Virgin Australia - Wannabes & Recruitment
Join Date: Nov 2009
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I got a call from Virgin Blue HR, saying that i have a application for both Virgin Blue and V Australia for Cabin Crew 
which I had applied for.
I had to choose to cancel one of the applications either being Virgin Blue or V Australia!!!! OMG thats was intense.
So now I only have one application going now. Anyone else had that happen or applied for them both at the same time?
Yeah was that one which closed one the 20th, and i forgot to mention that they wanted a answer then and there too. CRAZY !!!! my head was going at like 200kms thinking re which airline to pick.
Isn't VB and VA different from each other?
o well picked one, fingers crossed hopefully the axe dosn't fall against me 
which I had applied for. I had to choose to cancel one of the applications either being Virgin Blue or V Australia!!!! OMG thats was intense.
So now I only have one application going now. Anyone else had that happen or applied for them both at the same time?
Yeah was that one which closed one the 20th, and i forgot to mention that they wanted a answer then and there too. CRAZY !!!! my head was going at like 200kms thinking re which airline to pick.
Isn't VB and VA different from each other?
o well picked one, fingers crossed hopefully the axe dosn't fall against me
Join Date: Sep 2009
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I got a rejection email from V Australia today I am so disappointed. I thought I was in with a fair chance. And they won't even let you reapply for a whole twelve months!
I am so disappointed. I thought I was in with a fair chance. And they won't even let you reapply for a whole twelve months!
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V OZ
I have not heard anything at all from V OZ. Had my application in by due date. It seems some people have got phone interview and rejection email already?? Anybody else waiting??
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Hey redwhite
Yep, myself and two friends who are all flight attendants are still waiting to hear something! Strange that some people have found out already. Fingers crossed 
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Hi there,
I am new to this forum and i found it by accident while searching for more information about the recruitment process. Anyway, I too applied for the recent V Oz recruitment but as of yet have not heard anything. I had my application in a week before the due date. But it is interesting that people have already been interviewed and recieved rejection letters and we have not heard anything...
I am new to this forum and i found it by accident while searching for more information about the recruitment process. Anyway, I too applied for the recent V Oz recruitment but as of yet have not heard anything. I had my application in a week before the due date. But it is interesting that people have already been interviewed and recieved rejection letters and we have not heard anything...
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Yeah, but imagine how many people would have applied! Hundreds. They may select 100 applications, read them, call them, then cut some, and move on to the next hundred. Im not too worried.
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Bidding,etc...
Just a question for any VA crew that maybe on the forum...How much choice/flexibility do you have with your rosters?? Do you bid and are you able to trade trips with each other?? Do you think the SYD-NAN-SYD will be popular or not (living in Sydney love the thought of being home at night, and the chance of the going to LAX,JNB and HKT).
I am currenty living in Sydney, and flying for an airline based at LHR...It's one long commute, so have started applying to OZ based airlines.
If any one from VA could pm me approximate earning I would be really greatful.
All a bit premature, as I've not even had a 1st stage yay or nay from VA recruitment yet...
I am currenty living in Sydney, and flying for an airline based at LHR...It's one long commute, so have started applying to OZ based airlines.
If any one from VA could pm me approximate earning I would be really greatful.
All a bit premature, as I've not even had a 1st stage yay or nay from VA recruitment yet...
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Muizenberg -
You can e-mail requests for specific things (such as trips, days off etc) through but there is no formal bidding system yet.
You can swap trips with other crew - a huge amount of swapping is occuring (we have a lot of commuters who especially swap to get trips in or out of their own cities).
SYD/NAN/SYD looks like it's a bit of an unpopular trip at the moment - mainly due to the fact we do have a lot of commuters and they can't do it as a day trip commuting (they need to stay in SYD the night before).
To give you an idea, the average roster for cabin crew would be 3 lots of 4 or 5 day trips (either LAX or HKT), 1 NAN and a string of call out type days.
Good luck
You can e-mail requests for specific things (such as trips, days off etc) through but there is no formal bidding system yet.
You can swap trips with other crew - a huge amount of swapping is occuring (we have a lot of commuters who especially swap to get trips in or out of their own cities).
SYD/NAN/SYD looks like it's a bit of an unpopular trip at the moment - mainly due to the fact we do have a lot of commuters and they can't do it as a day trip commuting (they need to stay in SYD the night before).
To give you an idea, the average roster for cabin crew would be 3 lots of 4 or 5 day trips (either LAX or HKT), 1 NAN and a string of call out type days.
Good luck
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The SYD-NAN trips will be the least popular trips and will be easy to pick up as long as rostering approves those trades, there is no bid system yet and not any time soon though trading is fairly easy to do.
Take home pay I would say you could look at roughly $1500 - $1900 for entry cabin crew, the pay has been shrinking with the layovers being reduced and the trips such as SYD-NAN with no allowances. The FAAA is involved with the crew now and this will most likely result in changes over the next year.
All in all I enjoy working there though as with any company there are some babies that should have their arses handed to them.
Good Luck..
Take home pay I would say you could look at roughly $1500 - $1900 for entry cabin crew, the pay has been shrinking with the layovers being reduced and the trips such as SYD-NAN with no allowances. The FAAA is involved with the crew now and this will most likely result in changes over the next year.
All in all I enjoy working there though as with any company there are some babies that should have their arses handed to them.
Good Luck..
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Hi eeh
received the "thanks but no thanks" email from V couple of days ago. Oh well.
Last week I received a job offer from Tiger and need to think about that - at least Tiger is MEL base so I could be home (south coast Victoria) every few days.
how are you doing...?
received the "thanks but no thanks" email from V couple of days ago. Oh well.
Last week I received a job offer from Tiger and need to think about that - at least Tiger is MEL base so I could be home (south coast Victoria) every few days.
how are you doing...?
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V commuters?
Hey! New to the forum ....have interview lined up with V in a few weeks. Just wondering if any V Crew could give me any info on how the commuting works... There are so many rumours going around in aviation, its hard to know what true and whats not...
I have heard that on the trips ex Mel, that SYD crew pax down to Mel to operate. However if you are a commuter ex MEL that you can store up those paxing trips (syd-mel) and sign on in Mel for operation. But later you can use those stored up trips to pax up for SYD sign ons when needed. Is this true?
Im so pumped about this interview, anyone else going?
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....have interview lined up with V in a few weeks. Just wondering if any V Crew could give me any info on how the commuting works... There are so many rumours going around in aviation, its hard to know what true and whats not...I have heard that on the trips ex Mel, that SYD crew pax down to Mel to operate. However if you are a commuter ex MEL that you can store up those paxing trips (syd-mel) and sign on in Mel for operation. But later you can use those stored up trips to pax up for SYD sign ons when needed. Is this true?
Im so pumped about this interview, anyone else going?
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Previous Applicant's
Hey guys,
Anyone know what happened with the round of previous applicant's from early this year? I applied late last year (08), was invited to an OD, then received an email saying they had to put all recruitment on hold and would be back and running early 09. Then I received a couple more on hold emails but now it seems they have been recruiting?? the status in the apply page still shows "on hold"....
Are they still looking into the previous applicant's or started over?
confused.....
Anyone know what happened with the round of previous applicant's from early this year? I applied late last year (08), was invited to an OD, then received an email saying they had to put all recruitment on hold and would be back and running early 09. Then I received a couple more on hold emails but now it seems they have been recruiting?? the status in the apply page still shows "on hold"....
Are they still looking into the previous applicant's or started over?
confused.....
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VA recruitment
I just applied in this most recent round. Had a phone interview a few days later and was told on the phone that I was invited to the group interview. Sorry for those who didnt get thru... 
Been there plenty of times before and its a bummer...
The phone interview is pretty full on. You can expect the typical questions like :
-Tell us about a time when you went out of your way for a customer/pax to go over and above expectations? What were your actions and what was the result?
-Why do you want to work for VA?
-What motivates you in your current position?
-What frustrates you in your current position? (be sure not to bag your current employer)
Hope that helps, fingers crossed for those of you who havent heard yet
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Been there plenty of times before and its a bummer...The phone interview is pretty full on. You can expect the typical questions like :
-Tell us about a time when you went out of your way for a customer/pax to go over and above expectations? What were your actions and what was the result?
-Why do you want to work for VA?
-What motivates you in your current position?
-What frustrates you in your current position? (be sure not to bag your current employer)
Hope that helps, fingers crossed for those of you who havent heard yet
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