British Airways Speedbird Academy - Video Interview

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aviatordube@reddit

I had got through to the video interview & just received an email to say i was unsuccessful. I haven’t had time to complete it due to work and i wanted to do it on my day off which is today. I’ve emailed them to ask if they can allocate me time today to attempt the video interview. I’m so annoyed at the minute.

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Thin-Boysenberry-112@reddit

When did you get the invitation? Are you still within the 2 day window?

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aviatordube@reddit

email sent 19th, Received reminder email yesterday 11:39 to which i was already flying (i’m cabin crew) Received the: “Thank you for your application for the role of Speedbird Pilot Academy .

Unfortunately we've decided not to progress your application on this occasion, as you did not complete your online assessments within the given deadline.

Should you wish to try again for the same or a similar role, you will need to wait six months from the date of your assessment. However, you can apply for a different role at any time.

Thank you once again for your interest in joining British Airways.

Best wishes,

British Airways Recruitment Team”

I’m aware the OTHER assessments have a 2 day window however the video interview doesn’t explicitly state a “timeframe” to complete..it just says complete ASAP.

I haven’t emailed them to change the wording and for a possible chance at reopening my video interview which i was literally going to do TODAY as it’s my day off today so i have time to do it.

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Thin-Boysenberry-112@reddit

My video interview definitely says 2 day window

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aviatordube@reddit

mine definitely doesn’t:

Congratulations on reaching the next stage of the application process for the Speedbird Pilot Academy

Please see below next steps:

Complete a video interview exercise Answer a series of interview questions by recording your responses Full instructions will be provided before you begin You'll have control over when you record each answer To register for the video interview exercise please click here:

If you require any adjustments or assistance during this assessment, please email recruitment@jobs.ba.com with the subject line "Assessment Adjustment" as soon as possible.

If you wish to withdraw your application, please inform us at recruitment@jobs.ba.com.

Best regards,

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Thin-Boysenberry-112@reddit

That’s really wierd. They must’ve realised their mistake and added it today. I’m sure that probably means that you’ll get an extension

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GateMedical3019@reddit

Dear ,

Please register for your video interview for the Speedbird Pilot Academy position.

Next steps:

Register and complete your video interview: https://apply.ba.com/jobs/login

Please do this as soon as possible.

Kind regards, British Airways Recruitment Team

Should you need to contact us, please email recruitment@jobs.ba.com.

If your query relates to the Speedbird Pilot Academy, please email speedbirdpilotacademy@ba.com.

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GateMedical3019@reddit

My invitation email did not include a time frame on it, checked many times.

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GateMedical3019@reddit

Just received the same email, even though the invitation email states to please complete this as soon as possible. Guessing they wanted us to infer that we had a 2 day deadline like the other tests. Also sent them an email querying this. See what happens.

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Thin-Boysenberry-112@reddit

How long does the motivation video need to last? Just thinking about planning a script/cues

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Thin-Boysenberry-112@reddit

Another question- if I click the link, can I see the questions without starting a timer? Or do you only have a set time to read the question and then film?

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kevin_cg1@reddit

Can anyone spell out the type of questions they’re asking? Motivational, technical or a combination? Appreciate it

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sennais1@reddit

Speedbird Academy

Fucking heard it all now, I can tell you without looking at it that you won't be using a Speedbird callsign for a long time. They'll own you though.

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Relevant-Main4838@reddit (OP)

What do you mean?

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sennais1@reddit

There is no contractual arrangement for BA to put you to mainline. You will have to pay them off wherever you're placed at a subsidiary.

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TooLowPullUp@reddit

People starting training now can and will be at mainline or EF (maybe CF) within 2-3 years - joining the mainline pay scale at PP6 and will have the ability to join the MSL and global bid from day one.

Do you know anything about how the company operates or are you just making it up so you can feel outraged?

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EvMund@reddit

it doesnt seem like you have read the relevant materials. the speedbird candidacy is not for IAG but specifically for BA itself. subsids have their own pipelines

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sennais1@reddit

Good luck then. My advice - always worth reading the fine print rather than get sold on the sales material. Reality is that BA have no problem with recruitment right now to mainline.

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Relevant-Main4838@reddit (OP)

It’s about 5 years which is pretty fair

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sennais1@reddit

I guarantee they've not put 5 years flow into the paperwork you will sign.

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EvMund@reddit

pretty good pretty fun. go in relaxed and make use of all the time they provide you. I doubt you get extra points for starting early. when I started the first one I spent some time copying the notes they gave in point-form, worried that the info would go away after my recording time started. thankfully the provided info stays on-screen so you can refer to it when you do your actual recording.

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Relevant-Main4838@reddit (OP)

How long was it between when you completed the listening test and you recieved your invite for the video interview?

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