So the dude with the dreadlocks didn't get the 'job' after all...
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Aberdare, Wales
Age: 31
Posts: 174
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So the dude with the dreadlocks didn't get the 'job' after all...
The teenager, from Gornal, in Dudley, was struggling to find work when he spotted an advert for his dream role on the Government job centre website for a trainee pilot.
He said: “I was searching for a job for about five months and was finding it really tough in the current climate. I went to college and studied to become an electrician, but after I finished nobody was recruiting even though I had all the qualifications.
“Ever since I was young I have wanted to be a pilot but I didn’t think it would be possible because of the costs involved.
“One day I decided to look into it and that was when I came across the advert for a trainee helicopter pilot.
“I decided to apply, not really thinking I would get it, but after undergoing a flight test I was told I had been successful.”
He said: “I was searching for a job for about five months and was finding it really tough in the current climate. I went to college and studied to become an electrician, but after I finished nobody was recruiting even though I had all the qualifications.
“Ever since I was young I have wanted to be a pilot but I didn’t think it would be possible because of the costs involved.
“One day I decided to look into it and that was when I came across the advert for a trainee helicopter pilot.
“I decided to apply, not really thinking I would get it, but after undergoing a flight test I was told I had been successful.”
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: england
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So the dude with the dreadlocks didn't get the 'job' after all...
"Will wearings 'dreads' diminish my chances in this process ?"....question answered
Lift-off for Dudley teenager with dream job as a helicopter pilot « Express & Star
Lift-off for Dudley teenager with dream job as a helicopter pilot « Express & Star
Last edited by RPM AWARE; 26th Sep 2013 at 21:38.
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: F8 and Be There
Posts: 156
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Good for him! I imagine the reasoning behind the company's decision is that they're training up a known quantity over a period of time and in the long term they get exactly the person they need.
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,957
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Having a trade behind him was an excellent idea. "On the weekend, mate - ahh - the wiring in the hangar is a bit dodgy". Plumbers and chippes are likewise high value people.
Good luck to him a role model now for many others.
Good luck to him a role model now for many others.
Oh bravo what snobbery! That's how some of us started off in the industry - helping out, mucking in, getting to know folk - it's a great solid way to establish yourself in the industry.
Good luck to the young man.
Good luck to the young man.
Last edited by misterbonkers; 27th Sep 2013 at 14:33.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: england
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well anyway, I just don't get it...
Why would this company give him £50,000 worth of ab initio to CPL(H) training AND pay him a salary during the meanwhile.....what's in it for them, when there are already plenty of out of work CPL(H)s out there ??
I don't see how this holds water "they're training up a known quantity over a period of time and in the long term they get exactly the person they need." unless he's never allowed to leave SH and take his qualifications with him...
Strange..
Why would this company give him £50,000 worth of ab initio to CPL(H) training AND pay him a salary during the meanwhile.....what's in it for them, when there are already plenty of out of work CPL(H)s out there ??
I don't see how this holds water "they're training up a known quantity over a period of time and in the long term they get exactly the person they need." unless he's never allowed to leave SH and take his qualifications with him...
Strange..
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: In the desert southwest
Posts: 181
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Oh really?
"Wow, that's great. You would never see such an opportunity like this here in the USA. Good luck to this very fortunate young man."
Shelby,
Ever heard of a little organization called the United States Army?
They have offered a better service than this to tens of thousands of Americans over the years. I was one of them.
Shelby,
Ever heard of a little organization called the United States Army?
They have offered a better service than this to tens of thousands of Americans over the years. I was one of them.
Due to our success we are now recruiting across the UK for 80 Trainee Helicopter Valeters to join our team no previous experience necessary as full training will be given, if you like the outdoors or have a passion for flying and would like to earn up to £375 per day please email us your C.V. you must also own a vehicle car/van. If successful one of our recruitment team will contact you.
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: In the desert southwest
Posts: 181
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yeah, I know that
There is no option available for every aspiring aviator. The article on this thread clearly stated that 500 people applied for this opportunity and only one got it.
My comment is just a reminder that the United States offers opportunities for most anyone to do anything they want if they are willing to put forth the effort. Much more opportunity than any where else on earth.
I have been blessed with opportunities presenting themselves both military and civilian and have put forth the effort. I came from very humble beginnings.
Again, to say that opportunities for pilots aren't offered in the U.S. is just plain silly. The flight schools, and there are hundreds, are full of aspiring aviators from the U.S. and dozens of other countries.
Cheer up and Cheers!
My comment is just a reminder that the United States offers opportunities for most anyone to do anything they want if they are willing to put forth the effort. Much more opportunity than any where else on earth.
I have been blessed with opportunities presenting themselves both military and civilian and have put forth the effort. I came from very humble beginnings.
Again, to say that opportunities for pilots aren't offered in the U.S. is just plain silly. The flight schools, and there are hundreds, are full of aspiring aviators from the U.S. and dozens of other countries.
Cheer up and Cheers!