You will be fitted for a uniform before you start but you won't receive it until almost the end of GS. Yeah I know....:( But trust me, once you've been living in it day in and out for a few months you'll really enjoy your days off when you don't have to wear it. :E

Hi ash.1111, was the call from Virgin about Brisbane?

has anybody else that applied for MEL heard anything? hating this waiting game!:ugh:

Flyaway
 

Hi Flyaway, congratulations and I hope it goes well for you!

I have a quick question, do you recieve a call or an email to ask you to go for a medical??

thnanx!:p

Hoping2fly: They called me and asked me to attend the medical, and then sent a follow-up email with the details of the medical centre etc. From what I have read on this forum most people get a call rather than email regarding the medical.
Are you waiting to hear back from them too? Which RD did you attend?

Waiting!
 

Hi Flyaway31, did my RD day early March, got the progression email nearly 2 weeks ago, I guess if you don't make it through the ref checks, they would email you fairly quickly??:p

Hi Hoping2fly, it seems like the recruitment team are super busy as it also took them over 2 weeks to call my references. I suggest you stay in close contact with your references and ask them to give you a bell if they are contacted. (And if you get the job don't forget to send them flowers to thank them for their great reference!)

Hi Flyaway, congrats with being asked to have a Medical...as i said all along, hang in there, it takes time, but the end result may just be worth it. Fingers crossed for you. Keep us posted!

Anyone on here also starting Sydney GS on 6th April?

MEL recruitment day
 

Hey aviate9, I received a phone call at lunch time today inviting me to the recruitment day in MEL on 7 Apr...:)
Dont stress, as from what i recall of the conversation there will be 3 recruitment days in Apr. Good Luck and hope to see you there and anyone else who gets through!:ok:

ah im so nervous! i got an invite to the recruitment day in sydney a few months ago but couldnt attend because of illness, so hopefully ill have a chance at these!

They're recruiting AGAIN in Sydney! Man, what do us Queenslanders have to do to get a recruitment drive up here? :)

Look closely at the SYD Cabin Crew on their website
 

Not sure if its just me but they seem to have merged both VA & VB
Cabin Crew for this round. :confused:
They state both VA & VB in the advert????
Sounds like the start of something....:suspect: or they just making less paper work for themselves.

Maybe they are doing it that way because we all apply for everything (well I know I applied for VA and VB) ;) and it will make life easier for them to assess the candidates together. When I had my phone interview they asked me what I would prefer, VA or VB, but that I could only be in one recruitment process at a time. It is so time consuming to go through all the applications so perhaps it will make the process more streamlined- and easier for them to get back to everyone more quickly. :ok:

Hi Tyman I noticed that as well! I agree with Bluefish its probably to streamline things but also agree it does close the loop on people applying for one if they were unsuccessful for the other. I think its a smart move for the Virgin Blue Group and will save them time, meaning everyone should hear back faster!!!

I Got The Job!
 

Yay I passed the medical and have been offered the job! I am so happy! I can't wait to begin my new career :) Anyone else start Ground School on 19 April?

MEL RD
 

Hi all, recived a phone call last week to attend RD on the 7th April. They said they would send details of where the event will be. Has anyone else got the call to attend RD for Mel and received an email?

Sounds like there are many of you that are successful....Congratulations....you will love the job its awesome, study hard at ground school and enjoy the learning process.....this is one of the best jobs i have had....see you out online soon and good luck.....;)

Virgin Blue Melbourne
 

arghhhh I am so worried :(
I received a call on Friday from Virgin Blue for recruitment for the Melbourne base she had asked if I was able to talk at which I wasn't able to at the time and asked if she could call me back in an hour which he said sure and it is now Monday and I still haven't received her call back :(
I am so worried I have ruined my chances. Has anyone been in my situation and did they call you back? If so how long after did they call you?
I really do hope I haven't ruined my chances as this is my dream job :(

Er...what's wrong with you taking their number and then calling them back? If you want the job it's customary to put in some sort of effort. :hmm: Employers don't generally chase after candidates, they expect you to do that.

Working at VB
 

Hi Everyone,
I just have a question if anyone can help me out does DJ hire it's own Ground Crew at BNE Guest Services (Check-in) specifically? I have been reading up and seen that there is companies like Aerocare and things that provide ground services? Does BNE have it's own VB staff for Ground crew

Also I have noted from looking at the Cabin Crew ads, just to see what the job descriptions are like, that there is a 12 month exclusion period once you have been told your application is not being taken further... Does that apply when you are going for ground crew?

Thanks in advance

Congratulations and welldone flyaway. The wait was all worth it. Im getting excited now, 1 week before i start GS.

MEL RD
 

Hi all, received my email details for RD in MEL on the Wed 7th April.It also states that another email will be sent shortly with three forms that wou need to fill out and bring with you.

YAY
 

YAY I was worried for nothing I got a call back today and was successful and will be attending a RD next Friday for Melbourne YAY Im so nervous yet so happy they called ARGHHHH YAY :)

Ground school hours?
 

Sydneysurferboy (or anyone attending Sydney ground school) can you give me an idea of attendance hours? Is it 9am-5pm from Mon - Fri or do we train on some weekends too? Just asking because I haven't received my Welcome Pack in the mail yet but I have a wedding to attend one weekend and wondering if I can still make it!

Ground School Hours
 

Hi, the hours are pretty much Monday to Friday 9 - 5 ish, however you will have one week where you start at 5pm and finish at 3am! That said you should be able to make it to the wedding. Just remember every Monday is exam day and you need to pass. Good luck, ground school is amazing and you'll have the best time, meet lifelong friends and wonder how the hell you made it through!:confused:

Help much appreciated
 

Hey Guys,
I have the recruitment day coming this Friday and cant wait YAY
Does anyone have any handy tips or what the day is about and any helpful questions they might ask so I know to prepare.
Thanks in advance guys :)

IhaveaplanVB, yes DJ do have their won ground crew in BNE. At the moment thiugh most recruitment is done through a contract with Westaff, then after 6 months you can apply direct through an internal vacancy when advertised on the internal intranet.

Thanks So Much
 

ANstar, Thanks so much for that I have to wait til the end of this year at least though... When you apply with Weststaff can you opt only to Virgin Blue? Because they would be the best company to work with as I'm told. also you say most? does that mean there is a chance that a job may come up on the recruitment site for ground crew (Guest Services Agents) directly into Virgin Blue? and also you said at the moment... Does that mean the contract may change in the next year and they go back to hiring their own staff?
finally is the recruitment just done through weststaff (Interviews, Hiring etc) or do you work for weststaff?

Thanks so much for your help... it's greatly appreciated

SydneyShowgirl: Thanks for the info! That's reassuring, and I'll make sure I behave myself at the wedding so I can also fit in some study!

chulz84: Congrats on making it to RD! Just make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get there on Friday - at my recruitment day we were given 2 different addresses (one via email and a different one over the phone). We also weren't given a floor number so you had to use your smarts to track down the correct floor.
You can also do a search of this thread for more advice but the basic thing to remember (and it's been said millions of times before) is to be yourself.:O

RD MEL
 

Hi all, I attended the RD in MEL yesterday Wed 7th AM session and my references have aleady been called. They said they asked a lot of questions. I didnt know that they would be calling so fast. Now I just have to wait to see how it progress from here. So nervous!!!!!

hey all,
had my vrd today, was so nervous! really good day though..not too sure how i went though, i was myself so i hope thats what they're after :)
They did say they weren't limited by the number that they could recruit for MEL base, although obviously there may be a wait for ground schools, but expected things to happen very quickly. Noticed alot of ex tiger and aerocare crew as well!
Now the waiting :ugh:

Hey flywithme6... congratulations, sounds promising :), just got back to brissy tonight!!! was good meeting all you girls down there on wed!! let me know how you go...

Training schools
 

Hi Guys,

Am applying for Perth based crew. Curious to know where the ground school training is held and how long it goes for ? Do you get accomodation provided for you ? Any help would be great...

Hi Guys!!!
 

I felt so good to read your messages, I'm so jealous :{ I need your helps and advises about the recruitment. I wanna know that how long after you guys had submitted your application and VB give you a call back? I applied for Sydney based and the job just closed couple days ago. I only got an email which asked me about preference required. So, I replied back but OOpss I putted my nick name in and sent (So silly) A day later, they send me another email that they didn't have my nick name on the records and also me about name and surname on the application. Is this mean anything?:sad: I'm hardly sleep of the last 2 weeks and keep checking my email every hours. If anyone got time to answer, please explain the details that how they did contact you. Thank you so much and Good luck with all the best :D

Received the call today to attend medical some time this week. Its all happening so quickly, since RD was only last Wed. GS looks to start on the 3rd of May

Virgin Blue BNE
 

Virgin Blue are currently recruiting Domestic Cabin Crew for BNE base. Closes April 20th. Just checking, you only have one application submitted at the one time right? Ive applied for SYD but was considering withdrawing that & applying for BNE but wasnt sure which application to go for....Is BNE a more competitive base to get into? I dont want to miss out on an opportunity to fly again! Advice anyone...Good luck:ok:

Thanks for the heads up ellie!

Apparently BNE are pretty competitive, they only take a few people at a time from what I heard. Good luck!

Perth Base is totally brand new sky angel. I'll be very surprised if they have training facilities or very much at all planned so far. They'll throw something together at the last minute though.
You defo wont get accommodation provided as it should be your home base already.
Training goes for 5 weeks.

Does anyone know currently how many overnights MEL crew are getting at the momeny? Just a rough guide.

Recruitment 8th of April
 

Hello there how are you? it's Corey from Tassie I was at the interviews on the 8th how did you go? have they called you back for a medical?. As for me they haven't due to the fact I had my refresher for my first aid this week so I doubt very much I will get a phone call thats why I went in with not having my hopes up. I do know that others have already been called to go and have the Av medical. Let us know how you go
Corey :)