Aer Lingus Engineering Apprenticeships 2011

kona

The ship has definatley sailed for those who havnt been called IMO. Even If you have gotten a call, I wouldnt tell the Boss to feck off just yet, until you have your Aer Lingus ID and have signed a contract, I wouldnt be getting too ahead of myself. I wouldnt be suprised if all the lads called are on another shortlist with the final number selected from this list. Id say theres a strong chance a few may fail the medical.
From the phone call they said "progression to the next stage" not "you are being offered an apprenticeship".

Skyb

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lintdrummer

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Are the medicals not all done yet? It was fairly straight forward. Urine sample, blood pressure, eyesight, colour blindness.

Nothing unusual. I think once the medical is done it's just a matter of waiting for security clearence.

Skyb

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gsxr1

I think this is the sort of future that will leave you on the edge of redundancy most of the time . Working in aviation production engineering myself in the past, I swore i would never go back. It has a habit of pulling the rug from under your feet.

Skyb

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FOGOFUNK

Every other industry in Ireland is really safe from redundancy.


Oh wait,

ಠ_ಠ

A320

gsxr1 wrote: »

I think this is the sort of future that will leave you on the edge of redundancy most of the time . Working in aviation production engineering myself in the past, I swore i would never go back. It has a habit of pulling the rug from under your feet.

i think not,theres plenty of work if you bother to look,even if you are unlicensed and willing to move away!! plenty.

lintdrummer

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I haven't a clue! I'm hoping it won't take too long, I'd like to get an idea of a start date and course outline soon. I've heard the Garda vetting takes an age but considering they don't seem to be going to the central vetting office it might not take too long.

They have already processed the 5 year background check anyway, they called me about mine, an error on behalf of my employer led them to believe I hadn't been employed for 3 years but I got it sorted! :pac:

Skyb

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A320

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Sinking Plenty of pints down the Knights helps a lot!!!!!!

FOGOFUNK

A320 wrote: »

Sinking Plenty of pints down the Knights helps a lot!!!!!!

oh jaysus, and murphy browns, the drive home is controversial.

NwRepairman

Any sucessful candidates heard anything back from AL since the medical?

kona

NwRepairman wrote: »

Any sucessful candidates heard anything back from AL since the medical?

Just queries on background. Im getting worried, if this is to start like a college type course, they will be back mid sept. So after all the HR orientation is done that would be a late august start or early sept.
Ive a feeling somebody is holding back on something.

Skyb

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LeakRate

Dont be to concerned lads,Aer lingus began the recruitment process very early,would i be right in saying you'll be heading to shannon for 9 months for phase 2?if so that dosnt start till early october

kona

LeakRate wrote: »

Dont be to concerned lads,Aer lingus began the recruitment process very early,would i be right in saying you'll be heading to shannon for 9 months for phase 2?if so that dosnt start till early october

Correct, but Im just worried about sorting accomadation for the 9 months. Is there any positives to living in shannon?

Maxed-irl

don't live in SNN lads i know said stay in ennis

LeakRate

Second that,dont live in shannon,best thing in shannon is the road out of it,thats what we were thought in phase 1:D Live in either Ennis or Limerick,i opted for limerick,LIT student village,Cratloe wood,only a 20min spin to fas shannon from there,some great student nights in limerick to help the 9 months fly by

A320

FOGOFUNK wrote: »

oh jaysus, and murphy browns, the drive home is controversial.

Ha the drive from Bunratty is worse!!!! The only advantage of living in Shannon is crawling into FAS on a friday morning

kona

LeakRate wrote: »

Second that,dont live in shannon,best thing in shannon is the road out of it,thats what we were thought in phase 1:D Live in either Ennis or Limerick,i opted for limerick,LIT student village,Cratloe wood,only a 20min spin to fas shannon from there,some great student nights in limerick to help the 9 months fly by

I like this! but is this 20 mins by car or by foot? To be fair Im not gunna be bringing my car down, and hate bumming lifts so Id rather be able to get into FAS on the aul rothar.

Think ill give shannon a miss, the only plus I had was it was close to FAS. Id rather come back to Dublin on the weekends though, Im not cut out for the country life

stephenk123

LeakRate wrote: »

Second that,dont live in shannon,best thing in shannon is the road out of it,thats what we were thought in phase 1:D Live in either Ennis or Limerick,i opted for limerick,LIT student village,Cratloe wood,only a 20min spin to fas shannon from there,some great student nights in limerick to help the 9 months fly by

do you have to be a student in LIT to stay in Cratloe wood also do fas cover some of the rent, thanks
stephen

LeakRate

20mins drive sadly,there's a decent bus service every hour or so which only takes about half hour,fas was 08:30 to 15:45 so the extra time on the commute didnt hurt to much,no you dont have to be a student to stay in cratloe,i was doing the same apprenticeship as yerselfs,was 50euro a week for a room,you will get a digs allowance aswell from fas which was 70 euro a week,20 in the pocket for boozin:Di was the same kona,home to dublin most weekends,but great craic to be had during the week nights in limerick,probs the best 9months of my apprenticeship,would happily do it again!

FOGOFUNK

kona wrote: »

I like this! but is this 20 mins by car or by foot? To be fair Im not gunna be bringing my car down, and hate bumming lifts so Id rather be able to get into FAS on the aul rothar.

Think ill give shannon a miss, the only plus I had was it was close to FAS. Id rather come back to Dublin on the weekends though, Im not cut out for the country life

I think you would be mad not to bring your car, we used to go all over the place to get out of shannon/ennis. Lough Derg, Lisdoonvarna, Lahinch. cliffs of Moher etc.

Limerick, Bunratty or Newmarket on Fergus would be the best places to stay, I might be in to talk to you about it before you guys head down.

CaptainSkidmark

I got a call this morning about my airside pass form and i wasn't called for a medical... My mate went for the medical last monday and they chap said there was about 40 gone for the medical so far and he said there would be a few more also.... So i wouldnt advise people to go counting their chickens yet.

Skyb

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CaptainSkidmark

or tuesday so what ever day it was, Was the 5 year background check not the airside pass form?? wonder why she rang about that now at this stage.

kona

CaptainSkidmark wrote: »

or tuesday so what ever day it was, Was the 5 year background check not the airside pass form?? wonder why she rang about that now at this stage.

Airside pass was a totally different thing, there was a form for the garda and another for the DAA.

Skyb

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doink

Just wondering if anybody after completing the interview actually got a rejection email or anything?or is it a case of unsucessful people just didnt hear anything.

CaptainSkidmark

doink wrote: »

Just wondering if anybody after completing the interview actually got a rejection email or anything?or is it a case of unsucessful people just didnt hear anything.

I heard nothing and then 2 weeks ago ar there abouts they rang me about a mistake on my 5 year background check lol

My mate got called for a medical a few weeks after the rest so they still seem to be picking and choosing. Dount ill get called for a medical though at this stage.

Dont think the lads here even heard back since the medical

doink

I havent heard a thing and know I didnt get it but you would think they would of sent out rejection letters to those unsucessful

kona

i got a call today confirming start date. They said the delay was because of the amount of people they had to tell were unsuccessful. They stil couldnt give many details. Was told id get an email a week before the start date.

lintdrummer

kona wrote: »

i got a call today confirming start date. They said the delay was because of the amount of people they had to tell were unsuccessful. They stil couldnt give many details. Was told id get an email a week before the start date.

Same story here. Will be seeing you shortly then Kona.

Skyb

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CaptainSkidmark

well done lads!

NwRepairman

Guess i'll be joining you there too guys

sdanseo

Just got a call from HR to offer me a cancellation place, apparently I was ranked next highest.

Turned it down (with extreme difficulty) because I'm on the assesment list for the pilot cadetship which is the real dream.

Someone else is about to get a call - hope its a boardsie so wish you every bit of luck!

kona

sdeire wrote: »

Just got a call from HR to offer me a cancellation place, apparently I was ranked next highest.

Turned it down (with extreme difficulty) because I'm on the assesment list for the pilot cadetship which is the real dream.

Someone else is about to get a call - hope its a boardsie so wish you every bit of luck!

you are mad! Why not take it and see how the cadetship goes?

sdanseo

Because it starts on Monday

Trust me, hardest decision I've ever had to make.

kona

sdeire wrote: »

Because it starts on Monday

Trust me, hardest decision I've ever had to make.

Yea they did leave it very very late, I just got my forms yesterday morning! Goodluck with the cadetship!

chewits

sdeire wrote: »

Just got a call from HR to offer me a cancellation place, apparently I was ranked next highest.

Turned it down (with extreme difficulty) because I'm on the assesment list for the pilot cadetship which is the real dream.

Someone else is about to get a call - hope its a boardsie so wish you every bit of luck!

Wow, Talk about throwing your eggs in the one basket.

Tenger

sdeire wrote: »

Turned it down (with extreme difficulty) because I'm on the assesment list for the pilot cadetship which is the real dream.

What about taking it and hoping to get though to cadets in a few weeks?
Keeps a safety net active for you.


Chewits: Nice contribution there.

dannye92

sdeire wrote: »

Because it starts on Monday

Trust me, hardest decision I've ever had to make.

you kept that quiet!!

you mad?!

high ho

how did everyone get on today on their first day in aer lingus?

lintdrummer

Great! It's nice to be working for such a professional company for a change.

Plenty of information to take in today, general HR induction, Engineering induction and introduction from FÁS. Really excited now about getting into it all! Off to Hanger 6 for the day tomorrow so that'll be amazing to see.

Darius.Tr

emmettogara wrote: »

Great! It's nice to be working for such a professional company for a change.

Plenty of information to take in today, general HR induction, Engineering induction and introduction from FÁS. Really excited now about getting into it all! Off to Hanger 6 for the day tomorrow so that'll be amazing to see.

Keep us posted how it goes, hopefully I'll get the apprenticeship next year or the year after

triggermortis

emmettogara wrote: »

Great! It's nice to be working for such a professional company for a change.

wait until you've been there a while....

lintdrummer

triggermortis wrote: »

wait until you've been there a while....

They're a hell of a lot better than any company I've been with before anyway so that's a good start! Any of the staff that I've been talking to seem very happy to be there.

Are you in engineering trig?

Got up close to an A320 getting some engine work today which was good to see. Also got a good look around the Iolar, they've done a fantastic job with that.

A320

emmettogara wrote: »

Got up close to an A320 getting some engine work today which was good to see.

I cant wait for the day that you will curse yourself working on an engine :D It's just the nature of it,it will happen