G'day KK / All,
Not sure if any of this info will help as I think the recruitment process is somewhat different this time around now the airline is somewhat established versus when they initially recruited pre start up. That and the fact my memory is shot and take this for what it is worth...lol.......
Key thing I will say is the process is long and laborious. Expect nothing and be pleasantly surprised when things progress. The company like any airline is large and multifaceted....Cabin crew requirements are constantly changing and thus "ASAP" to you may have a very different meaning to "ASAP" to them. Things generally seem to progress in peaks and troughs...you may hear nothing for an extended period of time and then all of a sudden find yourself flying through several components at once.....Accept this and dont beat yourself up about not hearing anything......generally "no news is good news". To provide an example of why things take time, basic training is a 6-7 week course involving 8+ hours a day and provided by a host of instructors and specialists - this alone takes significant planning on the airlines behalf to organise and co-ordinate.
Interview/s - Im not going to go into intimate detail about what will and wont be asked. Personally I feel that is unfair for those that haven't found this forum and additionally serves you no purpose either. The reality is if you have found this forum your likely already more than aware of the "common components" of cabin crew interviews. If your not and really want the job - get on it!!!!
Key principles are relatively simple. Think as a consumer of airline travel what components are important to you from an airline and its employees. Now as a prospective CC member how would you go about providing this? (Do not just focus on "guest services".....there is another factor which supersedes this!!!!). Be able to bring examples from your previous work experience to support your answers.
Medical - is a non event. Just a full check up from a Doctor. Unless you have any significant medical issues this wont be a problem....
Not sure what else you guys want to know?? Feel free to ask and Im happy to give it a lash......
Lizzie not sure if someone has answered your commuter question.....I dont commute so aren't that savvy in regards to it but I dont think your able to "store" up commutes for use later. The expectation is all crew are SYD based although in reality I think it would be around ????60%.
Yes SYD crew are paxed to MEL / BNE for departures from there and PAXED back to SYD when returned to MEL/BNE. Likewise if you are MEL based and have a flight returning to BNE the company will PAX you at no cost to MEL. If the same flight however flies into SYD (Home base), paxing will be at your expense. All crew recieve a staff travel allowance each year which can be used for paxing sectors.
I do think some of the new flight schedules (SYD-NAN) have made things alot more difficult for commuters. Everyone now recieves OPEN (on call) days and when flights are leaving early AM - the expectation is that you will be in SYD for these whether your called out or not. Personally I imagine this makes things extremely difficult for commuters (cost of flight up and back, cost of a nights accomodation) however seemingly many are still doing it (albeit the new flights are only in there infancy) and I cant really comment further.
Overall I love my job - best I have ever had and I think the company are wonderful. Would encourage all of you to pursue this if it is your dream. There are others though who dont share this believe....I'm a little older and have been around a while and have had some "challenging" jobs over the years. CC is NOT one of them......seriously your getting paid to go on vacation!!! Keeping a bit of perspective and realising how lucky we are goes along way.
I wish you guys nothing but the best and I hope this helps.