Emirates - Wannabes & Recruitment VII
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My last post before I leave for Dubai
Let me share with you once again my joining process:
2007. Zagreb OD, i have manage to get to the final interview but i did not receive a golden call.
2009. Paris OD, waist of time, 350 people at the OD!
2010.
27.03- Open Day in Ljubljana
28.03- Final Interview
04.04- Online status - Approval in progress
06.04- Online status - You will be contacted by your Recruitment coordinator at the earliest
08.04- Golden call (DOJ 31.05)
20.04- All medicals uploaded
03.05- Medical clearence and resignation from current job
17.05- A380 welcome email
26.05- E-ticket & Visa
27.05- Accommodation info (Al Qusais)
01.06- Flying to Dubai
This forum is been really helpful , thank you guys. If you need any help or info in future send me PM.
Good luck to all of you!
2007. Zagreb OD, i have manage to get to the final interview but i did not receive a golden call.
2009. Paris OD, waist of time, 350 people at the OD!
2010.
27.03- Open Day in Ljubljana
28.03- Final Interview
04.04- Online status - Approval in progress
06.04- Online status - You will be contacted by your Recruitment coordinator at the earliest
08.04- Golden call (DOJ 31.05)
20.04- All medicals uploaded
03.05- Medical clearence and resignation from current job
17.05- A380 welcome email
26.05- E-ticket & Visa
27.05- Accommodation info (Al Qusais)
01.06- Flying to Dubai
This forum is been really helpful , thank you guys. If you need any help or info in future send me PM.
Good luck to all of you!
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Final Interview
Hey there everybody,
Just a quick question, if you are successful through OD how quickly does FI follow? I have read above that it was the next day. Is this the only option or are you given a choice?
I am just wanting to know so that I can arrange for time off work.
Thank you in advance. Feel free to Private message me if you like
Just a quick question, if you are successful through OD how quickly does FI follow? I have read above that it was the next day. Is this the only option or are you given a choice?
I am just wanting to know so that I can arrange for time off work.
Thank you in advance. Feel free to Private message me if you like
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Mari
You are absolutely right. It is not really about the money, more the way you guys are treated, especially regarding sickness. The point I was trying to make was the overall attitude of management towards CC. Let's treat them like **** cause we get 1000's of wannabes applying every week who want to fly with EK. $2500 a month, see the World, no more cleaning tables for me.
The only problem with this is many crew here are well educated. Probably far more qualified than most of the idiots managing them. The novelty of the job quickly fades as the clever ones quickly realise how badly they're being treated. The requirement to work and smile for 120 hours a month, every month often ends 2-3 years later when they leave.
In about 5-7 years from now, only the East European, Asian, African and Lebanese crew will remain. They take the **** because those dollars buys a lot of happiness for their families back home. Those from the 1st World generally leave. They will accept a reduced cash flow for a decent nights sleep and for being treated like a human being. Do you think Emirates tell the wannabes at interview that they 'can't' go sick for the first 6 months. Like your body can decide, morons!
Anyway, it doesn't really matter what is said on these forums as people will come here anyway. Orchid553 summed it all up really. " I'll try again later". She wants to live the dream just like all the others.
Good luck to all with their applications and I hope it works out for you. Just don't ever say you weren't warned!
You are absolutely right. It is not really about the money, more the way you guys are treated, especially regarding sickness. The point I was trying to make was the overall attitude of management towards CC. Let's treat them like **** cause we get 1000's of wannabes applying every week who want to fly with EK. $2500 a month, see the World, no more cleaning tables for me.
The only problem with this is many crew here are well educated. Probably far more qualified than most of the idiots managing them. The novelty of the job quickly fades as the clever ones quickly realise how badly they're being treated. The requirement to work and smile for 120 hours a month, every month often ends 2-3 years later when they leave.
In about 5-7 years from now, only the East European, Asian, African and Lebanese crew will remain. They take the **** because those dollars buys a lot of happiness for their families back home. Those from the 1st World generally leave. They will accept a reduced cash flow for a decent nights sleep and for being treated like a human being. Do you think Emirates tell the wannabes at interview that they 'can't' go sick for the first 6 months. Like your body can decide, morons!
Anyway, it doesn't really matter what is said on these forums as people will come here anyway. Orchid553 summed it all up really. " I'll try again later". She wants to live the dream just like all the others.
Good luck to all with their applications and I hope it works out for you. Just don't ever say you weren't warned!
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A380
Hey guys I am wondering if anyone who is joining the company soon have got the 380 email. I know the crew for May 31 is doing 380, but I am joining june 7th and hoping to be part of 380, but have not received an email yet... anyone have a clue?
Thanks
Dany
Thanks
Dany
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applying online / attanding an open day
Hi everyone
I applied on the Emirates website to attend one of the assessment days in London, and my status was changed to 'application under review,' but it was a few weeks ago i applied, and the assessment day is in a couple of weeks...and i haven't heard anything.
Does it seem to be better to go to one of the open days to hand your CV in rather than apply online?
Thanks
I applied on the Emirates website to attend one of the assessment days in London, and my status was changed to 'application under review,' but it was a few weeks ago i applied, and the assessment day is in a couple of weeks...and i haven't heard anything.
Does it seem to be better to go to one of the open days to hand your CV in rather than apply online?
Thanks
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HELP Emirates
Hello all
I made it all the way to the final interview in North America which I thought really went well... few days later I received an email saying that I was unsuccessful It was a big bummer...
I know I am suppose to wait a year but I am Soooooo tempted to reapply as in Europe this summer, Do you think they have anyway to know I have already applied less than a year ago ?
I made it all the way to the final interview in North America which I thought really went well... few days later I received an email saying that I was unsuccessful
It was a big bummer...I know I am suppose to wait a year but I am Soooooo tempted to reapply as in Europe this summer, Do you think they have anyway to know I have already applied less than a year ago ?
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Approval in Progress after FI
Hi everyone!
Well I got through to the FI and I think it went well, although i'm rethinking everything I said now!
My online status changed to 'approval in progress' 3 days after the FI - is this a good thing? I know people have had approval then you will be contacted. I want to know if anyone has got the rejection email after having approval in progress? This seems really quick? too quick?
Any info would be great! thanks so much!
Well I got through to the FI and I think it went well, although i'm rethinking everything I said now!
My online status changed to 'approval in progress' 3 days after the FI - is this a good thing? I know people have had approval then you will be contacted. I want to know if anyone has got the rejection email after having approval in progress? This seems really quick? too quick?
Any info would be great! thanks so much!
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Salary
Hi there...
I was wondering if someone may be able to help me with the salary side of things...
On the Emirates website, it mentions that starting wage is Dhs 3,915 for entry level. Is this for the training period at Emirates and then after graduating, the pay goes up to the next grade? When does the first increment come into effect?
I appreciate the feedback guys.
Cheers.
I was wondering if someone may be able to help me with the salary side of things...
On the Emirates website, it mentions that starting wage is Dhs 3,915 for entry level. Is this for the training period at Emirates and then after graduating, the pay goes up to the next grade? When does the first increment come into effect?
I appreciate the feedback guys.
Cheers.
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Emirates salaries
Basic salary for economy class crew: 3915 dhs.
Paid from the date of joining, so the training is paid.
No increase after training or probation.
Salary comes on 26th every month, they pay the flying hours and standby credit for the previous month. So, you will get your full pay on 26th June for the flying hours in May.
Beginning: you get 2000 dhs loan. It will be deducted from your first 2 salaries!!! Beside that: 340 dhs per month is deducted in the first 12 months. You will get this back with your End of Service Benefit - 6000 dhs - after completing your 3-year-contract.
Extras - normally - each year: the bonus (profit share) and the pay-rise. They only increased the basic salary this year, it's not really much but more than nothing.
Hierarchy: your basic salary and flying pay will go up if you get upgraded to premium cabin. If I remember well, you will get 4200 dhs as a G1 (business class crew) if you get your upgrade next year before the pay-rise. You can get an upgrade to business class after 12-24 months of flying. You can become SFS in 3-4 years if your attendance and performance is good. It takes normally 6-8 years to become Purser.
(They might have told you 5 years on the OD: not possible! Upgrades slowed down very, very much. Lots of people have been waiting for promotion for a very long time. Even though they are getting 7 more aircraft this year, there will be a 6-12 months gap in delivery again. Not mentioning any new vulcano or economic crisis or whatever disaster might happen in the future...)
Flying pay is paid between chocks off and chocks on. (Not from check-in!!!)
Economy class crew: 53.50 dhs
Business class crew: 59.50 dhs
First class crew: 65.50 dhs
SFS: 81 dhs
Purser: 87 dhs
Single accomodation is offered to senior crew: first class crew after 5 years of service, SFSs and Pursers. If you are married, you need to move out but you will get living-out allowance.
Meal Allowances: it's not part of the salary, it's paid in cash, in local currency in the hotels when on layover. Should be around 1500-2500 dhs extra every month, depends on your flights and the length of your layovers. (It's usually around 2-3000 dhs per month in the A380 fleet.) You will also get discounts (20-50%) on food and beverage in the hotels.
Duty Free comission: you can make some extra by selling duty free. If you are on the A380, you can be duty free operator in Economy Class. If you do it regularly (on many flights), you can make extra couple hundred dirhams. It's worth to ask for this position every time.
Maternity leave is not paid. You need to stop flying after finding out you are pregnant and come back on-line 5 months after childbirth.
DO NOT EXPECT MUCH MONEY IN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS AFTER ARRIVING!!! Take your credit card with you from home or some extra cash.
If you are a girl, you will spend 1-2000 dhs for make-up after the grooming session. If only new-joiners live in the apartment, you need to buy TV, DVD player, vacuum cleaner, microvave, iron etc. You might want to buy a car soon and the loan will be around 40% of your salary. (No need to buy a car, I think, if you live in Garhoud or Sheikh Zayed but it's up to you!)
You can save from your salary if you want. There are people who live on the Meal Allowances only and there are people who spend all the money and use their parents' credit card. There are people who travel a lot, pay for college or party a lot. It's up to you what lifestyle you choose.
Paid from the date of joining, so the training is paid.
No increase after training or probation.
Salary comes on 26th every month, they pay the flying hours and standby credit for the previous month. So, you will get your full pay on 26th June for the flying hours in May.
Beginning: you get 2000 dhs loan. It will be deducted from your first 2 salaries!!! Beside that: 340 dhs per month is deducted in the first 12 months. You will get this back with your End of Service Benefit - 6000 dhs - after completing your 3-year-contract.
Extras - normally - each year: the bonus (profit share) and the pay-rise. They only increased the basic salary this year, it's not really much but more than nothing.
Hierarchy: your basic salary and flying pay will go up if you get upgraded to premium cabin. If I remember well, you will get 4200 dhs as a G1 (business class crew) if you get your upgrade next year before the pay-rise. You can get an upgrade to business class after 12-24 months of flying. You can become SFS in 3-4 years if your attendance and performance is good. It takes normally 6-8 years to become Purser.
(They might have told you 5 years on the OD: not possible! Upgrades slowed down very, very much. Lots of people have been waiting for promotion for a very long time. Even though they are getting 7 more aircraft this year, there will be a 6-12 months gap in delivery again. Not mentioning any new vulcano or economic crisis or whatever disaster might happen in the future...)
Flying pay is paid between chocks off and chocks on. (Not from check-in!!!)
Economy class crew: 53.50 dhs
Business class crew: 59.50 dhs
First class crew: 65.50 dhs
SFS: 81 dhs
Purser: 87 dhs
Single accomodation is offered to senior crew: first class crew after 5 years of service, SFSs and Pursers. If you are married, you need to move out but you will get living-out allowance.
Meal Allowances: it's not part of the salary, it's paid in cash, in local currency in the hotels when on layover. Should be around 1500-2500 dhs extra every month, depends on your flights and the length of your layovers. (It's usually around 2-3000 dhs per month in the A380 fleet.) You will also get discounts (20-50%) on food and beverage in the hotels.
Duty Free comission: you can make some extra by selling duty free. If you are on the A380, you can be duty free operator in Economy Class. If you do it regularly (on many flights), you can make extra couple hundred dirhams. It's worth to ask for this position every time.
Maternity leave is not paid. You need to stop flying after finding out you are pregnant and come back on-line 5 months after childbirth.
DO NOT EXPECT MUCH MONEY IN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS AFTER ARRIVING!!! Take your credit card with you from home or some extra cash.
If you are a girl, you will spend 1-2000 dhs for make-up after the grooming session. If only new-joiners live in the apartment, you need to buy TV, DVD player, vacuum cleaner, microvave, iron etc. You might want to buy a car soon and the loan will be around 40% of your salary. (No need to buy a car, I think, if you live in Garhoud or Sheikh Zayed but it's up to you!)
You can save from your salary if you want. There are people who live on the Meal Allowances only and there are people who spend all the money and use their parents' credit card. There are people who travel a lot, pay for college or party a lot. It's up to you what lifestyle you choose.
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Bymonek
I think its very important that someone posts the bad sides of this job as well.
I was hesitating myself a long time..... i left my country to come to work in Ireland and since then i cant complain i have now 3 years of experience mostly in finance sector. Stability and by that i mean working monday-friday , paid overtimes and all benefits, private medical cover that is paid for us... my salary not so great around 1700E, and all bills on my head. We get annual raise of 3% and the yearly bonus of about 800E, so is Emirates so different?.....
I was asking myself if i want to change everything, specially that now im 28.
The way i see it is i will travel the world and i might have no such a chance ever again, some adventure and maybe less serious life. But i know i wont stay there and im treating it just as a career break.
Im sitting 8 hours in front of pc and most of the time i have to go through a medical history of people who died, its really depressing.
i hope i will be able to find myself there i dont expect to much they pay you mostly to smile and not question too much i think once you realize that it will be fine. And i used to work in a call center.. try that they even control when you go to the toilet
And with the appraisal system i think its like that across the board. Each company tells you about this great opportunities waiting for you. So you work harder and harder and you tend to get nothing but more responsibilities... been there done that.
and in regards to treating ... most of the companies treat you like a machine you are trained to do your job and nothing more they dont ask you to think how to innovate the system ( im talking here bout big corporations) everything has to stay the way it is. And even if there are innovations you are not the one to decide there are specialists to do that..... which have no clue what exactly you are doing.
So in my opinion its pretty similar everywhere, dont expect too much if you are one of hundreds people working for the same company. Its just about your attitude,and knowing where you want to go.
I was hesitating myself a long time..... i left my country to come to work in Ireland and since then i cant complain i have now 3 years of experience mostly in finance sector. Stability and by that i mean working monday-friday , paid overtimes and all benefits, private medical cover that is paid for us... my salary not so great around 1700E, and all bills on my head. We get annual raise of 3% and the yearly bonus of about 800E, so is Emirates so different?.....
I was asking myself if i want to change everything, specially that now im 28.
The way i see it is i will travel the world and i might have no such a chance ever again, some adventure and maybe less serious life. But i know i wont stay there and im treating it just as a career break.
Im sitting 8 hours in front of pc and most of the time i have to go through a medical history of people who died, its really depressing.
i hope i will be able to find myself there i dont expect to much they pay you mostly to smile and not question too much i think once you realize that it will be fine. And i used to work in a call center.. try that they even control when you go to the toilet
And with the appraisal system i think its like that across the board. Each company tells you about this great opportunities waiting for you. So you work harder and harder and you tend to get nothing but more responsibilities... been there done that.
and in regards to treating ... most of the companies treat you like a machine you are trained to do your job and nothing more they dont ask you to think how to innovate the system ( im talking here bout big corporations) everything has to stay the way it is. And even if there are innovations you are not the one to decide there are specialists to do that..... which have no clue what exactly you are doing.
So in my opinion its pretty similar everywhere, dont expect too much if you are one of hundreds people working for the same company. Its just about your attitude,and knowing where you want to go.
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Salaries at Emirates...
Hi Mari,
Thanks so much for taking the time out to write that reply, it's certainly appreciated.
I'm currently trying to work out how I'd go with all my finacnial committments back home if I was to begin working with EK, I'm working out budgets and all that, just so I can see that I'm not going to waste my time applying.
What would be the average starting out salary of someone at EK inclusive of all allowances (meals, flying pay etc.)?
Thanks in advance!!!
Thanks so much for taking the time out to write that reply, it's certainly appreciated.
I'm currently trying to work out how I'd go with all my finacnial committments back home if I was to begin working with EK, I'm working out budgets and all that, just so I can see that I'm not going to waste my time applying.
What would be the average starting out salary of someone at EK inclusive of all allowances (meals, flying pay etc.)?
Thanks in advance!!!
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Mari
Hi Mari, you seem to be a wealth of information so can you help me with this.
Someone told my mum that when she gets four days off, she flies back home to Melbourne, Australia is this possible.
How far in advance do we receive our rosters?
I was also wondering about staff discount flying for my parents.
What discount will they get, is it only flying on Emirates or does it include other alliance airlines, do they get discount hotels and cruises around the world.
Thanks in advance
Someone told my mum that when she gets four days off, she flies back home to Melbourne, Australia is this possible.
How far in advance do we receive our rosters?
I was also wondering about staff discount flying for my parents.
What discount will they get, is it only flying on Emirates or does it include other alliance airlines, do they get discount hotels and cruises around the world.
Thanks in advance
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height
Hi guys can i please just ask about the reach test... I'm 157 cm tall so thats about almost 5'2 and i've tried to reach 212cm but im lacking about 2cm and no matter how much i tip toe i cant reach the 212 (only almost!)
has anyone ever been in my situation and passed the reach test to the next step or has anyone ever SEEN or HEARD of anybody at all who could get an interview even though she didnt reach 212cm? or had everyone who cannot reach been eliminated right after?
please let me know because im dying to be an emirates air hostess but also dead scared about my height
thank you sooo much advance
has anyone ever been in my situation and passed the reach test to the next step or has anyone ever SEEN or HEARD of anybody at all who could get an interview even though she didnt reach 212cm? or had everyone who cannot reach been eliminated right after?
please let me know because im dying to be an emirates air hostess but also dead scared about my height
thank you sooo much advance
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@niuniu
Hey niuniu, there was a very pretty girl in my AD who did really well in the first group discussion but failed the reach test. She didn't progress to the next stage. The reach test should properly be called a safety reach test, as you will need to reach 212 cm to access some of the safety equipment onboard as well as the hat racks.
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a380
Hey ekfingerscrossed, I am also hoping to be a 380 girl. Aparently it is 2 weeks before you leave that they let you know, I only have 9 days left, and have not gotten an email, which may means that I am main fleet, I will be happy either or, but I still hope to perhaps get selected. Best luck to you...
I am guessing you are from Argentina right?
Dany
I am guessing you are from Argentina right?
Dany
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Milena
It has bugger all to do with Morocco!
Emirates Airline is based in DUBAI. Dubai is one of seven Emirates located in the United Arab Emirates, NOT North Africa! The currency here is also called the dirham and is 'tied' to the US dollar at the rate of 3.67. This gives you a tax free basic salary, before flight pay and allowances, of $1067. Expect $2500 most months with your extras added. Throw in free housing, no utility bills, free drinks most nights for the girlies and you're off.
Better now?
It has bugger all to do with Morocco!
Emirates Airline is based in DUBAI. Dubai is one of seven Emirates located in the United Arab Emirates, NOT North Africa! The currency here is also called the dirham and is 'tied' to the US dollar at the rate of 3.67. This gives you a tax free basic salary, before flight pay and allowances, of $1067. Expect $2500 most months with your extras added. Throw in free housing, no utility bills, free drinks most nights for the girlies and you're off.
Better now?
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much better!
Of course im much better now, i was thinking why do people want to work for that salary!! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD hahahaha ,
i just wrote on google dirhams and that quantity appeared, i didn't realized about "morrocco" or whatever it said there XD
well at least i made you laugh :P
i just wrote on google dirhams and that quantity appeared, i didn't realized about "morrocco" or whatever it said there XD
well at least i made you laugh :P