Originally Posted by
Jorga
Hi everyone,
I am new to this site and have been reading it with interest for the last month. I am going to the open day in Brisbane this Saturday 7th October.
I have worked in the airline industry in Australia and have heard a few of my previous colleagues are now working for Emirates. However I heard through the grape vine they are coming back home as the pay is not as high as they expected. Does anyone know how much the pay actually is?
If anyone has any tips for me for the open day it would be greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to all of you who have passed your medicals and are ready to jet off.
Cheers
Jorga
Hi Jorga,
The pay is definately adequate, however you'll find yourself struggle in the first 1-2 months as your flying pay hasn't kicked in yet. Once that is over, and you're flying regulary, you'll find it is very easy to save money, esp when you do layovers as they give you more than enough money to cover food. For example, they provide approx. $100 AUD for an Australian layover of 24 hours. There's also a discount card you get, which get's you nice discounts of lots of clubs, pubs and restaurants in Dubai. Personally, I save the basic salary every month, but some crew they totally splurge it all and finish their contract with nothing saved up. It depends how stringent you are with money I guess, but you won't go broke, that's for sure.
For the open day... Just make sure you're well groomed. You'll get barely 2 minutes with the interviewers, so being well-presented is a must. (For Females, well fitting suit, conservative makeup, hair up, preferably in a bun, stockings, nails well manicured but polish not neccessary until final interview; For Males, shaved, good clean pressed suit, minimal hair product, and no novelty ties! No strange hair colours, must look natural as possible) Having a well presented CV is a must too, as that is where they'll be deciding whether you'll carry on to the next stage. Don't be surprised if they only ask you two questions.
Also, if the open day is the 7th of October, be sure to also have the 8th of October completely free. The recruiters are usually from Dubai, and have about a week in each city, and will use 7th as the open day, 8th as the day of interaction, and probably the 9th, 10, and 11th as the final interview days.
And FYI - the Brisbane trip, it involves 12 days away from base, but you get 2 blocks of 48 hours in Brisbane, as well as 2 blocks of 24 hours in Singapore. It has an Aukland shuttle in between. They're working on a direct Brisbane too...
Hope that helps, and good luck to all.