Aer Lingus Cadet Programme 2019

ohstan · 15-07-2019 4:04pm

Just submitted my assessments! Best of luck everyone!

GTTDI GOD · 16-07-2019 10:34pm

ohstan wrote: »

Just submitted my assessments! Best of luck everyone!

Did you get a confirmation email after submission? IIRC I received one the last couple of years after submitting assessments.

tomister · 16-07-2019 10:35pm

GTTDI GOD wrote: »

Did you get a confirmation email after submission? IIRC I received one the last couple of years after submitting assessments.

I completed mine on Friday ad didn’t get a mail. Might see if I can’t get back in to them.

Edit: Just tried and it comes up as all tasks completed

username?! · 17-07-2019 10:03am

tomister wrote: »

I completed mine on Friday ad didn’t get a mail. Might see if I can’t get back in to them.

Edit: Just tried and it comes up as all tasks completed

Can confirm, no confirmation email, but all tasks complete on login.

cruais · 17-07-2019 4:41pm

Just completed all tasks and submitted a few mins ago. Feel a bit of a weight has been lifted off my shoulders now at this stage and have only done the best I can do.

Not a fan of the video interviews. I felt I was rambling a small amount.

Best of Luck to everyone. The competition is high!

ChikiChiki · 17-07-2019 5:42pm

Yeah the pressure is off. Out of all things, it was the should be simple numerical reasoning that I made a balls of. Spread the assessments out over 3 days and bit of a panic in last hurdle trying to sort camera. (Couldn't rotate) Happy enough with everything else.

The wait begins. Best of luck all.

rolion · 18-07-2019 1:58pm

Hi guys,

Feel your pressur and wish you good luck, to all of you.
I hope to be in simillar position (as a father) in few years !

Do you mind if i ask.. is there any NDAs or rules , that you cannot disclose or make public the tests or interview or similar, please ?
Just wondering if i can steal some info and prepare my little pilot wanna-be.

Thanks.

Tommy_utd16 · 18-07-2019 2:37pm

When are the DNA tests for it?

ChikiChiki · 18-07-2019 4:47pm

rolion wrote: »

Hi guys,

Feel your pressur and wish you good luck, to all of you.
I hope to be in simillar position (as a father) in few years !

Do you mind if i ask.. is there any NDAs or rules , that you cannot disclose or make public the tests or interview or similar, please ?
Just wondering if i can steal some info and prepare my little pilot wanna-be.

Thanks.

No NDAs for online assessments but most people keep the info to themselves because the competition is so fierce.

I purchased software from latest pilot jobs to practice. That will give you a flavour of the types of tests to be expected. Helped a lot is what I will say!

On a side note, I find your approach to helping you son pursue his dream inspiring. My folks have never been that supportive but that's another story. He is extremely lucky in that regard because having your support on a tough career route is a major bonus.

Lacapitana · 18-07-2019 5:28pm

Hello there! Is was just me or were these online tests nuts to complete? And when would they let us know the result? Thanks!

AfterDusk · 18-07-2019 6:52pm

I am so much more confident about the tests than last year. Found them fairly handy. But fall apart with a camera in front of me. Can only hope and keep my fingers crossed. Best of luck to everyone else who applied

DustPan12 · 18-07-2019 11:42pm

Can anybody remember from previous years how long from assessment submission to a follow up email took roughly? I’m checking my email daily! I found a couple of the tests challenging I must admit but I did my best. Glad to see I’m not the only one that found the video interview difficult! I would rather a panel of interviewers sat in front of me! Lol.

sportsfan90 · 18-07-2019 11:45pm

DustPan12 wrote: »

Can anybody remember from previous years how long from assessment submission to a follow up email took roughly? I’m checking my email daily! I found a couple of the tests challenging I must admit but I did my best. Glad to see I’m not the only one that found the video interview difficult! I would rather a panel of interviewers sat in front of me! Lol.

I suspect we won’t hear anything now for a month at least.

tomister · 18-07-2019 11:55pm

DustPan12 wrote: »

Can anybody remember from previous years how long from assessment submission to a follow up email took roughly? I’m checking my email daily! I found a couple of the tests challenging I must admit but I did my best. Glad to see I’m not the only one that found the video interview difficult! I would rather a panel of interviewers sat in front of me! Lol.

Looking at previous threads it was about 6 weeks and people got phone calls inviting them to the assessment days before the regret emails started coming out.

DustPan12 · 18-07-2019 11:58pm

sportsfan90 wrote: »

I suspect we won’t hear anything now for a month at least.

And hopefully it’ll be good news! Best of luck.

DustPan12 · 18-07-2019 11:59pm

tomister wrote: »

Looking at previous threads it was about 6 weeks and people got phone calls inviting them to the assessment days before the regret emails started coming out.

Ah, good to know! Thanks for that, well fingers crossed we get a call before an email. Best of luck.

Tommy_utd16 · 19-07-2019 5:16pm

Ah sure no point in getting your hopes up until the DNA round... find out if your in the bloodline or a women

Bussywussy · 19-07-2019 8:39pm

Tommy_utd16 wrote: »

Ah sure no point in getting your hopes up until the DNA round... find out if your in the bloodline or a women

I thought you had to be a woman for this year's competition??

username?! · 24-07-2019 12:29pm

People who fail love to muster up any excuse.....:rolleyes:

Oasis1974 · 24-07-2019 12:39pm

Is it true if your a female you stand a better chance of getting selected I have a wig if it would get me the gig im desperate?

Tommy_utd16 · 25-07-2019 4:35pm

username?! wrote: »

People who fail love to muster up any excuse.....:rolleyes:

Don't think anyone has failed yet love. But don't worry daddy will look after me when he gets back from the Orlando - dublin service on Saturday but only prob is my sister will probably get it ahead of me

DOD555 · 26-07-2019 9:23pm

Hi all, best of luck to all those who have applied. Nothing we can do now. Some of the assessments I found easy enough but others were very difficult.
I’m still trying to figure the exact structure of this cadet program. So you basically don’t have to pay anything and in fact they give you an allowance during the training period? And I guess the catch is you have to stay with them for 5 years or so on a reduced salary?

Alternatively, you could pay 80-100k with one of the flight training schools and do all the training yourself. And then still have to find the find a job at the end of it? But likely on a higher salary that you would get through the Aer Lingus cadet program?

Any thoughts or comments on the above appreciated.

DustPan12 · 26-07-2019 9:43pm

DOD555 wrote: »

Hi all, best of luck to all those who have applied. Nothing we can do now. Some of the assessments I found easy enough but others were very difficult.
I’m still trying to figure the exact structure of this cadet program. So you basically don’t have to pay anything and in fact they give you an allowance during the training period? And I guess the catch is you have to stay with them for 5 years or so on a reduced salary?

Alternatively, you could pay 80-100k with one of the flight training schools and do all the training yourself. And then still have to find the find a job at the end of it? But likely on a higher salary that you would get through the Aer Lingus cadet program?

Any thoughts or comments on the above appreciated.

Hello!

As I’m a first time applicant, I don’t know the ins and outs of the Programme or how it works. The reduced salary would make sense but look at it this way -
You’re trained by an airline with an incredible reputation, you’re saving €100k+, guaranteed a job. You’d probably be on a reduced salary until the bond is paid after the necessary years worked. So it’s all good.

I’ve heard the allowance is €200 a month but accommodation/ food is paid for (I could be wrong). Your entire training is paid for as long as you work for the agreed period of time afterwards otherwise you pay Aer Lingus back.

I’m not entirely sure on the other Q’s you asked or even on the above, just what I’ve read online. Best of luck!

ohlordy · 26-07-2019 10:06pm

DOD555 wrote: »

Hi all, best of luck to all those who have applied. Nothing we can do now. Some of the assessments I found easy enough but others were very difficult.
I’m still trying to figure the exact structure of this cadet program. So you basically don’t have to pay anything and in fact they give you an allowance during the training period? And I guess the catch is you have to stay with them for 5 years or so on a reduced salary?

Alternatively, you could pay 80-100k with one of the flight training schools and do all the training yourself. And then still have to find the find a job at the end of it? But likely on a higher salary that you would get through the Aer Lingus cadet program?

Any thoughts or comments on the above appreciated.

I think the bond to be paid if you leave aer lingus before a defined period had expired (don't know if it's 5 years) is a set payment reducing each year served, the annual salary isn't reduced, the cost of training their new pilot is borne wholly by the airline and only charged to the pilot if he leaves before serving x years

Stovepipe · 27-07-2019 1:05am

You will be paying back from day 1, after line training, by virtue of a capped salary for three years...

Tenger · 27-07-2019 9:24am

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Is it true if your a female you stand a better chance of getting selected I have a wig if it would get me the gig im desperate?

Doubt it. They aren't going to hire you if you cant pass the tests ahead of 99% of the others.
They are however definitely trying to attract female candidates.

sportsfan90 · 27-07-2019 11:35am

Tenger wrote: »

Doubt it. They aren't going to hire you if you cant pass the tests ahead of 99% of the others.
They are however definitely trying to attract female candidates.

There did seem to be a big push to encourage the number of female candidates, which is a good thing. I think they mentioned that in previous years female candidates accounted for something like 5 or 8% if memory serves me correct. But I really hope they don't have gender quotas to fill. They didn't say if there are quotas, but if the level of female candidates is that low and it ends up being anywhere close to 50% of successful candidates being selected are female, then I think that would say a lot - unless of course the level of top female candidate is much better than for males, which maybe it is.

Having said that, for those of us men who don't get selected, it'll likely be more to do with the huge level of competition rather than any favour towards female candidates.

DustPan12 · 17-08-2019 12:16pm

Ah, this anticipation and wait is unreal!! Hopefully we will start to hear something soon.

tomister · 18-08-2019 12:53am

DustPan12 wrote: »

Ah, this anticipation and wait is unreal!! Hopefully we will start to hear something soon.

It was 6 weeks after the closing date last year from reading threads about it so I guess the week after next. Also seemed to be by phone if you were successful in getting to the assessment center.

DustPan12 · 18-08-2019 10:23am

tomister wrote: »

It was 6 weeks after the closing date last year from reading threads about it so I guess the week after next. Also seemed to be by phone if you were successful in getting to the assessment center.

Well hopefully within the next couple of weeks we will hear something! Thanks for clearing up the timeframe!

Aer Lingus Cadet Programme 2019

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