Virgin Australia - Wannabes & Recruitment

[engboi02]

Agree

I looked at the dates of when my emails come through and I will be due for one tomorow or Monday.

So exciting though regardless

Im guessing but I think we will hear in 4 weeks for a start date late Sep/Oct

[cookiepusher]

I feel the same

It would be great to get confirmation soon.

[ilana182]

Is there any truth to the rumours that they will eventually open up a VA base in BNE?

[bjork]

V Australia

To all those who are so keen and eager to work for V Australia good luck, but beware. I was once as eager and keen to work for VA however i gave up a role with another airline to jump onboard with VA. Well let me tell you they are certainly not all they are cracked up to be. During training they parade all their managers through telling you that they are there to support you in every way, shape and form. I experienced none of this, i am still employed by VA, however am looking to move to a REAL international airline. Management is full of bullies that all have their agenda and there is a dobbing culture within VA where crew are encouraged to rat out their fellow crew. their is no comraderie within the company and the lack of support that is not forthcoming is most disappointing and disheartening. No matter what they say or how much they may claim to be a supportive and professional company, i have to say that VA would have to be the worst company that i have ever worked for. So for all those hopefulls and wannabe's out there that are hoping to work for VA please think long and hard if you are looking to leave a current cabin crew role to work for VA. Its the biggest let down and disappointment i have ever experienced working for a company and i regret the day i left my previous employer. Oh and as of February they will only be flying to L.A and Abu Dhabi ( not the most exciting and varied places for a supposed international airline). Its just such a shame that Mr Bransons visions and culture has been waylaid by a group of greedy power hungry managers

[ETOPS-180]

V Australia

At the moment l've been told it's like rat's leaving a sinking ship...Management must go (ccdm's) someone told me and JB is on the case....

[engboi02]

Active Hold

Hi,

Anyone else on active hold and know or any up and coming GS?

Thanks,

[tigerpoppy]

hiya, i was just accepted as VA crew and the next ground school starts on 11 October. SO excited!

[ilana182]

When did you apply tigerpoppy?

[tigerpoppy]

about march maybe? did phone interview and was invited to the recruitment day, was advised id progressed to the next stage but then got stuck on a waiting list.

last week thursday they called and asked if i still wanted to progress and if so they'd do my ref checks. on monday they called again to ask if i could go have a medical done which i did on tuesday and before id even got home from the medical centre they'd rung and offered me the job.

So i guess its kind of a slow process up til when they've got a space for you and then it moves really fast!!!

[domainau]

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[GoldCoast1]

Virgin

hey,

usually at the end of the phone interview they invite you to a RD day, but
either way you will get an email within the week.

hope that helps
GC1

[harriet the spy]

Hey all!

Has anyone been accepted into a V Aus recruitment ground school in late october?

[cookiepusher]

GS

Hi harriet the spy,
Have not heard of any new GS at this stage....hopefully another one will be scheduled in early to mid November.
A friend of mine was confirmed in the 11th Oct GS, and I'm still waiting for the call
Are you on the active hold list?
When did you apply?
Hopefully something soon

[harriet the spy]

Hi There,

I had my medical on Monday but still haven't heard anything! What about you??

Hopefully soon

[tigerpoppy]

hi harriet - i start ground school next monday the 11th - fingers crossed you hear from them soon!

[Tainlovestofly]

I see V is recruiting again for the Sydney base. Is this still the only base they have? Or is there a Melbourne and Brisbane base now too? Forgive me, I've been living under the regional rock for much of 2010!

[RJsyd]

Sydney Base only

[travellerslife]

Assessment Days

Anyone else be at the afternoon slot Thurs next week??

[KaaN10]

Hi all, I'm new to this forum.

My name is Kaan I'm 17 years old from Melbourne and I just had some questions regarding flight attendant jobs.

I'm just wondering if someone like me has any chance at all of being successful for the job. I haven't completed VCE and I don't have any certificates, I only have 6 months customer service experience at a supermarket.

I would like to apply in 6 months when I'm 18 for airlines such as Tiger, Virgin and Jetstar but I'm really unsure what to expect. From what I read here it sounds really hard to get in.

Thanks, hopefully I can get some advice.

[Tainlovestofly]

Can someone give me a complete list of VA's destinations? I looked on their website but I'm a bit unclear about everywhere they go because I'm getting confused between what they offer and what their partners offer. For example, I thought that they only went to LA in North America but I saw a list on their website that also includes Boston, Atlanta etc. Do they also fly to these places, or is this the work of Virgim America or Delta?

I thought they just went to LA, Johannesburg, Fiji and Phuket, but am I wrong?

Is it also true that they're thinking of opening a Perth base to better serve South Africa?