTSO?

something to do with first officer/second officer?

A quick question. I did my interview in FEB 2013 incl sim but not the new aptitude bit. After the sim I have not heard from Qatar in any way shape or form. It's been nearly two months and don't know what their normal procedure is.

In the mean time I have just got another job in the Gulf as I can't risk losing that whilst waiting for Qatar as they may never come. Who knows...

You would be a fool to reject a job that has given you a start date.
Waiting for QR is bad enough, let alone knowing you waited for QR only to not be called/contacted or when you join find out that its not the job they portray in the "information sessions" and the interview.

Good or bad?
 

Today QR put a new recruitment event for rated FO (A320,330,340,B777).
Is it good or bad for all of us, non rated FO, waiting in the talent pool? http://1.1.1.3/bmi/images.ibsrv.net/...s/confused.gif

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QR Talent Pool
 

Hello everybody... Someone is been called for NTR FO position? In the pool from more than 1y... Today Etihad open for NTR FO...

Etihad open but when you try to apply they ask for people with rating on B737, 747, 757, A310 and some others, so it´s not that open... however when you read the minimums in the careers web it doesn´t mention but if you try to apply the step 3 is that...

Pretty quiet lately, no?

Too quiet, I wish we could have more info, but I know in the next months they are speeding up the training, and that has been said by the chief ground instructor to one of my best friends during a flight.

Anyway i see I still have to wait a bit more, but I have nothing better to do, so in my case i will wait.

Dash-8/300 hours
 

Hi,

I have Dash-8/300 hours, which is 19500 KG MTOW (Not 20,000 KG). Not sure if that qualifies!

"Minimum of 1,000 hours in one of the following categories; Multi crew, multi engine jet aircraft, or command turbo-prop above 20,000 kg MTOW or high performance military jet (Multi Crew Co-operation certificate required)".

Is there any non type rated pilot with Dash-8/300 hours who applied and accepted.

Any feedback will be highly appreciated.

I know 2 guys that are flying the Dash 8 (F/O) that did the interview for FTSO past september, and they have flown the -300 lately but before they used to fly the small one in the bush.

They both failed in the personal interview, they didn´t even make it to the simulator, but they were called and they did the process, so I think this answer your question.

No unfortunately it didn't.

Because I was referring to FO position not FTSO.

Thanks for the response, anyway.

Interviewed June 2012, got email passed selection/welcome to talent pool email july03 2012, received every update ever since. and two weeks ago please update your hrs email which I sent then yesterday Received an email stating thank you for your patience in waiting on the talent pool but unfortunately they have withdrawn my application due to higher management decisions.

So WTF??? has any one else received something similar???
NTR FO
8,000+ hrs regionals Flying Pic.

Ciao Frenzo,
I'm Alex, I had interview in june like you, and the rest is the same, but after update of my last experience no news....I'm sorry for that.
The last rumors reported that they will decide in september about FO NTR caming from heavy aircraft like B767 in the talent pool. Good luck.

Yep.....email off fad talent saying I'm too old now for fast track 2nd officer.

Yes it's true....I'm 41.5 now....... Been in talent pool since Aug 2012.......

4,000 hrs mostly co-pilot turboprop....now flying 45 tonne jet....(250hrs at the mo) ...

Told me to apply when I meet hrs for first officer.

Bit frustrating. I passed the age limit some time ago and only now they tell me I'm too old.

It's as if they're going through the pool n trying to get rid of as many as poss.

Frenzo, I am so sorry for you! I am a NTR F/O pretty much in the same situation as you (except the last email). What can be the problem about you? Age Limit? How old are you? Thank you very much and good luck.

Guys.....look at the world around you......things have shifted.

They are looking for ONLY type rated and current pilots now.
The market is different from when you started your application.
You are no longer competitive in the current market condition.

Be smart and don't waste your time on them.
They are not wasting their time on you for sure !!!!.

It appears they are continuing to reduce the numbers in the Talent Pool. They started with SO's and now the NTR FO's.

Taking type rated applicants has merit, but not everyone wants to move to the middle east, especially if you're an FO who is not far away from a command in your current job.


Sooner or later the number of type rated applicants will reduce to the levels where QA will have to take NTR applicants if they wish to crew the aircraft they have on order.


Just my opinion.

Shame they are doing this, but, and i hate saying this, but you were all told of this outcome many months ago.

Its fine to wait for a job that guarenteed, its not fine to "expect" a job, especially here/qr as they dont care, they are not organised and view you as a higher paid slave and if you like to equate yourself to being a whimpering pilot slave with qr as the only option, then your placing all your eggs in one basket, so to say and setting yourself up for disappointment.

I would be all looking for any other opportunity while u wait.

In terms of hiring, the contracts are crap for fasttrack so's. applications have dropped substantially, and QR is trying to create an illusion of "competitiveness/hard-to-get-in" by not calling people and demanding higher hiring req's such as jet time and type ratings etc.

Until the a/c deliveries are constant and they have competent training managers that wont screw things up then they can afford to screw the hold file around.
They have more money than common sense and no ethics mostly.

QR Talent Pool
 

Guys just want to let you know that QR is still interviewing SECOND OFFICERS, cant believe that, they keep some waiting for 2 years and they interview more... My brain is blocked..

Any news/rumours about the sept update ??? Apparently they'll call some NTSOs and NTFOs ,Good luck to everyone


G01

QR Talent Pool
 

Hi Global 01
Are you sure about the next sept update will be fine for some of us in the pool ?
From what i heard, for the 2013 they are ok and they will start with some slot available next year...
Always Good luck all

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Inno

How can i be sure ? Well am not but i hope its true. The management told us no vacancies till next year but i always hear ppl getting offer etc ( ppl i know ) plus QR is still interviewing pilots including second officers so they should call all of us eventually....Everyone is tired of the same update every couple of month, hope next one is GOOD NEWS, if not, that means nothing for at least 6 or 7 months...

Mieux vaut tard que jamais, So we wait :-)



G01

it depends on you ,I know people that did the interview in FEB 2013 and join in April 2013.If they need you ,you will be hired right a way .

good luck

Hope the next update will bring a bit of hope for us... but day by day the future looks darker...

In any case good luck to all those waiting.

Has any SO waiting in the pool being recruited recently??
It looks like they are taking lot of pilots these days but don't hear anything about SO's though:confused:

I have not heard anything as well but I heard that they are recruiting lot of A320 rated guys but still not enough to cover up, many planes arriving and looks like new airport will be online soon, it's already open for cargo flights.

Heey Sgt-Pilot i am i the talent pool as well for SO, when did you do your interview??

I am one of the FTSO, and I am in the pool since FEB 2012.
The last update received wrote that no (FT)SO are required for 2013/2014.
I hope this changes.
Apparently the new airport opens around July 2014. I guess this would speed up the recruitment, as they will be able to receive the required aircrafts.
Any info is welcome about talent pool guys/girls.
Cheers

Hey titto Interview in Nov2012 NTSO. What about you?
There seems to be a big pool of SO's at this stage!