EZY future recruitment
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From: Botswana
Exactly. Wonderbus' statement is a bit misleading, the (direct entry) guys currently going through type ratings/line training applied originally in late March last year. Yes it may be a year until there is another batch but in that case these would be recruited this summer with online applications opening in the spring if last year was anything to go by. Anyway that's my positive spin on it as an eager member of the hold pool!
(I'm not saying that's the timetable however, just reflecting what happened in 2013. I don't have any insider info at all, I wish I did!)
(I'm not saying that's the timetable however, just reflecting what happened in 2013. I don't have any insider info at all, I wish I did!)
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The next round of recruitment at easyJet is scheduled to begin in April. That is only two months from now. It is quite a long and involved process, so they start early. Employment would begin from the end of the summer onwards. There is a problem, however.
As any of you who have followed easyJet will be aware, an unfortunate situation arose in the last round of recruitment whereby jobs were offered to many more people than they had jobs available. As a result around 40 people who were offered jobs were not subsequently employed. This was not a deliberate act of deceit, but rather in a last-minute change to the numbers required for this year. Nonetheless it caused great difficulty and upset for the individuals involved. Common sense would indicate that these individuals are looked at again first. That also means that, although the recruitment process will be underway, in reality the first 40 places should already be spoken for. That obviously assumes that easyJet honours their previous commitments which I sincerely hope we do. There is no doubt that what happened in the last year was a great embarrassment to us, and I have every reason to believe we will endeavour to put right what went wrong last time. The people who run the recruitment are not heartless monsters, but it is far from a perfect process. Although I work there, and can heartily recommend easyJet as an employer overall, I am as intrigued as anybody to find out how we put right what happened last year. Part of being a good employer, is that when you make promises you keep them, and this is a golden opportunity to put that into practice.
As any of you who have followed easyJet will be aware, an unfortunate situation arose in the last round of recruitment whereby jobs were offered to many more people than they had jobs available. As a result around 40 people who were offered jobs were not subsequently employed. This was not a deliberate act of deceit, but rather in a last-minute change to the numbers required for this year. Nonetheless it caused great difficulty and upset for the individuals involved. Common sense would indicate that these individuals are looked at again first. That also means that, although the recruitment process will be underway, in reality the first 40 places should already be spoken for. That obviously assumes that easyJet honours their previous commitments which I sincerely hope we do. There is no doubt that what happened in the last year was a great embarrassment to us, and I have every reason to believe we will endeavour to put right what went wrong last time. The people who run the recruitment are not heartless monsters, but it is far from a perfect process. Although I work there, and can heartily recommend easyJet as an employer overall, I am as intrigued as anybody to find out how we put right what happened last year. Part of being a good employer, is that when you make promises you keep them, and this is a golden opportunity to put that into practice.
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From: Botswana
Hear hear, ADM. I'm very much hoping for a happy ending to the disappointment of last year's story. It has to be said that there are not many jobs in aviation that offer the sheer variety and security that easyJet does.
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I don't think what I said was too misleading. There may be a number of new positions advertised this year, but no where near the numbers of last year. As I'm sure ADM will testify the training dept are very busy at the moment and for the foreseeable future with new captains and FOs. The big recruitment drives, since I've been here, have run in 2 year cycles. The last was 2013 for 13/14 and before that 2011 for 11/12. The 40 people who should have be taken on last year may well fill the requirement for this year's needs.
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WonderBus - the numbers I have heard are substantially in excess of those 40. The big unknown is how many cadets and rated pilots we take. The truth is that our much-vaunted recruitment of 'many' non-rated pilots was, at best, over-stated. Considering we had in excess of three thousand applicants, the numbers we took were very small in relative terms. We shall see soon enough.
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From: FUBAR
A tiny bit "off topic", but a good thread to pose the Q nonetheless.
A colleague told me a story the other day about a rated FO friend who had resigned from Wizz to join EZY in Berlin.
On the 1st day of his company conversion course he was presented with a contract to sign, significantly inferior to his expectations.
Would you judge this could be likely due to the time elapsed between interview & being offered a position (have conditions decreased in Berlin recently ? ) or was it likely to be merely a cynical "try-on".
Of course having resigned his previous position he didn't have much choice.
I find episodes like this very revealing, & have another colleague who recently turned down a position with Monarch, similarly what he was offered was way lower than had been mentioned at interview 1 year earlier. Fortunately for him he hadn't resigned & was able to say "thanks but no thanks".
Not stirring or slagging, just curious.
A colleague told me a story the other day about a rated FO friend who had resigned from Wizz to join EZY in Berlin.
On the 1st day of his company conversion course he was presented with a contract to sign, significantly inferior to his expectations.
Would you judge this could be likely due to the time elapsed between interview & being offered a position (have conditions decreased in Berlin recently ? ) or was it likely to be merely a cynical "try-on".
Of course having resigned his previous position he didn't have much choice.
I find episodes like this very revealing, & have another colleague who recently turned down a position with Monarch, similarly what he was offered was way lower than had been mentioned at interview 1 year earlier. Fortunately for him he hadn't resigned & was able to say "thanks but no thanks".
Not stirring or slagging, just curious.
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From: santa maria
Lisbon base
Hi all,
What's the deal with the lisbon base now?
I read the conditions are separate (worse) than mainline easyjet?
I'm looking for a DEC position on possibly a part time roster but will not be justification to some paper shuffler that pilots will work on sub standard salarys
Disclaimer: not meant as a dig to guys/girls who have taken up the contract already your choices are your own and we all 'gotta get paid'
What's the deal with the lisbon base now?
I read the conditions are separate (worse) than mainline easyjet?
I'm looking for a DEC position on possibly a part time roster but will not be justification to some paper shuffler that pilots will work on sub standard salarys
Disclaimer: not meant as a dig to guys/girls who have taken up the contract already your choices are your own and we all 'gotta get paid'
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From: FUBAR
As the story is 2nd(3rd?) hand I don't know if it was a case of failing to RTFQ2 or whether he was genuinely led down the garden path at interview (which he apparently claims )
I am sure long term it is fine, think he was just a bit peeved as he felt the goalposts had narrowed en-route from selection to employment.
My LGW based NAS colleagues are hoping that the eventual permanent contract will broadly resemble Easy, which they have said is very acceptable thanks.
If NAS want to retain a large percentage of their new guys, it would be better for them if it did.
I am sure long term it is fine, think he was just a bit peeved as he felt the goalposts had narrowed en-route from selection to employment.
My LGW based NAS colleagues are hoping that the eventual permanent contract will broadly resemble Easy, which they have said is very acceptable thanks.
If NAS want to retain a large percentage of their new guys, it would be better for them if it did.
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From: South of Watford
Standardbrief good news for you. You will not have to suffer the indignation of a DEC in LIS for a part time contract on an equitable and fair salary because non will be offered. Good luck in your job hunting elsewhere.
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Nope I think I understood you just fine. You want a DEC into easyJet on a part time contract. You are unwilling to accept an inferior contract such as those in LIS. You might be surprised to know that such a deal does not exist. My reply to your OP still stands.
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So guys, i see EZY advertising for permanent fo and cpt for a LIS base. Is there anybody down there who can tell us how much they really earn? I am interested in the FO scale, the ad says
"€47,000 - €75,000 OTE (basic & variable) plus up to between 5% - 20% bonus of annual basic salary"
Is it realistic to expect 3000€ net a month or are my calculations wrong?
"€47,000 - €75,000 OTE (basic & variable) plus up to between 5% - 20% bonus of annual basic salary"
Is it realistic to expect 3000€ net a month or are my calculations wrong?
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From: London
WonderBus - the numbers I have heard are substantially in excess of those 40. The big unknown is how many cadets and rated pilots we take. The truth is that our much-vaunted recruitment of 'many' non-rated pilots was, at best, over-stated. Considering we had in excess of three thousand applicants, the numbers we took were very small in relative terms. We shall see soon enough.
