i m planning to attend OD in Paris but the advertisment at the internet homepage of emirates is closed.how can I get invitation for emirates
and do I need one since is an open day?
thanks!
Hi guys,
I have concern about medicals?
Can i use medical reports old month and a half and send them to emirates or they have to be done after i have received email to proceed with medicals.
Thanxs
My God, this topic is getting more and more boring! Isn't it annoying?! First this "when is Emirates coming to here and there" - who should know?! check the homepage! - then this "I'm going for an OD" - good for you! - later on: "I got the call!" - well done, who cares if it's not me!
Could anyone say something interesting?
I never really understood why people care if there are any other applicants attending an open day. Of course there are! So, we know it! What happens then??? You should be better than he or she is, so why do you want to be in contact?! It's so strange...
Is there someone with relevant questions?
Or maybe any experience about Open Days? Details: how many people attended, what was your impression, how was the group discussion, language knowledge and professional background of the candidates, any candidates over 30 who made it to the final, how many people made it to the final etc.
Any news, like one of the 380s is delayed, it's not coming in December? Or any changes in the contract according marriage and Living-out Allowance? When do you start training and which aircraft type???
It's great that some people are very excited to take part of the selection process. However only 1-10% will be hired. Still, it's great. Really. Good to know. Let's make everyone sign on PPRuNe!
do some research people,
i posted last week with my experiences from day one of contract offer to being told its time to quit my current job and voiced my opinion about repetitive posts, but its seem to disappear the next day!?
read back on the posts so were are all no reading the same Q's and A's everyday
Hey everyone,
I was hired by Emirates last year but got the withdrawl email right before my DOJ. I just had my final reassessment interview last week and I was so happy to see that when I walked in the office it was the same recruiter who interviewed me last year. My interview lasted about 40 minutes this time. It took about 5 minutes to fill out two forms(tatoo and passport info), and I gave my updated CV to the recruiter. I was asked situational questions about my current job (how I handled situations involving conflicts with guests, employees, problem solving etc. ) That actually only took about 10 minutes. After that we just talked for 25 minutes not even about Emirates. The recruiter is so warm and friendly and I was enjoying just talking to her.. Anyway, she asked if I could leave before the end of the year. So I am assuming that means that if anyone gets a confirmation after the interview be ready to get your meds done quick if possible(depending on your country) and be ready to leave soon after that.... if you can of course. So just to confirm some previous posts, yes you might leave quick and it does seem like all they really want to know from rejoiners(one's that got withdrawn) what you have been doing since the withdrawl and if your appearance has changed in any way(meaning- tatoos, haircolor, weight, etc.) I am supposed to find out in about a week and I will post when I recieve any news...
Good luck to all new joiners and rejoiners alike!!!!!! rejoiners alike!!!!!!
Detailed explanation of my interview experience last year
Hope this helps anyone trying to get through...... It is from my interview last year..... I was lucky enough to get hired with Emirates(but don't depend on luck alone, make it happen…)
The interviewers worked directly for Emirates(not one of the agencies) Both very attractive and they conducted both the assesment day(not the initial open day) and the final interviews the next two days. There were 40 people at the assesment invited from the 120 on opening day(every OD is different though). We were split up into three groups and put in 3 different circles. We then were told to find out two things about the person to our left(group 1 and 2....Favorite food and Hobby), ( Group 3... had to find out an embarrasing story about the person to their left and tell everyone) after introducing them to the group. They gave us about ten minutes for this while the two recruiters picked everyone out of the group one by one to do a reach test to make sure you are tall enough. Then we did our introductions and while we went around the circle the recruiters took notes. I believe they were watching for personality, presentation, skills and comfort of speaking in a group. Also, they gave strict instructions to only talk about the things they instructed us to find out about the person to the left. This was a sign to follow instructions and be short and sweet. Some people talked too much in my opinion since they told us not to go off topic. Then we were asked as a group to decide whether plastic surgery was good or bad and agree as a group. . No side discussions allowed and no voting allowed. Don't disagree with people whatever the topic is that they give you. The subject and resolution of the topic are not very important.
Then we had a break and took a test.
here's how it broke down
Spelling.....the recruiter said the word, repeated it in a sentence and you had to spell it.
10 words in total. Should could not repeat herself so pay attention! Then a math test. addition, subtraction, multi, dividing. Adding fractions together as well. Not to bad if you paid attention in 8th grade math. General comprehension and english grasp skills. The recruiter will read a short sentence or paragraph then you chose an answer. Ex. Matt loves carrots but hates tomatoes even though my dad loves them.
A. Matt loves tomatoes
B matts dad loves carrots
C matts dad loves tomatoes
D My dad loves tomatoes
Answer D
Then she told a short story and you answer multiple choice questions afterwards. Important!!! Pay attention and take notes if you can write fast cause it's a lot to remember. Or just pay attention to details
Then a logical reasoning test. Ex. What should come next in this sequence? Imagine arrows for up down left right cause I can't type them.
Up Right Down Left
so what comes next in the sequence? Up
Then basic info questions.
1. Who is the president of the United States?
Many wrote Obama. They told me afterward. It's Bush, come on people!(this is from last year)
2. How many sides are on a triange?
3. How many days are in March?
Pick one of two topics and write a 200 word essay.
The topics were 1. Who would you consider a leader and why(famous)
2. What are the most important qualities for a great cabin crew? I chose this one and went into detail. I was very prepared for this one. Make sure you are as well
After the test, we had a break then came back and they gave us each letters with our reference #(given to you in the beginning of the day) saying unfortunately you did not..., or congrats you made it to the next stage. Out of the 40 only 15 of us made it. Then we were split up into two groups like before and asked to come up with a comedy show. Everyone has to agree, no voting. Come up with a name for the Comedy, main actors, plotline, and they gave us ten minutes. The main thing you want be aware of is that you don't speak to much or not at all. Same with the first group discussion mentioned earler. If you do speak alot, ask others what they think and don't get into any arguments and try not to disagree with people. Rather come up with a solution you both agree on. It does not matter what the topic is. That doesn't make any difference. They take notes and see how you work with people and listen to people. Again though, just my opinion of what they were looking at while observing.
Then we all were called back in and they gave us all final interviews! The final interview was easy for me and others as well. They ask you questions like
When have you provided excellent customer service?
When have you had an altercation with a colleaugue? How did you resolve this?
When have you resolved a problem with a customer?
When have you gone out of your way for a customer?
Apparently some people had to take some kind of test after the interview and others didn't. I did not take it. I met some people online that work for emirates and some had to take that test and others didn't. So I don't think it means you will get the job or not. It might just test some other skills if they are not sure about you but i am just guessing.
Men to women ratio
out of the 40 there were 5 guys
then out of the 15 on the last cut there were 3 guys including me, and 12 girls.
Don't sweat what you heard about what percentage of guys they take. If they like your look, personality, and experience they will most likely hire you. At least that's what I think.
Hope this helps guys. Good luck and be yourselves in the interview. Let me know how it goes!
I made a post about my experience with Emirates in November 2008. Given that Emirates are hiring again and that people, in general, are lazy to use the search button, below is the copy of my post from last year. Please feel free to PM/ message me here if you may have any questions. I did not make it to EK, though but it was still fun. The post will be very long!
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Here is how the assessment day looked like in Osaka:
10am - all those who passed the initial screening were invited to come on that day. Two groups were formed and sat in a circle. The task was "Ask the person to your right what he/she would do if he/she had 1000000 dollars and why." As you are discussing the question (and getting to know each other), the recruiters call you one by one to pass the 212cm reach test.
After that, each person stood up and presented the person to his/her right and what he/she would do with the money. In this case, be sure to greet everyone again, mention the person's name you are going to talk about and BRIEFLY in under 45 seconds tell what you have learnt. Smile, stand firmly and comfortably and enunciate properly. In this test, they measure you overall level of English. So, be sure to use simple and yet clear phrases as well as try to interchange long sentences with short ones.
After that, about 20% of people were eliminated.
The second test was another group activity. The task was "Choose 5 cities which might host next Olympics and what are the reasons for your choice." In this group discussion, I would outline the following:
1) If you are by nature a leader, that is perfectly acceptable. You may (and maybe even) should initiate the discussion. Offer one city... and then keep silent (occasionally, dropping "yes, it is a good idea; oh wow, [mention person's name], this is a very good point."
2) If you are a follower, then let someone start the conversation (this does not diminish or increase your chance of getting through, as it seemed to me). But then speak up. Mention one city and give your reason.
If you choose either to be1) or 2) (i.e., if you have a chance to mention one of five cities or you are the one who opens the discussion), make it no more than 45 seconds.
3) If it happened that five cities were mentioned and you did not get a chance to contribute your own point, then now it is the time for you to act. The safest way is to say this "OK, guys, we seem to have reached the consensus. So, to summarize, our five cities are...".
ALWAYS smile and maintain eye contact with EVERYONE in your group. Ignore the recruiters. I actually forgot that they were walking around us.
Then they asked 5 people from the group to stand up and present the 5 cities. In this case if you did not get a chance to talk or do the summary, volunteer to present. They need to somehow remember you.
After that, about 10% of people were eliminated. It seemed t me that they were looking for:
1) how you work in team
2) whether you can accept and appreciate other's opinions;
3) how good your English is;
4) your general posture (how you sit, eye contact, gestures)
5) how you present.
Then we had a short break. After a while, they invited ask to take the English language test. The test is nothing like GRE or GMAT but it does require a relatively high proficiency in English. There were about 40 questions and one essay to write. You do get more bonus points if your essay is both well written (structure, logics, cogerency) and well argued. They do not care whether the statements are actually correct (I ended up saying that hockey, figure staking and triathlon should be dropped off from the winter Olympics games list). As long as you:
1) follow the Western standard of writing (INTRO-Three Main Points-Conclusions), 2) use very good to excellent grammar and vocabulary
you will make it. After all, cabin crew is not a job for dummies.
Do not take your level of English for granted. There was one girl who seemed to be pretty confident with her language skills, and yet she failed.
After the test, about 25 % were thanked and asked to leave.
Then came the HARDEST group discussion. In a small group of 10 at most, you are given a topic, 4 questions to address and 10 minutes to come up with the solution. In terms of role distribution, you may follow the same pattern as described above. But remember who said what, since the recruiters may ask some questions further. If they ask the group "Whom did you {as a group meaning} choose to be the actor?" and you know the answer, say "We have decided that for this sitcom the best actor isXXX". Do not say more than they ask (i.e., no "why"s and so on).
30% people were left... and we made it to the finals. Then, there was a personality test and final interview scheduling.
Overall, it is a very very exciting process. You get the chance to meet amazing people, interact and feel so professional. And once you step out from the hotel, you feel so proud.
A few tips:
1) be nice and smile
2) do make sure that you look neat (shoes, hair, smell)
3) do not disagree. Say "Yes, this is a very interesting point of you".. and swallow the rest. After all, who cares. It is not like your decision whether Riga is to become the next EK destination will actually matter for EK itself.
4) talk to people when you have free time. Share concerns and make friends.
5) always thank everyone, even if he/she did not do anything.
I'm happy to see that not all of the cabin crew are stupid and actually can write and not that lazy to write. If I were a candidate, I would save these comments on my computer (read above!) just to prepare myself for the Open Day. There is a lot of information hidden. It's good to know what to expect if you want to gain some confidence!
About the look and age: just go to youtube and find some videos about cabin crew training. It should be enough to figure out what type they are looking for! I know it's shocking but forget about glasses and braces (you might have them after you get hired!), be proportianal (meaning thin or slim, you can put on weight after you get hired, although they are getting strict about weight nowadays, so you'd rather not have any weight-issues) and do something about your skin.
You need to look young, pretty, energetic: first impression counts!
After you made the first screening, of course. You need to have a good CV to do that (meaning: customere service background, living abroud, spoken languages etc.) and a good photo (meaning: nice smile, well-groomed).
Please, post any RELEVANT questions about the company or OD experience! It's highly appreciated as pepole can learn from them.
Any good or bad experiences from new-joiners would be appreciated!!!
I think the first training will start 8th November since the Freeze, we would like to hear some news from those people: problems with medicals, impression about HR, first impression about Dubai, accomodation, college, training course, the people (nationalities, men-women ratio, age, professional background) and your feelings (working in the Middle-East).
Hi all, I may be going across to Dubai as EK cabin crew in the near future. I did some research and found out I could expect to earn 6000 AED a month after allowances. Honestly I'm a bit concerned to find out that won't convert much back into Aussie dollars... Would 6000 a month local currency hold me in good stead over there? I've heard everything is expensive but I would greatly like any expats or crew opinions. It's a big decsion to make. Thanks in advance. Matt
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just to let you know
had my interview in belgrade 1.10. after i got a withdrawal in january this year.
today they called me to do my medicals and gave me a new DOJ 27/11.
my friend also got a new date of joining in february (she asked for it to be that way).
there...! nobody is posting any good news after the re-interview so i wanted to let you know that, like i posted before, if they still didn't call you and it's been more than 2 weeks, you call them!
best of luck for all of you guys...
hope to meet you all there someday... if i get there this time... ( inform me of any new global crisis )
Hi Everyone. I had my Final interview two weeks ago in Brisbane and just got the golden call with my D.O.J been the 23rd November. Now for the medicals. I had medicals 6 months for another airline job so fingers crossed they will all be ok. For all of you waiting, it is painful waiting for the call but there is no feeling like the one you have when they call you. It's worth the wait.
I've just emailed Emirates recruitment team to find out the outcome of my re-validation interview held on the 17/09/2009. It's been four weeks tomorrow after being promised a response within two weeks. I did not want to email regarding the outcome as usually this shows impatience, however I need to make necessary plans in order to continue with my UK life e.g. go to college to progress in my current career, should I not get the opportunity of joining Emirates.
It’s been difficult as I accepted that possibly Emirates would not be recruiting for some time since being placed on hold back in February of this year. My DOJ was the 27/02/09 and I received the news about the recruitment freeze on the 21/02/09.
Any updates anyone could provide regarding the outcome of their re-validation interview would be greatly appreciated.
( inform me of any new global crisis 
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