Fly Lah!

Yeah Vinesh,

Trying speak to the other candidates as well but looks like its very quiet on this forum. No news after the invitation, and kind of wondering if anyone else got any news about the interview. Wonder how many got invited though.

-- Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:47 am --

i actually got the recruitement people calling me. telling me i was choosen for the interview. i got the 14th

You guys are lucky buggers..
I'm neither called up nor rejected.

Btw Shen Yung, when did they call you up?

they called me on the 15th, a day before the closing date 16th, they asked me why I didnt give them a reply yet. didnt realise that i was sent the invitation on the 12th.

Sigh, same here..neither called up, or rejected, YET...
still crossing my fingers though..anyway shenyung, all the best dude!

sean wrote:for those who get called for interview, can i know that whether u all taken ur ICAO English test during ur application last time? thx

i didn't take it too... i'm still waitng for CX call, last time i did sent them an email asking my status of application and they said my application is still in progress. So, just hope for the best and get prepared mentally now...

-- Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:13 am --

shenyung wrote:they called me on the 15th, a day before the closing date 16th, they asked me why I didnt give them a reply yet. didnt realise that i was sent the invitation on the 12th.

shenyung, try to call them back. don miss the chance, you are very lucky to be chosen for the interview.... i have waiting for 1 year for their call....

Quoted from PPRuNe
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Nowhere
Posts: 17

I hope you potential cadets have a handle on 2 important things.
1/ the cost of living in Hong Kong
2/ The very poor level of pay you will recieve.

Keep in mind that if you come from a civilized country you cannot find accomodation that is in any way comparable to what you have at home even with the the $80,000 per month captain level rental allowance, let alone the $50,000 home purchase allowance. A single person can rent a 500' sq foot appartment in a mass residential area for about $25000 per month. Given that your pay is about that much you are going to be living in poverty,literally.

If you think you are going to get home on a base, forget it, there are NO base slots at all for 90+% of ports. Guys with 20 years seniority cannot get on bases even in the country they want, let alone the city.

If you are from the 3rd world or asia you will find it barely acceptable.
If you have not been in HK before I STRONGLY sugest you find a way to understand how poor you will be. You will have NO money at the end of the month if you are single.
As for a married person, particularly with kids, forget it. I am a senior FO will the proper housing allowance and I have nothing left at the end of the month with the cost of living here. ( I have 1 crap car, no "toys" and no other expenses.)

I strongly sugest you do your own research into what you are going to get yourself into here on local terms. The reason why this scheme exists is that out of 7 million people in Hong Kong they cannot find people who will do the job for the money, even if training is paid. Most LEP's have family here and they give them somewhere to stay.

I sugest you stay at home, have a good life amongst your family, and dont be fooled by Cathay's lies. They have an appalling reputation for staff relations and honesty and things will only get worse.

Just wonder if it's true or it only applies to minorities of the folks down in CX.
Any takers?

"YES" and "NO" .....

YES because HKG is the top 5 World Most Expensive City to live in ..... from lodging to messing plus other stuffs in between are certainly expensive .... However, the big question is: "How much is ENOUGH?" .....

NO because the author still happily lived in HKG and never went back to his wonderful, highly paid, civilised & unpolluted country ..... just whining, whinging & grieving behind the keyboard .... There should be some plus points with CX particularly and living in HKG generally that still attract thousands of applicant around the globe.....

No doubt there are some minus points as well ......

It is up to individual to explore the unknown. One size does not fit all ......



The Unlearned

Well said, it’s just depending on what do you guys really want. We can see a big question mark here "How much is enough?”. Always, the decision is always yours. Try to gather as much info as you can, asking people, do some research. Once you make your final decision, make sure you've no regret.

What more can I say, our friend "drebarbas" had say it all. So just take your time to figure it out whether you dare to take this challenge or what. All the best then~

Regards,
Kouda

Nice~ informative and constructive at the same time.

the only consistent thing was the whining. lol~