Jet2 Hold Pool
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Jet2 Hold Pool
Hi All,
I'm trying to gauge the waiting time in the jet2 hold pool. Has anyone recently been offered a job after a wait in the pool? If so, how long did you wait and are you type rated or non-type rated?
thanks!
I'm trying to gauge the waiting time in the jet2 hold pool. Has anyone recently been offered a job after a wait in the pool? If so, how long did you wait and are you type rated or non-type rated?
thanks!
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From: Right hand seat of a 777
Over the last 2 years I’ve had a few friends Join.
NR/DEC - 7/8 month for 737
FO’s both TR & NTR 4-6 months,
Only person I know who joined any quicker was an 757 rated FO who worked is 3 month period and joined them a week later, this was 18-24 months ago, maybe slightly longer.
Good Luck
NR/DEC - 7/8 month for 737
FO’s both TR & NTR 4-6 months,
Only person I know who joined any quicker was an 757 rated FO who worked is 3 month period and joined them a week later, this was 18-24 months ago, maybe slightly longer.
Good Luck
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As I’m sure you’re probably aware, these aren’t normal times. Unprecedented expansion/opportunity/recruitment/availability of new suitably qualified applicants, means that I’d suggest any historic experiences are pretty much irrelevant I’m afraid.
I say afraid but actually I think all of the above mean that most won’t be swimming for long.
I say afraid but actually I think all of the above mean that most won’t be swimming for long.
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From: Next door but one
4 months in the pool. NTR CAP.
Ex colleague and ex Thomas Cook already has a start date. He happened to know his sim assessor from the RAF.
So , as ever, its down to luck and politics and connections.
Ex colleague and ex Thomas Cook already has a start date. He happened to know his sim assessor from the RAF.
So , as ever, its down to luck and politics and connections.
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From: Either the back of a sim, or wherever Crewing send me.
As one of the assessors (and it wasn’t me
), I can assure you that we have absolutely zero influence on who gets chosen when, it is as much a mystery to us as the rest of you.
), I can assure you that we have absolutely zero influence on who gets chosen when, it is as much a mystery to us as the rest of you.
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From: UK
NTR FO with 1000 hours completed the assessment in July - still swimming.
From what I'm led to believe from chatting to various pilots at Jet 2 & from other airlines Thomas Cook pilots have been given priority - especially with the fact jet 2 have taken on some of the ex Thomas Cook Airbus fleet (makes sense IMO as we already have jobs). Furthermore, with the acquisition of additional AC / routes etc they'll need to reassess where they need aircraft and crew i.e your base preference and experience will be a factor in when you get a call for a start date.
I also recieved communication from another airline saying that an interview that I applied to prior to Jet 2 has been pushed back as I am NTR and not available for immediate start.
However I do know a few 737 TR guys who have interviewed after myself and been given start dates early 2020.
Best of luck to anyone who is swimming / going for the assessment.
From what I'm led to believe from chatting to various pilots at Jet 2 & from other airlines Thomas Cook pilots have been given priority - especially with the fact jet 2 have taken on some of the ex Thomas Cook Airbus fleet (makes sense IMO as we already have jobs). Furthermore, with the acquisition of additional AC / routes etc they'll need to reassess where they need aircraft and crew i.e your base preference and experience will be a factor in when you get a call for a start date.
I also recieved communication from another airline saying that an interview that I applied to prior to Jet 2 has been pushed back as I am NTR and not available for immediate start.
However I do know a few 737 TR guys who have interviewed after myself and been given start dates early 2020.
Best of luck to anyone who is swimming / going for the assessment.
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From: Location, Location
Anybody know what are the chances of non type rated DEC recruitment opening next year?
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Can anyone please enlighten me. For an Airbus Type rated pilot coming for an assessment for airbus position, will it be tailored as such? Will it be standard sim in 737 or do they have access to an Airbus sim for the assessment?
