BA and Virgin are set to recruit in the first part of next year so the rumour goes, the company I am currently on a contract with (small lo/co) will have to do some recruitment next year, Flybe are rumoured to be short as our Easyjet. EK have more roadshows this month which will surely lure more away to the sand over the winter thereby helping the UK market.

I agree i don't think there will be an explosive recovery, far from it I said an improving market which i think it will be over the next 6 months or so.

I can't see Jet2 being the only UK operator who needs to recruit in the next 6 months, if they are then i like many others, am in BIG TROUBLE!!!!:eek:

Has anyone got positive confirmation yet as to what packages they are offering? they seem reluctant to say on the phone also vague about interview structure other than it will be a full day affair :ooh:

My bet is that no one at JET2 knows what packages are on offer, as the variables are too many and no decision has yet been taken, as they don't know what experience is available in the job market and exactly how they propose to target the recruitment.
See my earlier post on last year's recruitment drive for experienced type rated pilots and the package offered and work backwards or forwards according to your experience/abilities etc.
The telephone interview was partly to decide whether you were a likely candidate for employment, so that any money spent on you on a further interview, would not necessarily be wasted.

70% pay - 70% bond/TRSS
 

If contract is for 70% then bond should reflect that - either by lowering notice/bond period and or amount for bond/TRSS.

Evidence of bond/TRSS amounts already exist for full time contracts. Reduced income contracts with tie in over 30% time should benefit from previous custom and practice.

Has anyone had a call for the assessment day following telephone interviews last week?

Jet2 Selection
 

Hi All,

Has anyone who has applied for B737 FO positions recieved any form of rejection notification yet, hav'ent heard anything from them and just trying to find out if this is bad news...

Cheers

Hi All,

Has anyone who has applied for B737 DEC no TR positions recieved any form of rejection notification yet, hav'ent heard anything from them and just trying to find out if this is bad news...

Cheers

They are interviewing today & apparently offering 70% contracts & bonding for type ratings but also asking if candidates are prepared to accept 70% contracts & self fund type ratings. The 70% offer appears to be standard & realistically becomes dramatically less than 70% of a Captains/SFO's/FO's salary as the majority of crews are on annual increments in addition to any pay award.

With the board saying "No more money for salaries" they are contractually obligated to honour the fortunates with 'annual increments' as part of their contracts. So the ones at the top get more & more & the new joiners get less & less of a finite pot. I guess it's a case of take what they offer & hope for improvement.

There seem to be plenty of interviewees though with only a few leavers to date.

Is it just me, or have some posts been deleted from this thread?

Anyway, my real reason for posting; has any 737 TR'd pilot had any kind of response, positive or negative?

I can see from earlier posts that Jet2 appear to be favouring fresh ATPLf's just now, but it would be a pity if local 737 guys didn't get a chance. All that experience and no relocation problems....

While acknowledging that 70% contracts aren't ideal, my personal circumstances just now are such that Jet2's contract is ideal, and I'd like to work there - seems friendly enough

;)

I was interviewed last week and had no response yet.

Seems from daddy-oh there are interviews today...

Anyone else had any news from last weeks telephone interviews?

TF, if you look at those who have had a telephone call, lots (most?) of them have experience of the line in some way or another.

I personally have 500TT (instructor) and have had no reply. No idea if this is good or not!

We wait and see......

EK

Thanks M & EK,

I read Daddy's post (useful info!) and from that deduced that Jet2 are (currently/immediately/first-instance) looking for people they can send of on a TR, financed by self-sponsor or bonding.

I have 500+ hours on type, and I know several former colleagues with similar backgrounds applied also... nothing for any of us.

Still, we live in hope.

:ok:

Hi,

I have just had the call setting up a 20 min phone interview tomorrow. I'm ex military with 3000hrs + mostly on 4 engine heavy jet with 650 capt, but no civil type rating. I applied for the 757 but would obviously accept either type.

Two colleages at work have both passed the phone interview and are going to the assessment day on Friday. They are both flying instructors with around 1000 hrs almost all single piston.

Regards and good luck to all

binsleepen,

Can I ask when your colleagues had their telephone interviews, or more particularly, how long was it between their telephone interview and receiving an invitation to assessment?

Thanks

binsleepen

VC10 from Brize?

Just had the thanks, but no thanks email from them.
Flying instructor....1500TT of which 300 Multi plus single pilot ops on light twin AOC.
Age - early 40's

Go Smoke,
Sorry to hear that; would you mind sharing your experience ie how far had you got? Paper sift, telephone interview etc?...

JL:}

Just had an email. Thanks but no thanks. 900hrs TT 500hrs on light jet. Also been a flying instructor in the past

Those of you with the No thanks
Did you say that you were happy to except the 70% contract?

169W
Now that would be telling. :=

JA.
I believe that they had their telephone interview at the end of last week and were rung yesterday to confirm their availability for Friday.

Regards