Emirates - Wannabes & Recruitment VI
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thanks riverplate plate - i wil let ya all know as soon as i hear anything. they called me about 2 weeks ago, after my final interview, to ask me a few more questions and then said my application was going for approval - and i have to wait to see if it is approved and thats was all....still waiting..... good luck.
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Hi Ruby Lee
sorry but youre freaking out lol but i dont blame you. i just talked to a guy who works for them and he had to wait 5 weeks for his call but then was told his start date right away. im really positive about my FI and havent heard from them. I know of a few people who got the rejection email 2 weeks after the AD but i didnt get one so i think its a good sign. theyre probably just deciding what training date to offer you. my AD was in late october too, 24th i think (the london one, not sure about the date??) so its only been 3 weeks. i totally understand youre freaking out though, its completely understandable. i got a number in dubai you can call if you absolutely dont want to wait anymore, private message me if you want it. i was gonna call but decided to wait till the 6 weeks are over. in the meantime STOP WORRYING 
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Golden call wait
I think the sooner you can join, the faster you get the call. When I was waiting the first time around, it took over 7 weeks to get the call after my FI. I think that was because I said I couldn't start for about 3 months. Seems calls are made to those with the closest join dates first. What do you guys think?
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yeah that makes sense. I suppose if you have people who only need to give 1 weeks notice, and people who arent available for 3 months, it would make sense to put the people who are available soonest at the top of the phone call list.
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ahh i am available now and i live in dubai lol i am already here - can not get much closer then that hahahah but ah not to worry whatever is meant to be will happen 
flygirl85 i will not worry about ringing them just yet - i will wait for them to get back to me, unless it takes longer then 6 weeks of course.
Thanks everyone. xx
flygirl85 i will not worry about ringing them just yet - i will wait for them to get back to me, unless it takes longer then 6 weeks of course.
Thanks everyone. xx
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I am not happy to tell you this but i have to because it can help those who are waiting.I did my interview 5 Oct i together with my friend ,she got a regret letter today from emirates so keep on waiting maybe they are palnning the training dates.
i am bored for my friend but i am also waiting
i am bored for my friend but i am also waiting
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hi guys, just to let you know,
in this part of the world (sofia ad 3 people and 1 paris od) no sign yet from the recruiters. dates for fi were around 25th of october so almost 3 weeks now. goooood luck to all
in this part of the world (sofia ad 3 people and 1 paris od) no sign yet from the recruiters. dates for fi were around 25th of october so almost 3 weeks now. goooood luck to all
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Golden Call wait
It's not entirely true about the golden call wait, in my case at least. I had my interview in mid October and told them I wanted to start as late as possible. They called me 1 month after my FI with a DOJ of Dec 28, which is not even two months since my FI. Obviously I accepted the offer but I'm not prepared!
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Funny how on waiting we tend to create lots of theories in order to calm ourselves down 
( I know , I am like that right now ).
I really hope they call soon , this is driving me crazy! as for around here: No News again!
( I know , I am like that right now ).I really hope they call soon , this is driving me crazy! as for around here: No News again!
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Haha! It's pretty easy to tell that we're so desperate lol. The waiting is a killer,
I'm still pretty calm though. I check my inbox everyday to make sure I don't get any rejection e-mail. So... As long as I don't receive an EK @, I'm calm and optimistic.
I think they might be having a difficult time to organize the batches and all the newjoiners and that's why we didn't get any news yet, but we will soon. For yes or no, we will get an answer before Dec. for sure.
Anyways, stay positivo! No news are good news!
Greets.
I'm still pretty calm though. I check my inbox everyday to make sure I don't get any rejection e-mail. So... As long as I don't receive an EK @, I'm calm and optimistic.
I think they might be having a difficult time to organize the batches and all the newjoiners and that's why we didn't get any news yet, but we will soon. For yes or no, we will get an answer before Dec. for sure.
Anyways, stay positivo! No news are good news!
Greets.
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Don't forget about us rejoiners. All the people that left the company in the past and has tried to rejoin during the time that no training was taking place, have been told to wait as well.
Although i was part of the EK family once, and took it all for granted, i am probably as anxious as you all are about receiving that phone call or email.
Good luck everybody.
Although i was part of the EK family once, and took it all for granted, i am probably as anxious as you all are about receiving that phone call or email.
Good luck everybody.
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Meanwhile...
I remember sweating every night waiting for the call because of the time difference, and waking up early checking my emails...but once I got the golden call the stress really began with all the paper work with the medicals and all, and waiting for EK to reply with an approval for the medicals and sending me the e-ticket to finally join them.
Good Luck to all !
Good Luck to all !
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Hello , how are ya all .
Nice to see cool people here , i was wondering if anyone has attend the Open Day on the 30th Oct,
well , there was CV drop , my Q is any news about that , i am still waiting for them coz they said in 2 weeks , but !!!!
Thanking you .
Hey dear ,,
Sorry for the news that you got , and be sure the nxt will be better ,
i just would like to know , which day you made the OD or it was AD .
Thanks , and good luck.
Nice to see cool people here , i was wondering if anyone has attend the Open Day on the 30th Oct,
well , there was CV drop , my Q is any news about that , i am still waiting for them coz they said in 2 weeks , but !!!!
Thanking you .
Hey dear ,,
Sorry for the news that you got , and be sure the nxt will be better ,
i just would like to know , which day you made the OD or it was AD .
Thanks , and good luck.
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stories from Mari
ooo,
Your question doesn't make sense! Forget about the others and hope for the Call. Have a glass of good wine! Now!!! I said: now!!!
I'm aware lots of information and lots of gossips about the company.
What I think now - and this is truly my personal opinion - is that:
- Some people will be rejected. The times are gone when Emirates hired non-stop, there were 15-20 open days every month and most of the people were accepted from the final interview. Less recruitment days, careful selection, high standards: that's the reality! (The "good" times will be back if Emirates needs more crew urgently for a longer period of time. When?! You will see on the homepage, I have no idea!) I have a feeling they try to increase the qaulity. How?-I don't really know... I hope we won't become Qatar Airlines but I see some signs...
- Some people might have to wait longer. The reason might be the delays of the new aircrafts. (It might mean the "holding pool" for a while.) As the company tries to cut costs since the recession started, they won't hire people just in case. They want to have the exact number of crew, rather less than more.
Why not?! You can make the people fly 100-130 hours a month for a while, it takes no time to recruit and train new people. The ones who took unpaid leave this year could fly up to 900 hours a year as per regulations: it means, it's OK to fly 150 hours after your unpaid leave. And just for your information: one crew is removed from the A380 (the number of crew required is 23, instead of 24), as 2 crew were removed earlier this year (June) from the Main Fleet aircrafts. Due to the recession (it's not over yet, there might be a second and third wave even) the resignation rate is far lower than the years before.
Latest news I've read:
DUBAI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Emirates airline expects no difficulties in securing financing for planes bought and scheduled for delivery during this year and next, its chairman said on Tuesday.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum told Al Arabiya TV that the airline had good reserves and an "excellent" liquidity position.
The airline plans no lay-offs but is encouraging more than 650 staff to take unpaid holidays of up to three months to cope with the impact of the global financial downturn, he said.
Well, I didn't hear about unpaid leave for 2010 - it was denied but who knows what's going to happen?! I don't!!!
Well, I've read those statements about new orders - are they planning hundred years ahead?! Strange...
As you can see, everything depends on the demand! If they need you, they will call you!
In my personal opinion the likeability factor is there. It's very true.
However, it's easy to spot the excellent candidate on an open day. Expectations are vary...
- A 26-year-old Korean girl who travels from London to Slovakia for an open day. She speaks fluent English and you do understand it. She picked up something from the Western culture as she was waitressing in London and taking care for an old man. She's not that shy, not that closed but bright and cheerful. She stands out with her black hair, perfect white skin and slim figure (47.5 kg) from the crowd.
- A 23-year-old American girl who went to Brasil for 3 months "just for fun" but stuck there for 18 months and attended the EK open day there. Very natural, very open-minded. Surprisingly she actually learnt Portuguese. And got married to a Mexican pilot later on, she bought her wedding dress in DUS on a lay-over.
- A 27-year-old Serbian girl who used to work in New Zeland for 2 years (mainly dealing with horses and guiding tours) then got hired by EasyJet and based in LGW. As she spoke German, she spent 8 months in Berlin (living was cheaper), then back to London (as the new contracts and EU-regulations didn't let her to stay longer in Germany). She actually became a recruiter after completing her studies (HR) in Dubai.
- A 24-year-old Slovak girl who was a nurse but went to Australia for 18 months (following boy-friend) and doing waitressing during studies, then finished a 6-month-contract with a cruise line. She became SFS in less then 3 years after joining the company in 2006.
Summa summarum:
. young
. good-looking (good skin, good legs)
. nice smile (good teeth)
. slim (who cares about bmi?!)
. energetic
. excellent grooming
. preferably tall for girls: over xxx cm
. preferably average for boys: under xxx cm
. fluent English
. relevant customer service experience (at least xxx)
. multicultural background (work and/or family)
. additional language knowledge (preferably xxx)
. customer oriented personality
. team player
As one of my favourite collaguages, Mohamed, used to say: It's not rocket science!
If you have all those above, you have a good chance. But there is still the likeability factor... If you don't make it, try another time, another place, another recruiter.
One of the girls from Eastern-Europe tried it three times. She said: there was no connection between her and the recruiters for the first 2 times. Luckily, there was a Turkish recruiter in Australia (she had lived there since she was 19) for the 3rd time and she made it to the final and she got hired from Perth at the age of 30.
In my opinion, she would have been hired much earlier if she had tried it in Slovakia. You need to shine! You won't shine with your fluent English in the UK or in Australia. Go home for the assessment to show off your background and your language skills!
You need to be at the right place, at the right time. DO NOT GIVE UP!
Your question doesn't make sense! Forget about the others and hope for the Call. Have a glass of good wine! Now!!! I said: now!!!
I'm aware lots of information and lots of gossips about the company.
What I think now - and this is truly my personal opinion - is that:
- Some people will be rejected. The times are gone when Emirates hired non-stop, there were 15-20 open days every month and most of the people were accepted from the final interview. Less recruitment days, careful selection, high standards: that's the reality! (The "good" times will be back if Emirates needs more crew urgently for a longer period of time. When?! You will see on the homepage, I have no idea!) I have a feeling they try to increase the qaulity. How?-I don't really know... I hope we won't become Qatar Airlines but I see some signs...
- Some people might have to wait longer. The reason might be the delays of the new aircrafts. (It might mean the "holding pool" for a while.) As the company tries to cut costs since the recession started, they won't hire people just in case. They want to have the exact number of crew, rather less than more.
Why not?! You can make the people fly 100-130 hours a month for a while, it takes no time to recruit and train new people. The ones who took unpaid leave this year could fly up to 900 hours a year as per regulations: it means, it's OK to fly 150 hours after your unpaid leave. And just for your information: one crew is removed from the A380 (the number of crew required is 23, instead of 24), as 2 crew were removed earlier this year (June) from the Main Fleet aircrafts. Due to the recession (it's not over yet, there might be a second and third wave even) the resignation rate is far lower than the years before.
Latest news I've read:
DUBAI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Emirates airline expects no difficulties in securing financing for planes bought and scheduled for delivery during this year and next, its chairman said on Tuesday.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum told Al Arabiya TV that the airline had good reserves and an "excellent" liquidity position.
The airline plans no lay-offs but is encouraging more than 650 staff to take unpaid holidays of up to three months to cope with the impact of the global financial downturn, he said.
Well, I didn't hear about unpaid leave for 2010 - it was denied but who knows what's going to happen?! I don't!!!
Well, I've read those statements about new orders - are they planning hundred years ahead?! Strange...
As you can see, everything depends on the demand! If they need you, they will call you!
In my personal opinion the likeability factor is there. It's very true.
However, it's easy to spot the excellent candidate on an open day. Expectations are vary...
- A 26-year-old Korean girl who travels from London to Slovakia for an open day. She speaks fluent English and you do understand it. She picked up something from the Western culture as she was waitressing in London and taking care for an old man. She's not that shy, not that closed but bright and cheerful. She stands out with her black hair, perfect white skin and slim figure (47.5 kg) from the crowd.
- A 23-year-old American girl who went to Brasil for 3 months "just for fun" but stuck there for 18 months and attended the EK open day there. Very natural, very open-minded. Surprisingly she actually learnt Portuguese. And got married to a Mexican pilot later on, she bought her wedding dress in DUS on a lay-over.
- A 27-year-old Serbian girl who used to work in New Zeland for 2 years (mainly dealing with horses and guiding tours) then got hired by EasyJet and based in LGW. As she spoke German, she spent 8 months in Berlin (living was cheaper), then back to London (as the new contracts and EU-regulations didn't let her to stay longer in Germany). She actually became a recruiter after completing her studies (HR) in Dubai.
- A 24-year-old Slovak girl who was a nurse but went to Australia for 18 months (following boy-friend) and doing waitressing during studies, then finished a 6-month-contract with a cruise line. She became SFS in less then 3 years after joining the company in 2006.
Summa summarum:
. young
. good-looking (good skin, good legs)
. nice smile (good teeth)
. slim (who cares about bmi?!)
. energetic
. excellent grooming
. preferably tall for girls: over xxx cm
. preferably average for boys: under xxx cm
. fluent English
. relevant customer service experience (at least xxx)
. multicultural background (work and/or family)
. additional language knowledge (preferably xxx)
. customer oriented personality
. team player
As one of my favourite collaguages, Mohamed, used to say: It's not rocket science!
If you have all those above, you have a good chance. But there is still the likeability factor... If you don't make it, try another time, another place, another recruiter.
One of the girls from Eastern-Europe tried it three times. She said: there was no connection between her and the recruiters for the first 2 times. Luckily, there was a Turkish recruiter in Australia (she had lived there since she was 19) for the 3rd time and she made it to the final and she got hired from Perth at the age of 30.
In my opinion, she would have been hired much earlier if she had tried it in Slovakia. You need to shine! You won't shine with your fluent English in the UK or in Australia. Go home for the assessment to show off your background and your language skills!
You need to be at the right place, at the right time. DO NOT GIVE UP!