BA City Flyer opens recruitment

[Dutchformula]

i got an e-mail today that said i had to complete my profile.

I had only filled out my jet experience and didnt fill out my training piston hours. (So there was a 140h gap between total time and my filled out jet time)

It didnt say anything on my status page though

[worldoffe]

How to prepare best for a CTC Assessment? Are there any apps?

Can anyone recommend https://pilotaptitudetest.com? Does ist come close?

[Dutchformula]

hi guys,

got invited to the assessment this monday (anyone else?) anybody got tips on the CTC assessment? and practical things like a good hotel close?
PM or reply here its all the same.

Cheers,

[Wodka]

Yeah bring your credit card... £245 CTC fee payable now I've been told by a friend. Very unimpressed with that, should continue to be a free assessment. More money for CTC!

[flyboy1818]

I've declined based upon the demand for £245. Lots of recruitment happening at the moment and this one is looking like a bad deal from the word go!

You should not be charged for a job interview, especially once you've already got experience of flying multi crew aircraft!!!

Lets all say no and show them where to go!

[power.on.spin]

I have also declined the offer based on the £245 charge for the assessment. I thought it was some kind of joke at first.

[worldoffe]

Indeed paying for an assessment is not acceptable!

[power.on.spin]

Looks like CF will continue to have a shortage of experienced FO's.

[worldoffe]

Absolutely! What happened to this industry... I don't know any other industry apart from aviation where applicants pay to be interviewed.

As long as ppl accept this, nothing will change.

Rgrds

[ManUtd1999]

I don't know any other industry apart from aviation where applicants pay to be interviewed.

Major national companies in other industries pay expenses for their candidates, never mind charging them! This practice is bad enough for cadets (and should be stopped) but is totally unacceptable for experienced pilots. It'd be great if enough people boycotted to force a change but they'll probably be inundated

[flyboy1818]

I think your be surprised. With so much recruitment going on at the moment, anyone with the required experience for City Flyer would be insane to pay the selection fee!

[RAFAT]

This charge will, of course, have been CTC's idea, not BACF, but BACF could intervene if they so wished to scrap the charge as they're likely to be paying CTC a fee anyway for the service.

Some candidates may consider it a small price to pay to get a job, after all another airline, that I refuse to even say the name of, got away with it for a long time.

ManUtd1999 is right in that other industries pay expenses for candidates' travelling and accommodation, my girlfriend is a member of one of them so I know it to be true.

BACF should be ashamed.

[marlowe]

Obviously Carl wants a new set of golf clubs so candidates can pay for them !

[flyboy1818]

Well I have an assessment for another operator (in Europe) in a few weeks time and guest what.....

They will be footing the hotel bill! I was very impressed by that!

[RJ100]

Pilots at BACF found out about this charge through this post. We as a workforce are disgusted by the charge. I urge you all not to waste your money!
The contract for recruitment was farmed out to the lowest bidder.

RJ

[Superpilot]

I see the C (your choice of 4 letters) still want to Take Cash

[flyboy1818]

CTC either stands for Captains Taking Cash or C@@ts Training C@@ts depending on who you speak to!

[TRY2FLY]

Is this on Balpa's radar?

[FLEX SRS]

2 out of 7 people got accepted by CTC to be considered by BACF for interview in the first assessment day...big chop rate.

[flyboy1818]

Indeed, it sounds like one to avoid!