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Topgun
That's quite sad, topgun.
I know that that must have been a blow to your dreams, especially since you were coming from a background of flying. But keep your chin up and hold your head high- you're still a "child of the universe" (Desiderata- amazing poem).
Stand strong and your dreams will come true- Kenyan85 was right- look for other opportunities elsewhere- they may even be better!!!
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I know that that must have been a blow to your dreams, especially since you were coming from a background of flying. But keep your chin up and hold your head high- you're still a "child of the universe" (Desiderata- amazing poem).
Stand strong and your dreams will come true- Kenyan85 was right- look for other opportunities elsewhere- they may even be better!!!
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Ohh poor Topgun,
very sorry to hear this.
ME countries are very strict, they made their own rules (sometimes very "strange" for Europeans/Americans) for their countries and if you want to life or even stay there for a while, you must obey these rules. In fact I like some of them (children oriented families) and I hate some of them (uneven rights for women; can you believe I am not permitted to go to Kuwait or Qatar or Saudi for vacation only because I am a woman, under 30, not married, no university degree?) but back to you
Do not give up, they are many airlines which do not care about HIV (no discrimination) as ThatRedHatGirl wrote.
You made it through all the stages in QR and EK, be happy for it. Even you did not pass the medicals. You were successful. You have the THING they are looking for obviously. And therefor you will be successful next time with other airline. Look at my case. I have medical class I, I renew it every year. So I am absolutely medically fit and for what? I do not want this sounds like blasphemy, I am grateful that I am healthy.
But I cannot fly either. At least at this moment or maybe never.
Fate plays cruel tricks on us. When I only think about not flying again, I feel terrible pain in my heart. I am obsessed with planes, flying and all about it like in this quote:
and I cannot live without it. Flying is my only joy in my life. It is very hard to focus on anything else like kenyan85 advised me but we have to overcome it and do not think about it all the time.
very sorry to hear this.
ME countries are very strict, they made their own rules (sometimes very "strange" for Europeans/Americans) for their countries and if you want to life or even stay there for a while, you must obey these rules. In fact I like some of them (children oriented families) and I hate some of them (uneven rights for women; can you believe I am not permitted to go to Kuwait or Qatar or Saudi for vacation only because I am a woman, under 30, not married, no university degree?) but back to you
Do not give up, they are many airlines which do not care about HIV (no discrimination) as ThatRedHatGirl wrote.
You made it through all the stages in QR and EK, be happy for it. Even you did not pass the medicals. You were successful. You have the THING they are looking for obviously. And therefor you will be successful next time with other airline. Look at my case. I have medical class I, I renew it every year. So I am absolutely medically fit and for what? I do not want this sounds like blasphemy, I am grateful that I am healthy.
But I cannot fly either. At least at this moment or maybe never.
Fate plays cruel tricks on us. When I only think about not flying again, I feel terrible pain in my heart. I am obsessed with planes, flying and all about it like in this quote:
„When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward,
for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.“ -Unknown-
for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.“ -Unknown-
and I cannot live without it. Flying is my only joy in my life. It is very hard to focus on anything else like kenyan85 advised me but we have to overcome it and do not think about it all the time.
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@ Ella:
Sorry to hear you cannot fly now, for whatever reason it is!
@Topgun:
Very sorry to hear your story. I feel so sorry for you. I hope the best for you in other airlines! I know you can do it. You've past with other airlines!
"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return."
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci
Sorry to hear you cannot fly now, for whatever reason it is!
@Topgun:
Very sorry to hear your story. I feel so sorry for you. I hope the best for you in other airlines! I know you can do it. You've past with other airlines!
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God, I had to cry when I saw that post from Topgun... I hope that your family and friends are supporting you. I wish you all the happiness!
It's a lesson to everyone: Even if not every segment of your life is perfect, we should appreciate what we achiaved in life and what we have and take on the challenges with a positive attitude.
It's a lesson to everyone: Even if not every segment of your life is perfect, we should appreciate what we achiaved in life and what we have and take on the challenges with a positive attitude.
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I am so so so sorry to hear your story...
I don't know if you believe in God but there is something I want to share with you:
"Be strong, take courage, don't be intimidates, don't give up, because God, your God is striding ahead of you. He is right there with you, He won't let you down, He won't leave you." Deuteronomy 31:6
You will make it thorugh this hard time. Really wish you the best best of luck.
I don't know if you believe in God but there is something I want to share with you:
"Be strong, take courage, don't be intimidates, don't give up, because God, your God is striding ahead of you. He is right there with you, He won't let you down, He won't leave you." Deuteronomy 31:6
You will make it thorugh this hard time. Really wish you the best best of luck.
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Avogueldea,
congratulations to your success!
I believe it's important to bring your personality and be relaxed on the open day: I totally agree with you.
However, I know that I am not perfect. It helped me a lot that I did my reasearch before my Emirates OD many years ago. Not just helped: I wouldn't have been able to make it without it.
You see, I'm kind of a perfectionist (which really doesn't make me perfect!) and I could have been very stressed out without knowing what was ahead of me. It gave me confidence that I knew what to expect. I read that hundreds of applicants attended these events so I was prepared to see a big crowd. However, there were only 40 candidates and I thought it was OK. Otherwise I would have thought: "Oh, my God, 40 people!!! How many are they going to take?!"
I was pretty much prepared for the interview questions and it was really easy to answer, I was calm and cheerful. Otherwise I might have turned red, thinking, panicing, saying "eeeeh..." and "well..." and "sorry, what do you mean?" etc. I might have made a mistake saying something stupid but knowing what they were looking for, I came up with stories they wanted to hear.
I traveled to another country and it was good to have my suit as I wouldn't have been able to arrenge the appropriate look for the FI on the following day. It was also great to submit all the required documents as the recruiters were impressed how "very well-organized" I was. It just gave me confidence and it was a good feeling when they said: "good girl". My CV was short and customer service oriented, I had two references as well: I didn't have to worry about hunting down previousl employers. After submitting all documents and photos I only had to wait, so I went home with the feeling: I DID MY BEST. So, I got the call 7 days later and I left to Dubai another 10 days later. It was great as I was unemployed that time and I wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Good luck to all!
congratulations to your success!
I believe it's important to bring your personality and be relaxed on the open day: I totally agree with you.
However, I know that I am not perfect. It helped me a lot that I did my reasearch before my Emirates OD many years ago. Not just helped: I wouldn't have been able to make it without it.
You see, I'm kind of a perfectionist (which really doesn't make me perfect!) and I could have been very stressed out without knowing what was ahead of me. It gave me confidence that I knew what to expect. I read that hundreds of applicants attended these events so I was prepared to see a big crowd. However, there were only 40 candidates and I thought it was OK. Otherwise I would have thought: "Oh, my God, 40 people!!! How many are they going to take?!"
I was pretty much prepared for the interview questions and it was really easy to answer, I was calm and cheerful. Otherwise I might have turned red, thinking, panicing, saying "eeeeh..." and "well..." and "sorry, what do you mean?" etc. I might have made a mistake saying something stupid but knowing what they were looking for, I came up with stories they wanted to hear.
I traveled to another country and it was good to have my suit as I wouldn't have been able to arrenge the appropriate look for the FI on the following day. It was also great to submit all the required documents as the recruiters were impressed how "very well-organized" I was. It just gave me confidence and it was a good feeling when they said: "good girl". My CV was short and customer service oriented, I had two references as well: I didn't have to worry about hunting down previousl employers. After submitting all documents and photos I only had to wait, so I went home with the feeling: I DID MY BEST. So, I got the call 7 days later and I left to Dubai another 10 days later. It was great as I was unemployed that time and I wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Good luck to all!
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"Purelife to topgun
I am so so so sorry to hear your story...
I don't know if you believe in God but there is something I want to share with you:
"Be strong, take courage, don't be intimidates, don't give up, because God, your God is striding ahead of you. He is right there with you, He won't let you down, He won't leave you." Deuteronomy 31:6
You will make it thorugh this hard time. Really wish you the best best of luck.
"
And may I add:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:16 to 19
All the best to you Topgun!
I am so so so sorry to hear your story...
I don't know if you believe in God but there is something I want to share with you:
"Be strong, take courage, don't be intimidates, don't give up, because God, your God is striding ahead of you. He is right there with you, He won't let you down, He won't leave you." Deuteronomy 31:6
You will make it thorugh this hard time. Really wish you the best best of luck.
"And may I add:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John 3:16 to 19
All the best to you Topgun!
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Ella, I'm not sure if this helps you, but...
Before I was born, my mother was told I'd never walk. They said I would never talk or have a normal life. They advised my mother to finish with the pregnancy and have a 'healthy baby'. My mother didn't listen; after 3 more months I was born, almost perfectly healthy.
Later on, when I first started to apply for airlines, I failed a medical and was told I would never pass a medical. I refused to believe it and researched and asked questions, visited specialists until I found a way to work around the 'technical catch' that was in my way. I only had a problem on paper; physically, I was fine.
Now 10 years later, I am flying for Emirates.
So, maybe now you cannot fly, but keep on hoping, one day it can happen for you. Find something else in the meantime you will love, but keep your dream in the back of your mind until the time is right.
Before I was born, my mother was told I'd never walk. They said I would never talk or have a normal life. They advised my mother to finish with the pregnancy and have a 'healthy baby'. My mother didn't listen; after 3 more months I was born, almost perfectly healthy.
Later on, when I first started to apply for airlines, I failed a medical and was told I would never pass a medical. I refused to believe it and researched and asked questions, visited specialists until I found a way to work around the 'technical catch' that was in my way. I only had a problem on paper; physically, I was fine.
Now 10 years later, I am flying for Emirates.
So, maybe now you cannot fly, but keep on hoping, one day it can happen for you. Find something else in the meantime you will love, but keep your dream in the back of your mind until the time is right.
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Golden Call
I just received my Golden Call!!!!!!!! 
I'm so happy! Anybody else with DOJ 11th October??? Would be great to hear from you!
And congratulations to you too YELLYBABY!!!
I'm so happy! Anybody else with DOJ 11th October??? Would be great to hear from you!
And congratulations to you too YELLYBABY!!!
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Hay gorgeous gal..... Ahhhhh so excited yay just got my call after yours wooooo hoooooo and yay we doj the same day 11 th October best of luck to all those waiting it's almost been 5 weeks... For me and finally I received my GC vie been dying to type this message for so long now....
wooooo hoooooo and yay we doj the same day 11 th October best of luck to all those waiting it's almost been 5 weeks... For me and finally I received my GC vie been dying to type this message for so long now....
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Hi Girls n Guys
I joined Emirates in March and had my interview in Jan. Many of the candidates from the second interview made it to Dubai with me. I am now staying with one of the girls from my interview in a beautiful accommodation in Al Barsha.
My advise to anybody preparing for their interview is to have a positive outlook and go in their with a positive attitude. Also be sure that you really do meet all the requirements they ask for and dont lie to yourself or try to be something you arent because many people dnt make it or resign because they just cant handle the lifestyle change or they come to find out a few months later that the job isnt really for them.
I personally am really enjoying it.. Training college was very intense. Alot of studying and burning the midnight oil but after that came the part where you have to put theory into practise. It is very enjoyable but also alot of long hours, hard work, and working with different people each flight.
I wish all the applicants the best of luck and hope to see you onboard soon
P.S Anybody attended the Durban interview? Pls do inbox me your experience.. I would love to know how it went.
I joined Emirates in March and had my interview in Jan. Many of the candidates from the second interview made it to Dubai with me. I am now staying with one of the girls from my interview in a beautiful accommodation in Al Barsha.
My advise to anybody preparing for their interview is to have a positive outlook and go in their with a positive attitude. Also be sure that you really do meet all the requirements they ask for and dont lie to yourself or try to be something you arent because many people dnt make it or resign because they just cant handle the lifestyle change or they come to find out a few months later that the job isnt really for them.
I personally am really enjoying it.. Training college was very intense. Alot of studying and burning the midnight oil but after that came the part where you have to put theory into practise. It is very enjoyable but also alot of long hours, hard work, and working with different people each flight.
I wish all the applicants the best of luck and hope to see you onboard soon
P.S Anybody attended the Durban interview? Pls do inbox me your experience.. I would love to know how it went.
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njeshwings got her call!
Guys this is so WEIRD! Njeshwings called me thirty minutes ago and I told her that she was gonna get her Golden Call in the next 48 hours and guess what - hardly had 15 minutes passed when I last spoke to her, and she called me back to tell me she got her Golden Call!!! DOJ 11th October. So happy for her!!! 
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njesh....yeeepppeeeee!!!!
am so happy guys you cant believe its like its me going ,am so happy foor you njesh,God is so good,we are following in your foot steps.
Mombasa AD here we came,still waiting for an invite though ,has anyone got an invite yet???
Njesh go do your thing.Fingers crossed for all those waiting for G.C,Invites.
Mombasa AD here we came,still waiting for an invite though ,has anyone got an invite yet???
Njesh go do your thing.Fingers crossed for all those waiting for G.C,Invites.
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Kenyan85, Jes553, njeshwings
Kenyan85- Thank you so much! It has taken me 3 years to get the job! So so happy!!!
Jes553- YAY! So happy we have the same DOJ!!!!!!!
njeshwings- You're starting with myself and Jes553!!! Congratulations!!!
Everyone still waiting for their GC... the waiting is sooo worth it! Goodluck to everybody else and Congratulations!!!
Jes553- YAY! So happy we have the same DOJ!!!!!!!
njeshwings- You're starting with myself and Jes553!!! Congratulations!!!
Everyone still waiting for their GC... the waiting is sooo worth it! Goodluck to everybody else and Congratulations!!!
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OD in Barcelona, Spain
Hi all!
Just to let you know how it went in Barcelona.
About 15 minutes before starting the OD (it all started at 9 AM) they made us wait in the basement's corridor. My guess of this was not to fill the hotel lobby and not bother the other guests.
We were almost 190 people from many nationalities! I was amazed!
After getting in, the OD Emirates staff made us all sit down and started to present themselves. The two Emirates staff were two women. One Australian and another one from Portugal. The Australian was based in London and the Portuguese woman was based in Dubai. The names were Lucy and Sonia respectively.
One thing I was amazed is that they were not dressed as to their own stipulated dress code. They were wearing trousers! The "boss" was the Portuguese woman. She appologised for not being dressed like us. She excused herself telling us about they had to travel alot...
We took turns to present the CV and the photo (photos were not compulsory, they said). While this was being done, they put videos in a very small screen and very low... -I doubt the people in the back saw or heard anything- and everyone was talking. Some, like me, were looking at the screen trying to get the information.
When my turn came to present my CV, I went with a smile and a handshake with "How are you Lucy?" She asked me the same and I said "wonderful, thanks!" She asked me "You are Canadian too?" (I'm Spanish and Canadian) I answered (with a smile and looking to her eyes) "Yes, my mother is from Canada..." then she interjected "Canada is a nice place!" I answered, "Yes, we have prairies, mountains, lakes, oceans..." Then she thanked me and off I went to my seat again.
Because there were a lot of people, after looking at the" Dubai's arrival of the trainee" video twice in a row, they told us that those that already gave the CV we had to go upstairs to breath fresh air for 45 minutes while they finished with the rest.
After getting in again, Lucy started talking about Dubai (Sonia wasn't there) and some of the "Do's and don'ts over there in U.A.E. Then she talked about the roles of the F.A's. She then started asking us what we knew about the company. A girl stood up and said some things. Then Lucy asked us if we knew more and then I got up and told everyone (looking at her and the rest of the people that "Emirates characterizes itself of only owning wide-bodied aircraft like the Boeing "tripple 7" -200 and -300 series, Airbus 340-500 and -600 series as well as the biggest and most modern Airbus 380"
She was amazed, so she said, of the knowledge we had of the company.
Later on, Sonia came from another room with a stack of papers telling us she had been talking to Dubai HQ. Then all the blah blah about those that don't make it through this stage were not personal failures, just that they cannot accept more people because of company's rules.
Then Sonia and Lucy opened the doors and started calling numbers to give the "congratulations" or the "regrettably" letters.
I got the "Regrettably..." letter. Some others I talked to before did as well. I personally am not surprised as there were not a small numbers of cabin crew from other companies that joined this OD apart from other people that had titles of cabin crew from aviation schools that were still not working.
So here ends my story. Sad story? Nah!
I am sure I'll have a much better future in store!
Have a great day!
Just to let you know how it went in Barcelona.
About 15 minutes before starting the OD (it all started at 9 AM) they made us wait in the basement's corridor. My guess of this was not to fill the hotel lobby and not bother the other guests.
We were almost 190 people from many nationalities! I was amazed!
After getting in, the OD Emirates staff made us all sit down and started to present themselves. The two Emirates staff were two women. One Australian and another one from Portugal. The Australian was based in London and the Portuguese woman was based in Dubai. The names were Lucy and Sonia respectively.
One thing I was amazed is that they were not dressed as to their own stipulated dress code. They were wearing trousers! The "boss" was the Portuguese woman. She appologised for not being dressed like us. She excused herself telling us about they had to travel alot...
We took turns to present the CV and the photo (photos were not compulsory, they said). While this was being done, they put videos in a very small screen and very low... -I doubt the people in the back saw or heard anything- and everyone was talking. Some, like me, were looking at the screen trying to get the information.
When my turn came to present my CV, I went with a smile and a handshake with "How are you Lucy?" She asked me the same and I said "wonderful, thanks!" She asked me "You are Canadian too?" (I'm Spanish and Canadian) I answered (with a smile and looking to her eyes) "Yes, my mother is from Canada..." then she interjected "Canada is a nice place!" I answered, "Yes, we have prairies, mountains, lakes, oceans..." Then she thanked me and off I went to my seat again.
Because there were a lot of people, after looking at the" Dubai's arrival of the trainee" video twice in a row, they told us that those that already gave the CV we had to go upstairs to breath fresh air for 45 minutes while they finished with the rest.
After getting in again, Lucy started talking about Dubai (Sonia wasn't there) and some of the "Do's and don'ts over there in U.A.E. Then she talked about the roles of the F.A's. She then started asking us what we knew about the company. A girl stood up and said some things. Then Lucy asked us if we knew more and then I got up and told everyone (looking at her and the rest of the people that "Emirates characterizes itself of only owning wide-bodied aircraft like the Boeing "tripple 7" -200 and -300 series, Airbus 340-500 and -600 series as well as the biggest and most modern Airbus 380"
She was amazed, so she said, of the knowledge we had of the company.
Later on, Sonia came from another room with a stack of papers telling us she had been talking to Dubai HQ. Then all the blah blah about those that don't make it through this stage were not personal failures, just that they cannot accept more people because of company's rules.
Then Sonia and Lucy opened the doors and started calling numbers to give the "congratulations" or the "regrettably" letters.
I got the "Regrettably..." letter. Some others I talked to before did as well. I personally am not surprised as there were not a small numbers of cabin crew from other companies that joined this OD apart from other people that had titles of cabin crew from aviation schools that were still not working.
So here ends my story. Sad story? Nah!
I am sure I'll have a much better future in store! Have a great day!
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Hello
I've been reading all the thread and wanna say thank you for all you guys for many information!
I did my FI in May 31st and because of a document I didn't know they were waiting, I got my GC on July 8th (about 5 weeks later).
I'm brazilian but doing university in Japan. My graduation is in march next year but as I got all credits I need to graduate, I'm going to Dubai earlier.
I wish good luck for those are waiting for GC and hope we can meet in Dubai soon
YELLYBABY
I got the same DOJ! Oct 4th yayyyy Looking forward to see you there!!
anybody else with Oct 4th???
I've been reading all the thread and wanna say thank you for all you guys for many information!
I did my FI in May 31st and because of a document I didn't know they were waiting, I got my GC on July 8th (about 5 weeks later).
I'm brazilian but doing university in Japan. My graduation is in march next year but as I got all credits I need to graduate, I'm going to Dubai earlier.
I wish good luck for those are waiting for GC and hope we can meet in Dubai soon
YELLYBABY
I got the same DOJ! Oct 4th yayyyy Looking forward to see you there!!
anybody else with Oct 4th???
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hi everyone
Anyone who went to the Ghana Assessment day? I would like to know what happened there.
Up till now my status still says applied. I really dont know why.
Mari
is it that Emirates were too busy to look at my application letter or what? At least a response would have been better for me.
Njeshwings
Congratulations. I even sent two emails through the email you provided so that I can be invited but yet still.
Kenyan85
I dont think I can make it to Nairobi after calculating the expenses and so I will rather wait and see the next time they are in Ghana.
Why doesnt emirates recruit in Nigeria? anybody with an idea?
Up till now my status still says applied. I really dont know why.
Mari
is it that Emirates were too busy to look at my application letter or what? At least a response would have been better for me.
Njeshwings
Congratulations. I even sent two emails through the email you provided so that I can be invited but yet still.
Kenyan85
I dont think I can make it to Nairobi after calculating the expenses and so I will rather wait and see the next time they are in Ghana.
Why doesnt emirates recruit in Nigeria? anybody with an idea?