Aerocare
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Well I work for AirNZ as a Customer Service Agent, And have been there for coming up 2 years. They have no problems hiring Uni students if they know that they will still be at uni for a while, last thing they want to do is to train them, then 6 months down the track they leave after they are done with uni.
I dont quite understand the not telling them your a pilot thing, I did that for my interview, hell it was the only qualification I had after leaving school, and it went down a treat. It showed that I had a good understanding of the industry and everything that was involved. Rather than being some brainless bimbo off the streets that thinks that a cockpit is something in a guys pants.
But then again this is AirNZ... Not Aerocare.
I dont quite understand the not telling them your a pilot thing, I did that for my interview, hell it was the only qualification I had after leaving school, and it went down a treat. It showed that I had a good understanding of the industry and everything that was involved. Rather than being some brainless bimbo off the streets that thinks that a cockpit is something in a guys pants.
But then again this is AirNZ... Not Aerocare.
How possible is this, I have always wanted to work part-time for one of the customer service companies, how many would hire a uni student to work part time, how many shifts do they expect from you, what kind of money are you getting?
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Im on a 6 on 3 off roster, earning between $750 to $1000 NZD a fortnight.
Of that 6 on, 3 are early starts (between 3:45 - 6am) and 3 are late starts (11:30am- 6:30pm) and the shifts last anywhere between 3 - 10 hours.
A uni student with more rigid hours of study than what I had would be better off working the overnight shift which starts around 8pm and goes through till around 3am, some get it finishing earlier than that, more around 1am.
Like I said, this it AirNZ though, not Australian companies. Best you can do is enquire with someone at the airport.
I know Perth shuts down quite early, around 2am (Had to overnight in the terminal....twice)
Of that 6 on, 3 are early starts (between 3:45 - 6am) and 3 are late starts (11:30am- 6:30pm) and the shifts last anywhere between 3 - 10 hours.
A uni student with more rigid hours of study than what I had would be better off working the overnight shift which starts around 8pm and goes through till around 3am, some get it finishing earlier than that, more around 1am.
Like I said, this it AirNZ though, not Australian companies. Best you can do is enquire with someone at the airport.
I know Perth shuts down quite early, around 2am (Had to overnight in the terminal....twice)
Wannabe, I have a good mate of mine who was with Aerocare PER for most of his uni studies, so it probably doesn't pose too much of an issue. He was even made a ground supervisor while studying, but it's fair to point out that he probably sacrificed a bit on the study side of things to do that. Depends how much you want the degree and/or the chance to work around an aircraft.
My mate had a good time when he was there (since went off to work elsewhere in the airport), but they tend to be a bit demanding from what I hear. They tend to cycle through people a fair bit, but that may just reflect the nature of the beast, being a contractor and all.
My mate had a good time when he was there (since went off to work elsewhere in the airport), but they tend to be a bit demanding from what I hear. They tend to cycle through people a fair bit, but that may just reflect the nature of the beast, being a contractor and all.
