Etihad - Wannabes & Recruitment IV

[mellymoo]

Hi All,

I dont think its anything to do with experience or language speakers all.

I worked for the rival Emirates for 10 yrs as a Senior so I have flying experience, and fly internationally now can get away with conversational French and other languages basically asking what they want to drink eat etc.

It is a GCAA legal requirement that you have to have one English speaker and an Arabic crew onboard and I would think they are make it a priority to have a native speaker of the country they are going to. It used to be Afrikaans for South Africa this changed due to SA having 13+ languages, India - Hindi speaker this changed due to so many places we flew to in that region.

I think we just have to wait as they are awaiting a/craft to come and sorting out their requirements on crew!!

We will get there eventually!!

[ashlea]

Etihad Recruitment Open Day - Arabic Speakers ONLY

March 4, 2010

Based on identified operational needs, in-flight services are now on the look-out for more Arabic speakers. Recruitment has therefore planned two Open Days this month,
March 13, 2010, Etihad Training Academy, from 10am to 3pm; and
March 27, 2010, Etihad Training Academy, from 10am to 3pm.
We are looking for people who are

• fluent in both Arabic and English (read/write/speak);
• at least 21 years of age;
• at least 162cm tall; and
• have at least 2 years customer service experience.

If you know of anyone, male or female, who meets all the above criteria and is interested in joining Etihad, please invite them and ask them to bring their CV, a passport copy, copy of residency visa in the UAE if applicable, and a passport sized-photograph.
Please feel free to forward this message to all your friends and encourage them to join us.
Note: a drop off box will be available on the Open Day for those who wish to submit the CV and other required documents on behalf of their friends.

[cragle]

2010

well mellymoo i think it will just come as a surprise to us when it does happen, then we can celebrate with champagne on the flight out x

[coffee or tea]

etihad - arabic speakers

ashlea,

with regards to your bulletin hiring arabic speakers, with this, im interested to apply however, i can only speak the language but not in writing, this could mean im not qualified? i worked in the middle east for 12 years in an airline's catering company.

appreciate your feedback....

[zvrky]

japanese

Do you, guys, know if they would need japanese speakers again?

And if they just wanted the Japanese people only or those who are not Japanese but speak the language also? I am asking because I'm studying it.

[mellymoo]

give it a go.

The reason being is the study is all in English anything to do with the Aviation Industry onboard is all done in English onboard. I would apply for an Arabic speaking position, because it will be for an Arabic speaker if you dont try you will never know xx

[sky26]

hi to everyone

hey guys they only need arabic speaker and i am starting my training on the 21th of march, they contacted me 2 days ago askihg me join in this date because they don t know when is the next training will be, iam an arabic speaker so i was licky i guess.
i wish you all good luck and i will keep you updated for all the news and trainings.

[pinktrolley]

sky26

sky26... congratulations on your Golden Call!!!! I´m so happy to hear that someone at least is getting into a training course, thats great news...

I hope they keep calling people soon, not only arabic speakers

[EYEY]

Hi, just would like to let you know, have no idea how many though, that Japanes people have also been kept in the holding pool since last September or November.

I just got email from HR and what they said was that I still have to keep waiting as currently no training courses available. HR also said they will contact me once any training course is confirmed. I don't know when it will be but I'd like to wait with fingers & toes crossed

Any news about training from Abu Dhabi by present EY crews will be really appreciated

[SeatbeltsFastened]

Hey guys,

I just thought i'd let you all know that i've just had my holding pool email from HR. I got it on 4th March & i'm from the FRA assessment on 14th December. I know this info isn't of any use but i wanted to keep everyone updated.

To Coffee or Tea - At my AD the recruitment team asked us only to put other language skills down if we could read, speak & write the language. The reason being that you will be assigned as a speaker of that language on certain flights. This responsibility means everything from doing PA's, to helping pax in their native language, to translating any important information downroute. I speak Japanese but don't read or write it, so i wasn't allowed to put it down on the form, as if they assigned me PA duty on a Japanese flight i wouldn't be able to read the PA's they wanted me to say!

[Ksyusha]

hey!

I was in Fra OD on the 15th of December! :-) I was getting my passport after that,it took a while and they already started asking me where all my stuff was and after having sent it to them on the 29th of January, I got immedietly "the holding pool" email...
Everybody, keep the faith!

[Ksyusha]

what to think?

this email with "evaluating operational requierments"...I didn't get...though I know the people from my AD got it...is it good or bad?...

[Fla]

Sky26, congrats getting your start date. Oh and Marie2009, I replied to the email basically telling them im still very interested and I am looking forward to hear from them again soon.
Was just reading the Emirates thread and so much joy is going on with the mass recruitment and people getting calls every day for start dates. This thread is in dire need of some excitement. Would be nice if Etihad decided to carry out a mass recruitment too, bringing lots of smiles to peoples faces. I guess our turn has to come too some time!! Its been a while really since anything has happened here!!

[cragle]

golden calls?

i phoned this week for my monthly update and no courses coming up apart from the arabic females which we already know about. I still feel positive and feel ill be there this summer x

[mellymoo]

thanks crag for the info, believe me babes when we get there its defo champagne and caviar for us!!! Fingers crossed we get to hear soon so patiently waiting. I didnt reply back to the email they sent as I am sure they will contact us as soon as there is a placement for us guys xxx I know that they will mix n match the groups of different nationalities and cultures fingers crossed guys COME ON ETIHAD!!! xxxx

[cragle]

golden calls?

well we can have the lots of champagne,being a vegie ill swap the caviar for more champagne instead lol

[Fla]

Thanks cragle for the info. I hope you are right that we will be celebrating over there soon with champagne in hand.
Anyways, im probably getting a little ahead of myself but I was thinking arabic speakers have been already given training dates so maybe with the new assessment days for arabic speakers coming soon. Maybe those people will be in training with all those already in the holding pool to make up the different nationalities they usually have in each batch. So maybe, thats why they haven't arranged dates yet..
I know a lot of maybes

Some of my friends working at etihad have lost out regarding renewal of contracts as of this week also, so who is taking over for all these people who are gone???
There NEEDS to be more training to keep everything ticking over!!

[carguard]

mainfleet vs 380

hi can someone give me accurate info on the pros vs cons for working in the main fleet and 380?

i think im mainfleet soon to commence.

i was originally wanting 380 as heard it all layovers, how many layover wil i get on mainfleet, and is it same $?

[dreamcrew]

to Cragle

to cargle..

Im an arabic speaker but male.. I still can go and drop my CV? coz you said they need female arabic speaker only... Im confused now.

[cragle]

male

sorry i must of mis read the website. good luck x