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05-15-2010, 10:48 PM
#31
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: 747 captain
Posts: 1,549
Originally Posted by FlyPurdue
just yesterday was contacted by Cathay Pacific, to interview for a position of Second Officer
You are not at the decision making stage just yet, you have only been invited to an interview and since you have read the different threads on CX you are well aware that the interview failure rate is pretty high. Now if you do get an offer, then you examine all the aspects of employment with CX because there is a lot more than just the"shiny new heavy jets" remember that this job will come with company culture, life in HK, ex pat life style etc. all this things will weigh very heavy if you are not happy and at 500TT you are at the crawling stage in your career so don't feel like you should jump to the running stage just yet. Interview first, go spend a few days in HK and try getting a sense of what is really like living and working there, seek the CX guys out and try to get the good, bad and the ugly. The Aviator's in Tung Chung is a good place to get some info, it is a popular watering whole to hear the long haul blues.
Good luck to you, you got a long career ahead of you so try to make decisions based on passion and information, rather than passion alone.
05-15-2010, 11:50 PM
#32
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: B777 FO
Posts: 416
Originally Posted by The Dominican
You are not at the decision making stage just yet, you have only been invited to an interview and since you have read the different threads on CX you are well aware that the interview failure rate is pretty high. Now if you do get an offer, then you examine all the aspects of employment with CX because there is a lot more than just the"shiny new heavy jets" remember that this job will come with company culture, life in HK, ex pat life style etc. all this things will weigh very heavy if you are not happy and at 500TT you are at the crawling stage in your career so don't feel like you should jump to the running stage just yet. Interview first, go spend a few days in HK and try getting a sense of what is really like living and working there, seek the CX guys out and try to get the good, bad and the ugly. The Aviator's in Tung Chung is a good place to get some info, it is a popular watering whole to hear the long haul blues.
Good luck to you, you got a long career ahead of you so try to make decisions based on passion and information, rather than passion alone.
Good luck to you, you got a long career ahead of you so try to make decisions based on passion and information, rather than passion alone.
05-16-2010, 02:53 PM
#33
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: Various
Posts: 462
My first flying assignment in the Navy was 3 1/2 years of flying out of Japan. It was an amazing experience.. but at the end I came home. CX will be a career job which may mean a lifetime in HK.. The previous posts are correct.. weigh it heavily... I think you should go for it personally, but with eyes wide open.
05-18-2010, 05:22 AM
#35
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Joined APC: Oct 2005
Position: Left Out
Posts: 188
Originally Posted by marcal
What is it with guys saying commands were not in seniority order? Anyone in seniority order could have bid those positions. They chose not to for personal reasons, most likely being the fact that it was grossly underpaid and would result in a pay cut for most FO's. The only thing that has changed is that now we just have captains on one scale. That, theoretically should have more 'senior' guys bid the left seat. Wake up CX pilots. Upgrades have always been 'in order'. Most everyone though chose not to bid it. Guys with 1, 2, 3 yrs did.
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05-18-2010, 07:42 PM
#36
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Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: Assistant Greens Keeper
Posts: 1,011
Originally Posted by FlyPurdue
Hi All,
I am new to this forum. I will be graduating from Purdue University in December of this year, and just yesterday was contacted by Cathay Pacific, to interview for a position of Second Officer via the Cadet Pilot route. It appears they will pay for everything, and in 12 months, I will be a second officer on a widebody. Now, before I am told to use the search function, I have. I have looked all over this forum, PPrune's Fragrant Harbor site, and I have exhausted all web resources. Do we have any Cathay Employees on this board? Does anybody know if its really that bad? Currently I have north of 500 hours, and 200 of that is instruction. Right now, It looks like regionals might be an option, but a self made time line has me becoming FO in 5 years, on Cathay. In the very least, I would be building heavy jet, xc time, and getting international experience.
What are your thought?
Thanks!
I am new to this forum. I will be graduating from Purdue University in December of this year, and just yesterday was contacted by Cathay Pacific, to interview for a position of Second Officer via the Cadet Pilot route. It appears they will pay for everything, and in 12 months, I will be a second officer on a widebody. Now, before I am told to use the search function, I have. I have looked all over this forum, PPrune's Fragrant Harbor site, and I have exhausted all web resources. Do we have any Cathay Employees on this board? Does anybody know if its really that bad? Currently I have north of 500 hours, and 200 of that is instruction. Right now, It looks like regionals might be an option, but a self made time line has me becoming FO in 5 years, on Cathay. In the very least, I would be building heavy jet, xc time, and getting international experience.
What are your thought?
Thanks!
Ya and there is about 200 people in the pool waiting for a call for an FO position, and some of us would gladly take an SO position. but instead they are going to hire 500hr people.
I just dont get that sh**
Good luck anyway.
05-21-2010, 10:59 AM
#37
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Position: Left Out
Posts: 188
Originally Posted by PCLCREW
Ya and there is about 200 people in the pool waiting for a call for an FO position, and some of us would gladly take an SO position. but instead they are going to hire 500hr people.
I just dont get that sh**
Good luck anyway.
I just dont get that sh**
Good luck anyway.
I have heard recently that all of the pilots that were successful in the interview process but did not start with CX will have to be re-assessed. Don't know if that means another full process or something shorter.
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