Merged: Qantaslink Traineeship/Cadetship/General Employment

[empacher48]

Ha ha! Yeah, I guess we'll just wait and see what happens..

You do get quite used to being told one thing and the opposite is what's happening in this industry!

[devolved]

aviation times for spare parts and hearing back from airlines rule of thumb: "Double it and add 10%"

[MotionPotion]

Psych Tes

Holy !!!!!!!! I just did the psych test, and it was horrible! I skipped quite a few questions and will be lucky if I get more than 5 right I reckon I practiced so hard and it's so disappointing that I got to the real thing and it feels like all the effort I put in was all for nothing.

Did anyone else find the numerics hard?

[newagebird]

did the psyche test thinking that this was gunna be really hard and it bloody was! verbal was my area..i think i did ok in numerical. I hated the personality part but motivation was a piece of cake. The sim rides great, the bloke who handles it is a really nice guy and you'll enjoy your time at the jetbase. No hard intercepts, just intercept inbound track and then track outbound for vectors to the ILS.

cheers newagebird

[Lockers]

Mate,

Your not alone. I just finished the online assessment and found the numerical section particularly difficult ie hard. (Only finished about 75% of it tops).

Like you I put a lot of work and preparation to ready myself for it only to feel a little depressed about my performance.

Its going to be gut wrenching few days waiting for the email or phone call.

Only time will tell.

Lockers

[Paul Alfred]

May I ask lockers and newagebird...when did you guys get an email saying you were stage 2 successful for the Psych testing?

Cheers...and I'm sure your did fine....if you look back through the posts you will see similar responses to the testing and ppl got through ok

Regards,

PA

[Lockers]

PA,

Thanks for your comments.

I received the email from QL on or about the 26 Jun. The exam needed to be completed by midnight tonight (06 Jul).

Lockers

[Pablo E]

I can understand that competitive applications may still be in the waiting game since updating three or so weeks ago.

Has anyone received a non competitive response yet?

Or are we all just sitting in limbo here?

[das Uber Soldat]

from everyone i've talked to, limbo seems to be the current situation. not a single person has received a response yet.

[Glass]

I know of a few people, myself included that have been up to sydney since the review of the applications. ATPL 1500TT MECIR. Were told that they are scaling down the intake.

[Paul Alfred]

mmmmm rising fuel prices....less tourism other bases with guys/girls siting on the ground waiting for a slot

Chin up guys...we'll be right

PA

[Capt Mo]

Im also in the group that needed to have the online tests completed by midnight last night and I found them quite difficult, even compared to the practise ones on the SHL site. If the numerical wasn't bad enough, my calculator which had been fine all day decided it wasnt going to work just as the test downloaded!

I ran around, couldnt find another calculator, managed to reset the one I had and lost 3 minutes (we had 19 to start with I think), and found myself feeling a little tense for the remainder of what was a tricky test.

The interview and sim are tomorrow so hopefully I'll feel a little better about that!

All the best to everyone waiting for that email.

Capt Mo

(p.s 1000TT/MECIR/ATPLs for anyone wondering)

[newagebird]

hey paul alfred

weird as it sounds..i was one of the few who was told to attend the sim/interview before i did the psyche which was due on 6th july. dun ask me why but everyone in my interview group was in the same situation.

newagebird

[Pablo E]

Sounds like the competitive applications are very slowly getting a look in, and the rest will keep their lives on hold indefinitely until QLink have filled all available trainee slots.

And then and only then, they might let the remaining applicants know that they were unsuccessful with their application. May aswell keep the maybe's waiting, just in case a better applicant applies tommorow.

Sorry for the pessimism, getting a little jack of the wait!

I'm sure that I am not on my own here.

[cancelsar]

It is tough getting into the traineeship program and getting harder as I understand. I was fortunate and did get in and I cannot recommend enough to spend some dosh and get some good sim practice.

[Matt J]

Getting harder, how so? Expected standards on tests (sim, psych) harder? Not doubting, just wondering in what way. Are they more willing to let more candidates slip through now? eg in months gone by kept a higher % then they do now.

[Aviator500]

Yeah this really is getting ridiculous. I'm one of those that applied in Feb08, have knocked over 4 ATPL's since, have degree but basic CPL and low hrs. Would be nice to know if you are competitive or not (been many months now).....which is unlikely if no MECIR. And if not, at least know so you can get a move on with other opportunities...

[Matt J]

If they are accepting candidates on the condition that they get all 7 ATPLs done before they go to Melbourne that means they could take about 2 or 3 months (shortest time generally taken to get all 7) to get those candidates down there. If someone had no MECIR they could only take 4-6 weeks to get it. It would seem weird to cut off someone with no MECIR if they could get that MECIR in less time than someone getting ATPLs. Assuming that people pay for their own MECIR. We can only wait and see. I heard that some without MECIR got in. I am not certain though.

[17R35L]

If anyone DEFO's in Melbourne are considering a sim ride before going to Syd, PM me...

[BoundaryLayer]

Getting harder? Yes

Sim sessions being postponed indefinitely.

Looks like the economic climate is starting to have an effect, coupled with a lot of people applying.