Britannia D/E selection
 

Has anyone heard anything regarding interview/start dates yet?

I heard the provisonal dates were 26/27th November but no letter so far?

Also any inside info regard possible numbers etc would be helpful.;)

BB ;)

BB

Closing date for applications is tomorrow (25th Oct). So hopefully they'll reply sometime next week.

PS

Closing date?
 

The closing dates for applications for the postion as second officer closes tomorrow? I would like to know more about this? I just received my applicationform yesterday.

Tks.

The closing date on the website for First Officers is tomorrow.

www.britanniaairways.com

Not sure of any closing date for Second Officers though...

PS.

I didn't realise they were even recruiting at the moment for Second Officers. Where does it say that? I heard they would be taking on Second Officers beginning of next year, and at the moment they were just looking for FO's.

The 26 and 27th of November dates relevant to people who have already been through the entire DEP selection but who had been made redundant following 911 (of for thos who had not been given a start date yet).

Again this is for DEP but not necessarily type rated = Holding pool swimmers ;)

anyone know anything?

Where abouts does it mention Second Officer recruitment? I can only see that they are recruiting First Officers on the website.

I would love to know the Second Officer requirements :)

second to none
 

the second officer info came with the information that they sent with the application form....there are various grades depending on how many hours you have..

i was told yesterday that they are pretty well bogged down with the sponsership programme. They will do their best to get letters out next week. I got the impression that all they have to do it link the forms we sent back to time/dates and type the letters.

Does anyone know if we will have to do the sim again? i hope not as i can't afford and money to brush up on Jet flying again?

BB :p

Err not sure what letter you are referring to BlueBaron.
The last one I got was dated the 23/09, is there another one on the way ?
It also stated clearly the interview length won't last much more than an hour and involve us updating Britannia with our experience in the past 12 months.

Nah!
 

I havent heard a thing either. I havent really tried chasing them to be honest. Care factor?

I feel pretty confident there will not be a sim ride. Just an hour of shooting the sh!t and us asking questions as to WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!:p

MAX:cool:

i was refering to the letters confirming the interview.

Probably a phone call me think;)

still nothing :confused:

Hello guys, still nothing. I gather that those who responded to the advert in Flight and subsequently completed application forms have not heard anything either.......keep swimming, and keep fingers crossed that the shore is near.

cheers,

starship :cool:

For what its worth I spoke to them this afternoon and they said letters are going out this week. ( Do you get invited by phone or letter.?)

Those who have responded to the advert have certainly heard from Britannia.
As a matter of fact, it appears that BY may have not found all the rated crew they need as:

- Rumor says they have contacted Air2K in order to use 6 pilots to cover for the short term.
- A mate of mine who had decided against going to BY a little while back (and politely informed HR), has been invited again to attend an assessment day.

Probably good news in a way but between the Cadets being taken on and the type rated guys, we feel,... how should I say, a little isolated perhaps ?

I guess there are a couple of recruitment drives running in parallel at the moment - cadets, new D/E candidates, and those who have previously passed the selection?

Does anyone know what the psychometric tests / group exercises involve? Is there anything you can revise for before the day (I guess mental arithmetic, spatial awareness and the usual suspects!). Good luck everyone.

2 weeks today from the quoted interview date and still no confirmation?
Just what's going on?:confused:

Dont hold your breath
 

Bluebaron,

I applied and my CV hit their desks 2 weeks before closing date. I have heard nothing at all, no acknowledgement, not even a 'no thanks'. I know that their interviewing starts WC 11/11/02, and I understand it actually starts today.

phone em.
 

Mate, give the HR mob a ring and check to make sure they recieved your application. Maybe it got lost in the post or has fallen down the back of a desk. If you had the minimun hours I am certain they would have replied to you. They seem to be very good at correspondence until they they dont want you anymore.

:(

MAX:cool:

Britannia Correspondence
 

Applied mid October. Enquired by e-mail last week and got politely told that they hadn't finished selecting for interview. Received my rejection letter today. :( Got no problems with how I was dealt with, even though I was unsuccessful.

Was told that selection for interview times/dates will be today and letters will go out today or at the latest Monday. For those pilots not in the pool it will be standard interview/sim and for Hold pool just interview.

Anyone know course dates/numbers required etc?

Bluebaron
Regarding the sim ride, things seem to have changed a little between the time the last letter was written and the one about to be sent.

The dates of the 26 and 27 are a definate for the holdpool guys. Despite the recent letter, some of us WILL have to do a sim ride. Seems like some NOT in the holdpool will also be using sim the same day and the suggestion was that 2 of us would be in the sim at the same time for approx 1 and 1/2 hrs!! Not sure if your currency has anything to do with it, as Im current on jets and still penned in for the sim. So expect a surprise this week.

MAX:cool:

Has anybody heard anything yet?

not me :confused:

Nor me :confused: :confused:

Oh well I ll be spending spending a few days at LGW next week so if it isn't for an interview, it will be a good opportunity to catch up with a few mates.

Fingers crossed the guys/gals who had start dates last year get called up before the latest batch off new unrated recruits. The whole things stinks if someone has been swimming for 3 years and then gets shafted by a newbie. No offence to newbies.

I actually spoke with HR and they confirmed my date, time and sim. They also promised the letter would be in the mail Monday. Still no letter.:rolleyes:

MAX:cool:

;) no sim ride for me MAX but it's confirmed, I ll be there. Still if u need to brush up, i propose a meeting in the Pub before hand :D

Alright lads, I,m going to be there on the 26th in the afternoon.......without a sim ride!!!!

Maybe I'll see you there.

Cheers BronzeAge:D

yep me too. No sim ride also, which is good i suppose, besides i did pretty well last time around. If anyone wants to meet up on the 26/27th let me know.

BB ;)

Good luck to everyone on their interviews today.;)

What was that about?
 

What does everyone think of that then? Interviews ranged from 20min to a blistering 6!!! I was lanced on the sim a lot more than last time too. Heres one for the records:

'We are 100% committed to getting all the holdpool guys onto courses. Unless of course someone typre rated comes along'

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

MAX:cool:

Hope that I wasn't singled out.....my interview lasted 35 minutes.

Hey MAX, why did you have to hop in the sim and others didn't?

Cheers all;)

I dont work very hard.
 

It would seem I did the sim as, although I'm employed and current, I havent dont enough flying to hit whatever 'hour' mark they find acceptable. It was all very relaxed in a good cop/bad cop kind of way.

MAX:cool:

Britannia
 

I assume that by the silence your all waiting with baited breath!

Has anyone heared anything?
Bye;)