Virgin Australia - Wannabes & Recruitment
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From February they will also no longer fly to South Africa or Thailand but will begin flying to Abu Dhabi.
There is a rumour of a new destination to be announced, possible a new Asian destiantion.
There is a rumour of a new destination to be announced, possible a new Asian destiantion.
Join Date: May 2010
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Gosh, so you'd only ever be flying to LA and Abu Dhabi? That's it? I mean I love LA, but still I'd want a bit of variety. I want to leave charter because we only ever go to the same 5 places there.
The new Asian destination is probably going to be Japan right?
The new Asian destination is probably going to be Japan right?
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I work as domestic crew for Virgin and I doubt they will add more destinations in the near future as V are still losing money. They are relying on the tie up with Etihad to make some serious $$ to the bottom line. They are also looking for an Asian partner to tie up with as well so if you join now, you will most likely be doing LA and Abu Dhabi for some time, which are both around 14 hour flights, plus add on a few more hours for sign on, sign off and transport times. I heard from a friend who's partner is at V that the hotel in Abu Dhabi is over two hours away and it's a similar transport time with the hotel in LA.
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So VA will be flying to Abu Dhabi and then using EY to fly pax to Europe etc?? I am confused because EY already fly into Australia.... I have an upcoming assessment day next week & am starting to think twice with the Phuket & Jnb routes being scrapped...
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Virgin Invitation to Assessment Session
Hi everyone,
I have just received an invitation to attend an Assessment Session with Virgin Blue (or V Australia, not sure which one it is. I applied for V Aus, but got the email from Virgin Blue).
They said that its not a general invitation to everyone interested but rather i have been chosen after close inspection of my online application.
I'm very excited but am a little concerned about my age - 38. I didn't have the year of birth on my resume, just my day and month. So if anyone knows if they have a cut-off age, that would be great to know, so i wont waste my time getting the rsa and snr first aid certificate beforehand.
Also, can anyone offer some insight into what happens at the assessment day?
I have just received an invitation to attend an Assessment Session with Virgin Blue (or V Australia, not sure which one it is. I applied for V Aus, but got the email from Virgin Blue).
They said that its not a general invitation to everyone interested but rather i have been chosen after close inspection of my online application.
I'm very excited but am a little concerned about my age - 38. I didn't have the year of birth on my resume, just my day and month. So if anyone knows if they have a cut-off age, that would be great to know, so i wont waste my time getting the rsa and snr first aid certificate beforehand.
Also, can anyone offer some insight into what happens at the assessment day?
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Assessment Session
Thanks so much somewhereat1l... i feel so much better now!!!
So you mentioned it was a training day... does that mean you got through the group assessment session and was accepted??? Congratulations if you made it...thats so exciting. Can you give me any idea of what to expect at the asessment session???
So you mentioned it was a training day... does that mean you got through the group assessment session and was accepted??? Congratulations if you made it...thats so exciting. Can you give me any idea of what to expect at the asessment session???
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Hey Debbieieitaly, age does not matter. I was second oldest in my training group at 41, and there was someone in my group who was in late 40's. They employ for attitude not age. To set a couple of things straight that i have read from wannabes, firstly they will only be flying to L.A and Dhubai, Joburg & Phuket is been scrapped come Feb 2011 (so only 2 destinations) and believe me its quite boring once you have been to the same place about 20 times. Secondly, not sure where hotel in Dhubai is, but travel time from L.A airport to hotel is approx 45 min - 1 hour.
V Australia is not all they are cracked up to be. They parade just about everyone bar the janitor through the door during training, telling you and promising you the world, ie support understanding etc, but its a CROCK. The management dont really give a crap about the cabincrew, the ones they do care about or pay any interest in are the ones who are in the office all the time, dobbing in & ratting out all the other cabin crew. They say in training that this is not true and that promotion is based on achievement but i have been at V for over a year & it has the worst culture in regards to what they promise & what they actually deliver.
Oh and they have a department called CCOS which are all former cabin crew. They are supposed to be there to help & support the cabin crew, but when you ring them they ask you for your staff number o& then everything you say is recorded & sent to your manager. I know because i had some problems with a Flight Manager and a particulary bad flight & my manager was NO SUPPORT at all. This company has some fantastic cabin crew, but BEWARE, there are a lot of dobbers online, who will tell your manager if you even say anything remotely negative about another cabin crew member or Cabin Leader or Flight Manager. I left a low cost domestic carrier, ha any guesses who, and i gotta say that i regreat the day i ever left them to work at VA.. BIG MISTAKE. They were much more supportive than VA have ever been. Oh and the CCDMs get on here just to see whats been said, cos they have nothing better to do than sit on there fat bhinds and try to find fault with individuals. Some of the best Crew that i work with are on first written warnings, or first and final written warnings for the most trivial stuff... I WOULD STEER CLEAR OF WORKING FOR THIS AIRLINE.... THEY SUCK
V Australia is not all they are cracked up to be. They parade just about everyone bar the janitor through the door during training, telling you and promising you the world, ie support understanding etc, but its a CROCK. The management dont really give a crap about the cabincrew, the ones they do care about or pay any interest in are the ones who are in the office all the time, dobbing in & ratting out all the other cabin crew. They say in training that this is not true and that promotion is based on achievement but i have been at V for over a year & it has the worst culture in regards to what they promise & what they actually deliver.
Oh and they have a department called CCOS which are all former cabin crew. They are supposed to be there to help & support the cabin crew, but when you ring them they ask you for your staff number o& then everything you say is recorded & sent to your manager. I know because i had some problems with a Flight Manager and a particulary bad flight & my manager was NO SUPPORT at all. This company has some fantastic cabin crew, but BEWARE, there are a lot of dobbers online, who will tell your manager if you even say anything remotely negative about another cabin crew member or Cabin Leader or Flight Manager. I left a low cost domestic carrier, ha any guesses who, and i gotta say that i regreat the day i ever left them to work at VA.. BIG MISTAKE. They were much more supportive than VA have ever been. Oh and the CCDMs get on here just to see whats been said, cos they have nothing better to do than sit on there fat bhinds and try to find fault with individuals. Some of the best Crew that i work with are on first written warnings, or first and final written warnings for the most trivial stuff... I WOULD STEER CLEAR OF WORKING FOR THIS AIRLINE.... THEY SUCK
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VAustralia
I was wondering if anyone who works for VAustralia know when they may be hiring again? I have looked at their website and know there is nothing there at the moment. Thanks for any information. 
