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hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:22 am
by 727doctor
Does anybody have any hints for a TC interview?

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:55 am
by Cat Driver
Be subservient.

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:48 pm
by Carrier
Indicate how keen you are for an opportunity to retire on the job with no responsibility to perform to private sector standards or show any respect to those contemptible types known as customers and as a result what a great fit you would be for their corporate culture!

Edited to give credit where it is due: A well known exception to the above is the Hamilton General Aviation and Licensing office. The people there give really good service and the office has a good reputation across Canada. The fact that this one office can get it right makes the incompetence, deliberate obstruction and uncaring attitude of the rest of TC, particularly at the directorate and ministerial level, even less acceptable.

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:17 pm
by Doc
Ask a whole bunch of questions about their pension plan....and, if you don't know something...pretend you do.

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:39 pm
by Cat Driver
Let them know you have no problem with being dishonest and to really get high marks confide in them you have been labeled as a sociopath by several doctors who specialize in that line of medicine.

You will then be put right into management.

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:37 pm
by 2R
Wear one of those red clown noses ,to prove you have a sense of humour and a thick skin to handle all the abuse from some of the posters on here :mrgreen:

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 7:26 pm
by Wacko
Wow... so many helpful tips... AvCanada at it's finest! :twisted:

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:16 pm
by Cat Driver
Why don't you post some positive stuff about working at TC Wacko?

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:07 pm
by Hammr Tyme
'Prolly cause there aint any.
:twisted:

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:30 am
by Hedley
I knew this thread was going to be interesting! :wink:

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:27 am
by twotterflogger
Hedley wrote:I knew this thread was going to be interesting! :wink:
that's an understatement! :lol:

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:19 pm
by Wacko
727doctor wrote:Does anybody have any hints for a TC interview?
I'm not taking TC's side by any stretch of the imagination but at best the question was about hints for an INTERVIEW. I wouldn't want to work there, but this person does. Enough so, to try and get some tips for the position. It does this person absolutely no good to:
Doc wrote:Ask a whole bunch of questions about their pension plan....and, if you don't know something...pretend you do.
Carrier wrote:Indicate how keen you are for an opportunity to retire on the job with no responsibility to perform to private sector standards or show any respect to those contemptible types known as customers and as a result what a great fit you would be for their corporate culture!

Edited to give credit where it is due: A well known exception to the above is the Hamilton General Aviation and Licensing office. The people there give really good service and the office has a good reputation across Canada. The fact that this one office can get it right makes the incompetence, deliberate obstruction and uncaring attitude of the rest of TC, particularly at the directorate and ministerial level, even less acceptable.
Ironically the only potential good tip was:
Cat Driver wrote:Be subservient.
Though this site caters primarily to pilots, there are also mechanics, ground personnel... and yes.. even those who want to work for transport!... :D I just feel that there are certain topics that are pretty much not worth exploring because of the avcan mob. :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer: :prayer:

Having said all that... note my signature and... "TC :enforcer: "

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:40 pm
by Cat Driver
Ironically the only potential good tip was:

Cat Driver wrote:
Be subservient.
Why is it ironic?

After 55 years in this industry including working with TC it is hardly ironic that I understand how the system works.

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:53 pm
by wallypilot
Carrier wrote: Edited to give credit where it is due: A well known exception to the above is the Hamilton General Aviation and Licensing office. The people there give really good service and the office has a good reputation across Canada. The fact that this one office can get it right makes the incompetence, deliberate obstruction and uncaring attitude of the rest of TC, particularly at the directorate and ministerial level, even less acceptable.
Have to disagree. I met face to face with total incompetence at the Hamilton office. Great people at the front desk, had a very bad experience with one inspector there. Not unfairness or malevolence, just incompetence and unwillingness to serve the aviation businesses that depended on these people to facilitate operations.

Other than this individual though, I have had great experiences with that office.

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 8:13 am
by Cat Driver
Other than this individual though, I have had great experiences with that office.
And therein lies the reason that TCCA is reviled by the industry, they protect the incompetent and the sociopaths in their employ...in industry they would be out on their asses.

Re: hints for transport interview?

Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:00 pm
by 5x5
Hey Wacko - the original poster has been a member for 2 years now and has posted a total of 27 times. That just might indicate that he is basically a lurker. Either that or he rarely comes on here.

If he's a lurker he knows full well the overall response he was going to get when he posted and is simply trolling away (did the hook hurt?)

If I'm wrong about that (and I really doubt I am) and he simply doesn't come on here often, then he would have no real sense of the validity of this particular forum and he would be a fool to take any comments as true advice anyway. It's difficult enough to separate the wheat from the chaff on an anonymous forum when you do browse frequently.