Emirates - Wannabes & Recruitment VI
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Hi everybody!
I had my final interview on February 23th, I still didn't hear anything so I sent an email to check what's happening.
They answered that my application was held up due to missing information and it was send to Dubai on March 6th.
I hope i'll get my answer soon now, I do have a notice period of 1 month so maybe they contact the other who can start immediatly first.
Anyway, i'm really nervous.. Everybody from my group already have their answer..
I had my final interview on February 23th, I still didn't hear anything so I sent an email to check what's happening.
They answered that my application was held up due to missing information and it was send to Dubai on March 6th.
I hope i'll get my answer soon now, I do have a notice period of 1 month so maybe they contact the other who can start immediatly first.
Anyway, i'm really nervous.. Everybody from my group already have their answer..
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Ljubljana Open Day
Hello everybody/
I know it sounds ridiculous but i have just found out that in Ljubljana the reach test was not exactly a reach test of 212cm.I think it was at least 220 cm tall.Being said that i wonder if anyone else experienced this on their open day and if the recruiters do this often if they want tall people.
Anyways i think the recruiters can do anything they want,they have a lot of power to decide and sometimes i believe they are wrong.
I know it sounds ridiculous but i have just found out that in Ljubljana the reach test was not exactly a reach test of 212cm.I think it was at least 220 cm tall.Being said that i wonder if anyone else experienced this on their open day and if the recruiters do this often if they want tall people.
Anyways i think the recruiters can do anything they want,they have a lot of power to decide and sometimes i believe they are wrong.
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Dont worry Gigi i'm sure you'll do fine!..You have some patience to have waited soo long! I am going crazy and its only been 3weeks
Which email did you use to contact them and how long did it take for Ek to get back to you?
Think postive!...its whats getting me through my days
Which email did you use to contact them and how long did it take for Ek to get back to you?
Think postive!...its whats getting me through my days
Join Date: Oct 2009
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those who attended Toronto Open Day on Apr. 10
Hey guys,
I also attended OD in Toronto yesterday. I also had my one on one interview with the gentleman. He was really nice and I didn't feel as nervous as I thought I would be! He asked me two, three questions related to what it says on my resume, and if I have any hospitality/customer service experience.
It took around 3-4 minutes for me.
I was wondering if anyone received a call this morning.
When I got up, I had a missed call from a restricted number with no voice message left. Hmm....I'm worried if that was the call and I missed it.
I really hope they will contact short-listed candidates by the end of next week as they said yesterday.
Fingers crossed!!!
I also attended OD in Toronto yesterday. I also had my one on one interview with the gentleman. He was really nice and I didn't feel as nervous as I thought I would be! He asked me two, three questions related to what it says on my resume, and if I have any hospitality/customer service experience.
It took around 3-4 minutes for me.
I was wondering if anyone received a call this morning.
When I got up, I had a missed call from a restricted number with no voice message left. Hmm....I'm worried if that was the call and I missed it.
I really hope they will contact short-listed candidates by the end of next week as they said yesterday.
Fingers crossed!!!
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when i did my reach test on 29 of march i felt that it was taller than two years ago. it felt more than 212 cm, i thought it was just me!!! 
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security documents
hey guys
I recieved an email earlier today saying; "Kindly note that your documents for security check is overdue by 6days. Please logon to CandidatePortal to upload the required documents"
However, when I log onto the candidate portal, it has said from the beginning, that these documnets have already been recieved? what shall I do, anyone in the same position?
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I recieved an email earlier today saying; "Kindly note that your documents for security check is overdue by 6days. Please logon to CandidatePortal to upload the required documents"
However, when I log onto the candidate portal, it has said from the beginning, that these documnets have already been recieved? what shall I do, anyone in the same position?
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Chicago OD
Hi All,
I attended the open day in Chicago and here is what happened.
Met in lobby of Fairmont hotel at approx 8:30, kind of a small crowd and the doors opened at 9AM. In total there were 42 people, a surprising large amount of males. The group was a large mix of cultures and ages. Some dressed correctly and some no so but no one in jeans or really bad.
This was supposed to be an open day but I think due to the small turnout they changed it to an AD as no one was cut till after lunch. The 2 recruiters played a video and while that was happening they had people come to the table one by one to turn in CV's and tell a bit about ourselves. They then showed more of the videos and explained about Dubai -both good and bad. We took a short break- maybe 10mins and when we came back we were broken into two groups. This is the part where you meet the person to your right, while doing this we were called one at a time to do the reach test.
After the reach test we talked about the person to our right, the recruiters told us not to use notes, to only say three things and not to speak to them but I noticed some people had issues with this. Next we had to choose three destinations for Emirates to fly to and why. Short group discussion then 3 people from each group volunteered to speak about our choices. Another short break then the English test. After the English test they gave us a break for Lunch. Upon returning they handed out the slips on who made it and who did not. Most of the people who were not dressed correctly did not make it but some did - hair not correct, ladies not dressed right, men without suits. So after this half the group was gone - down to 20 people. We were broken into two groups again and had to do the movie/ sitcom thing. Very short part maybe 10mins per group. We were again handed slips on who made it and who did not. I think it was 6 and 4 or 5 and 5, I dont remember but it was 10 total that made it to finals conducted Sunday and Monday. After the Movie/ Sitcom group discussion all of the people dressed wrong were gone and it was 7 men and 3 females. All of the females were in skirt suits with hair in Buns except one who had her hair down but she was a flight attendant at another airline. Of the 7 men, I think 3 or 4 were flight attendants and all in suits with hair groomed correctly.
This was my first try and I made it thorough to finals, happily. I was surprised at some of the people who were cut. Two very beautiful ladies (the best there in my opinion) were cut and some with lots of experience were cut. I spoke to one lady who had tried 3 times and still no luck, I felt bad for everyone who was prepared but did not make it. I did not think the second cuts made much sense as we really only had a few mins in the group discussion and people were cut based on that. But I guess you need to be prepared at all times.
Good luck to everyone who attempts and I am sorry that I cant really add more to what they are looking for but I guess it really depends on the person. Just be yourself and dont try to act, they can tell who is real and who is fake. Remember to smile and friendly.
I attended the open day in Chicago and here is what happened.
Met in lobby of Fairmont hotel at approx 8:30, kind of a small crowd and the doors opened at 9AM. In total there were 42 people, a surprising large amount of males. The group was a large mix of cultures and ages. Some dressed correctly and some no so but no one in jeans or really bad.
This was supposed to be an open day but I think due to the small turnout they changed it to an AD as no one was cut till after lunch. The 2 recruiters played a video and while that was happening they had people come to the table one by one to turn in CV's and tell a bit about ourselves. They then showed more of the videos and explained about Dubai -both good and bad. We took a short break- maybe 10mins and when we came back we were broken into two groups. This is the part where you meet the person to your right, while doing this we were called one at a time to do the reach test.
After the reach test we talked about the person to our right, the recruiters told us not to use notes, to only say three things and not to speak to them but I noticed some people had issues with this. Next we had to choose three destinations for Emirates to fly to and why. Short group discussion then 3 people from each group volunteered to speak about our choices. Another short break then the English test. After the English test they gave us a break for Lunch. Upon returning they handed out the slips on who made it and who did not. Most of the people who were not dressed correctly did not make it but some did - hair not correct, ladies not dressed right, men without suits. So after this half the group was gone - down to 20 people. We were broken into two groups again and had to do the movie/ sitcom thing. Very short part maybe 10mins per group. We were again handed slips on who made it and who did not. I think it was 6 and 4 or 5 and 5, I dont remember but it was 10 total that made it to finals conducted Sunday and Monday. After the Movie/ Sitcom group discussion all of the people dressed wrong were gone and it was 7 men and 3 females. All of the females were in skirt suits with hair in Buns except one who had her hair down but she was a flight attendant at another airline. Of the 7 men, I think 3 or 4 were flight attendants and all in suits with hair groomed correctly.
This was my first try and I made it thorough to finals, happily. I was surprised at some of the people who were cut. Two very beautiful ladies (the best there in my opinion) were cut and some with lots of experience were cut. I spoke to one lady who had tried 3 times and still no luck, I felt bad for everyone who was prepared but did not make it. I did not think the second cuts made much sense as we really only had a few mins in the group discussion and people were cut based on that. But I guess you need to be prepared at all times.
Good luck to everyone who attempts and I am sorry that I cant really add more to what they are looking for but I guess it really depends on the person. Just be yourself and dont try to act, they can tell who is real and who is fake. Remember to smile and friendly.
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That's really disappointing to hear. If they were shortlisting candidates, I would have hoped they would have taken the time to speak to us for a little longer rather than ask us two very general questions.
It seems this was either based on appearance or whether or not you had hospitality experience.
The gentleman I did my 1-on-1 with said that they wanted to read through the applications and then contact us. Does anyone who has gone through the cattle-call with Konexion know if this is true? If we don't get shortlisted right away, should we give up hope of them actually calling us later this week?
Also, I haven't applied to Emirates directly online. I'm wondering, if I do that and my resume goes through, do I have to still have to deal with Konexion for the remainder of the recruitment process? Is it easier to apply directly to the Emirates site and await their HR ppl?
Elle_00,
Thanks for the heads up! Apparently, that's how they ran it in TO too. I really thought I had a chance with this one!!
I wonder what they were looking for? Do you know if they have explicit deal-breakers? I.e. appearance wise, answer wise? Compared to many of the individuals that came to the open house, I thought I was very well-groomed, conservative, and enthusiastic in my answers.
I can't believe how tough the recruitment process for FA's really is! Wow!
It seems this was either based on appearance or whether or not you had hospitality experience.
The gentleman I did my 1-on-1 with said that they wanted to read through the applications and then contact us. Does anyone who has gone through the cattle-call with Konexion know if this is true? If we don't get shortlisted right away, should we give up hope of them actually calling us later this week?
Also, I haven't applied to Emirates directly online. I'm wondering, if I do that and my resume goes through, do I have to still have to deal with Konexion for the remainder of the recruitment process? Is it easier to apply directly to the Emirates site and await their HR ppl?
Elle_00,
Thanks for the heads up! Apparently, that's how they ran it in TO too. I really thought I had a chance with this one!!
I wonder what they were looking for? Do you know if they have explicit deal-breakers? I.e. appearance wise, answer wise? Compared to many of the individuals that came to the open house, I thought I was very well-groomed, conservative, and enthusiastic in my answers.
I can't believe how tough the recruitment process for FA's really is! Wow!
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hello, I'm new here, i attended Singapore OD last Saturday, held by an agency, for us guys it was just CV submission, so we are just waiting for that call within the week if were in for the AD.
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At least, there's some form of progress. My Security documents now say completed. Now waiting for my medicals to also be checked as completed. Quick question though, when i requested the haemoglobin count, the lab have me a full blood count with the Hb count inclusive. My hb level is 14.4 but the test says my blood platelet count is high. Do you think that the platelet count can ruin my final approval?
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I dont think that would ruin your joining progress EKhopeful. In everybody`s report there are some values high and low but these are not important i think. My medicals and security document have the completed icon for like 1.5 weeks almost and i still dont have final approval. Called Dubai today. She said i just have 1 document waiting for approval and will get Final Approval tomorrow most likely. She told me to check my email box too for the Final Approval mail...hope she s right DOJ 26APR
DOJ 26APR
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Thanks. So i can rightfully say that they are now looking at the documents to assess whether they'll give the approval. Wow. Then the process is really slow. I'm guessing maybe I'll hear from them like next week and that'll be 3weeks. My colleague who received the golden call with me has her final approval and hers took about a week. She now has her pre course workbook and has being assigned an induction officer. They're now arranging her accommodation. I'm sure she'll have her ticket and visa by Thursday. She's leaving next Monday. Oh how i wish i were done with my final approval.......
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to Ekhopeful
My documents for security have been approved as well.
I hope that they will not send me to do some of the medicals again
, like for example, few of my friends had to go back to their hospitals and get more detailed X-ray reports.
For your haemoglobin count, I believe that it would not be a problem.
Wishing we get the answer by the end of the week
My documents for security have been approved as well.
I hope that they will not send me to do some of the medicals again
, like for example, few of my friends had to go back to their hospitals and get more detailed X-ray reports.For your haemoglobin count, I believe that it would not be a problem.
Wishing we get the answer by the end of the week
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Sophie13
hey, i got the same problem!
i sent them a query though, still waiting for a reply..
i have yet to do my medical exams on wednesday.
its hard getting a leave from work these days here because its summer already.
and i have to travel by boat for 8 hours before i could get my medical exams.
i am hoping for positive results.
wish you all the best.
update us if you get your final approvals.
boy, the wait is long. i still have to resign from my job and my DOJ is on 24 May.
but thats still a month from now, unlike some of you. i guess they'll just reschedule you if the times too short for your resignation notice at work.
God Bless!
see you all soon in dubai!
i sent them a query though, still waiting for a reply..
i have yet to do my medical exams on wednesday.
its hard getting a leave from work these days here because its summer already.
and i have to travel by boat for 8 hours before i could get my medical exams.
i am hoping for positive results.
wish you all the best.
update us if you get your final approvals.
boy, the wait is long. i still have to resign from my job and my DOJ is on 24 May.
but thats still a month from now, unlike some of you. i guess they'll just reschedule you if the times too short for your resignation notice at work.
God Bless!
see you all soon in dubai!
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As far as I know, appearance in not very heavily weighed in the decision at this point. I saw some people get invited back that I never would have given a second look at as a recruiter! Ex. one girl wearing a very short dress with her chest hanging out!
From what I could tell, they were inviting people back who conducted themselves in a very professional manner and were also confident. I noticed all of us who were invited back were quite chatty with each other while waiting for interviews or waiting for the recruiters to start instruction on tasks, etc. You just have to remember that they are always watching you from the moment you walk in the door, so always be smiling and dont appear nervous at all. They need to see that you are a people person and an extrovert, so make a point of talking to your fellow applicants. Everyone is in the same situation, so there is always lots to talk about! Hope that helps..
Better luck next time, but hopefully there is still a chance they will contact you!
From what I could tell, they were inviting people back who conducted themselves in a very professional manner and were also confident. I noticed all of us who were invited back were quite chatty with each other while waiting for interviews or waiting for the recruiters to start instruction on tasks, etc. You just have to remember that they are always watching you from the moment you walk in the door, so always be smiling and dont appear nervous at all. They need to see that you are a people person and an extrovert, so make a point of talking to your fellow applicants. Everyone is in the same situation, so there is always lots to talk about! Hope that helps..
Better luck next time, but hopefully there is still a chance they will contact you!
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Biggest tip is to `` SMILE `` all the time.. smile while you are listening them..smile while you re talking to them..smile while you re presenting your friend in group discussion..i believe that makes your chance %50 higher...rest depends on your abilities..
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Hello everyone,
First I want to apologize because I am posting this now,I was really busy in the past two weeks.
OD in Ljubljana:
Only 62 people showed up (amazing atmosphere,if you compare it to Belgrade).After a CV drop off where I was asked about my current job,we had an presentation about Emirates Airlines and after that people were divided into 2 groups (31 people each).My group had to come back in one hour.We had to present a story "When you felt out of place" of person next to each of us.We had to do reach test and I was asked again about my current job and how I've found out that Emirates Airlines is hiring.After that again a group discussion on a subject "Find five reasons why Dubai is an excellent place to live".
I think I did it pretty good.I was trying not to be to loud,to speak but not to much.I was quite sure that I will make through.Unfortunately I got "Unfortunately..." envelope.
11 people made it through to FI.I am very happy for them,they are really nice people and I hope they will have the best time working for Emirates
I am sorry I couldn't provide more information about selection process,but I didn't get to far
Congratulation to all of you who were successful!!!
First I want to apologize because I am posting this now,I was really busy in the past two weeks.
OD in Ljubljana:
Only 62 people showed up (amazing atmosphere,if you compare it to Belgrade).After a CV drop off where I was asked about my current job,we had an presentation about Emirates Airlines and after that people were divided into 2 groups (31 people each).My group had to come back in one hour.We had to present a story "When you felt out of place" of person next to each of us.We had to do reach test and I was asked again about my current job and how I've found out that Emirates Airlines is hiring.After that again a group discussion on a subject "Find five reasons why Dubai is an excellent place to live".
I think I did it pretty good.I was trying not to be to loud,to speak but not to much.I was quite sure that I will make through.Unfortunately I got "Unfortunately..." envelope.
11 people made it through to FI.I am very happy for them,they are really nice people and I hope they will have the best time working for Emirates
I am sorry I couldn't provide more information about selection process,but I didn't get to far
Congratulation to all of you who were successful!!!
Last edited by Milica8; 12th Apr 2010 at 20:51.