Merged: Qantaslink Traineeship/Cadetship/General Employment

[Going Nowhere]

Possibly another mate,

This one was South of the border!

[harrowing]

Damn, you mean there was more than one abusing the system. Surprise!

Barry Mundy, Thanks.
Nice to be on the outside looking in sometimes. All care and no responsibility. I see the happy dog went wandering places it shouldn't go the other day.
I will have to throw some stones at the greyhound. Cheers

[KoolKaptain]

A few of you guys should learn to help yourself out and learn to read (an EBA, which is readily available for all AFAP members to see) before you ask others to solve your problems. The EAA agreement states it pretty clearly that in each 28 day roster you will receive either 4 pared days off, or 3 pared days off and 3 single days off. If you can't be bothered finding this answer for yourself, what's to say that you can be bothered putting in the effort required for ground school & the initial endorsement, Sims, route checks etc?

[chris185]

Qantas Link Active Hold

Hi Guys,

I have been recently put on active hold for Qlink, does anyone know roughly how long the current wait will be before I start the ground course?

Cheers

[Boeingdream]

Hello Chris

Sorry I cannot help, however I have applied for QLink and wondering what your Qualifications where to land the job. Thanks

Congrats by the way.

[Centre of Pressure]

Chris, rumour has it, its likely to be around 6 - 12 months

[Wing Root]

In 2008-09 I waited over a year on "active" hold. Some people I fly with spent a couple of weeks on hold. It varies.

[Advs]

Mate put on active in April, wife is captain and is still on active.
Went via advanced.

[Going Nowhere]

Training backlog still pretty healthy. Heard a few ground schools for late 2013 were canned due to the backlog. Also next and final (confirmed) Q400 has been delayed until early/mid 2014.

[Easie]

Don't hold your breath with active hold, it by no means means an offer of employment. Keep living your life and try not to wait around for QantasLink (that's how you spell it by the way). You wouldn't be the first person to receive an active hold letter, and never get a call to start.

[neville_nobody]

QF have one of the most ridiculous recruiting systems known to man. Dont be afraid to take another job whilst on active hold. It may take years or you may get cut too.

[skyhog]

A little bird tells me that has changed, what with the new management of a year-ish ago. So hopefully that's all in the past for anyone in the system now.

[neville_nobody]

A little bird tells me that has changed, what with the new management of a year-ish ago. So hopefully that's all in the past for anyone in the system now

Don't hold your breath especially if there is not much recruiting happening in general.

[mtrench]

I waited 2 weeks, i know people who have waited 9 months, and people still on the hold file for VA 18 months later. Take a breath, and relax

[bxhvcnvdbgfgdbh]

Are the people experiencing extended hold times awaiting FTA courses via the cadet ship or direct entry?? Thanks in advance

[Joystick jokey]

Hi,

Off topic now... Has anyone out there been for testing recently, for either of the traineeships?

[oneflewnorth]

Seems the foundation course has been pulled.

[johnwells3366]

I had an interview for the foundation course 2 weeks ago (not my best performance). Have not heard anything either way yet.

I hope they are just rumours

[johnwells3366]

I wonder what this means for the people who have just sat interviews

[johnwells3366]

Yeah possibly, but Qlink postponed this round of interviews a few months ago as there is a large backlog of cadets already waiting for the sim apparently