hostiehoney
you would be hard put to offend me.i'm always getting a dob because of a sense of humor.

who is lisa robertson and my name isn't ralph

HostieHoney, Congratulations on getting the position with Virgin... a friend was also accepted today/yesterday after passing the medical...

Did you attend the Mel or BNE recruitment day?

Timelines
 

HostieHoney,

Can I ask how long ago you went through the recruitment process and which state it was in? I attended the Melbourne session on Wednesday and made it through to the end and now waiting to hear back. Just wanted to get an indication of timelines for medical, references etc.

Thanks

LOL sorry flitegirl, I didn't pick up on it.

Good Luck SocialFlyer and congrats to HostieHoney! Ground crew would still be heaps fun [though stressful as all hell, haha] and you don't have to wait quite as well to reapply that way. That's my gameplan if I ..*gulp* don't progress with cabin crew.. I've applied for Cabin Crew about two weeks ago so hopefully I don't have to wait really long for an invite.

:uhoh:

Hosiehoney:Sorry to have gotten too carried away! That's awesome that you got GS! I've heard from a mate that PER-BNE (either direction) is a right kerfuffle....

If anyone's interested... apparently VB are intending to hold monthly recruitment days.... sounds like there's alot of positions to fill.

VRD Recruitment
 

Hi Guys

Congrats HostieHoney on your achievement of getting a position with Virgin as Ground Crew. I know of a few people who started on ground, then worked towards Cabin Crew and now are supervisors. They say that having all the ground and flying experience gives you a great competitive advantage if you want to progress.

As for me my final interview with Virgin for Cabin Crew was on Wednesday and now it's the painful waiting game to see if I got a medical and reference checks. Spoke to a few people on the day and apparently they are saying Virgin is having a minimum of 1 ground school per month for Cabin Crew for the remainder of the year. That would be over 100 or so positions if that the case, therefore I'm sure there are plenty of opportunities. I also heard the recruiter saying they had a number of recruitment days planned.

I'll keep you all posted on my progress to date.

Cheers
SocialFlyer

Ground school 9 july
 

Hey guys,

has anyone else here been accepted for the CC training starting 9 july!
they called me on friday and told me i have been in shock ever since! i'll have to move up from SYD.

Congratulations
 

Congratulations Poplover, thats great news.

Are you moving to the Melbourne or Brisbane base? Can ask how long ago you had your interview?

Cheers
SocialFlyer

Thanks, i had my VBRD about 5 weeks ago now so everything happend quite fast! quicker than i had thought, i'll be moving to BNE so desperate to find a nice place nice person to share with, whats your story, what base wil you be at. all the best!

In adittion to the eabove if anyone knows a good website to find a place or if you are looking for someone to share with or you know anyone please let me know asap, the unit/house has to be fully furnished (but will be able to bring own bed roon furniture).

Oh and will be checking some places in BNE this Tuesday (19th june)
Thanks guys.

New Recruits
 

This thread is ballooning of late with newly accepted and nervously hopefuls so thought I'd add myself to the list.

Like Social Flyer I had my final interview this week. Can anyone who's been to recent VRDs say what the ratio was from morning to afternoon? We started with 33 and finished the day with 22 (29th May). Candidates that flew in from interstate were given 2nd round interviews that day and locals were called soon after with times and dates for theirs.

Poplover, congrats on getting the 9July training group - I have to give my employer 4 weeks notice (been there too long) so even once I get over the hopeful shock I'll still have an age to wait. As for your accomodation predicament: there is a website seqrents.com.au that lists a lot of the unit, townhouse and apartment accomodations in South East Qld, regularly they have private adverts for share also. Don't be too hopeful that Brisbane prices are markedly different to SYD unfortunately.

Well done to those starting soon, and fingers crossed for everyone still waiting. :ok:

Wow. Have they changed the VRD format of late? When I went May last year it was all in one day and then wait for reference checks or possible medical invites. What's this final interview you speak of? :eek:

Hi Sylphie

I understand that a single day for recruiting is the standard procedure: 5min 1-on-1 introductions, couple of group excercises and then after a break those that progressed come back for the exam and more in-depth 1-on-1's.

However, due to the numbers that were progressed, many of the in-depth interviews were held on a separate day. Given there were 22 to do, and the first was scheduled for 2pm, some would have been in for a VERY long night. This possibility was pre-empted in emails confirming our attendance at the VRD.

I have noticed a new question in the online application asking if candidates would like recruitment to be held on weekends, would be beneficial for those who currently work full-time and don't have very understanding bosses.

edited: typo

Whoever said that VB will be having monthly ground schools is correct... also will be having (if numbers persist which i'm sure they will) monthly recruitment drives (if not more) there's 2lined up for July atm and possibly 3.

Ground Crew vrd this Thursday 21/06/07
 

Hello,

I am very new to this forum, i am going to be attending my first vrd for ground staff this week, is anyone out ther able to give me an insight of what to expect as you can imagine i am very nervous.

Thanks in advance

Joshgem

Thank you for your quick reply, i will take it all onboard.

Anyone else been through the vrd directly through virgin blue, just wondering if it is done similar to the previous post.

thanks

Cabin Crew Recruitment Melbourne Base
 

Hey Guys,

Well i received an email from the recruitment team today stating I have been progressed through the recruitment day and they will be in touch within 2 weeks to discuss my application.

I have no idea what to expect next, but i'm assuming they mean references and medicals. Ohhhh the pain of waiting.

Has anyone else heard back yet?

getting an interview
 

hey everyone
it is exciting to hear that Virgin Blue are planning to have several recruitment days soon and plan to hire many CC in the near future. I applied with DJ several months ago but was not invited to any of the recruitment days that i have been reading about in this forum lately.:( To all those people that were invited, well done. Im 19, currently in university with only 1 job reference (customer service based). Id like to know whether u think i have a chance at getting asked to attend the upcoming VRD's. Were there any hopefuls with similar backgrounds to me? Do Virgin Blue hire 19 year olds?
Id hate to miss out on this opportunity when a major airline is hiring.
Any ideas??
Thanks

Congrats!
 

Hey HostieHoney! Congrats on getting Ground Crew! So i guess il be seeing ya at work when you start! Are you with Westaff cause im employed through them as well.. Kinda fighting for hours at the moment though but hopefully it will pick up soon when it gets busier..

Congratulations
 

Melisa,

Well done on getting the position as Ground Crew. I have a few friends in Melbourne working as Ground Crew and seem to like the work and opportunities they are presented with.

As for me it's been a week and a half since my final interview for Cabin Crew and I am still waiting patiently for the next stage to see if my references will be checked. The last email said I had progressed past the interview and more information would come within 2 weeks. Hope to hear something by next Wednesday.

Fingers crossed guys.... I'll keep you posted. Has anyone from Melbourne Recruitment on 13 June heard back yet???

I don't mean to jinx you but I daresay if you have recieved an email saying your application Has been progressed, then yes reference checks are pretty much a certainty :ok: If you had failed at interview stage, then your application wouldnt be progressed...

Good luck! :O

Virgin Blue Medical
 

Hi Guys,

For those who have been through the Virgin Blue medical for Cabin Crew could you please tell me how it works with regards to payment etc.... At the recruitment day they said you pay for your own and it could cost anywhere between $190 and $250. Is it similar to the Qantas ones where you are required to go to a CASA approved doctor??? Or do they send you to their doctors and you pay for the entire process at the one location???

Thanks guys

having been through both, i can tell you now the process for each is exactly the same.

The main difference is, the virgin one costs about $175, whereas the QF one set me back more than $300 after pathology etc.

Medically they both test for the same stuff. They will both allocate a doctor to visit.

More Qs.. haha
 

Virgin Recruitment
 

Hi Sylphie,
After the first cut on the day all the people who progress in the afternoon are taken into the room and required to complete a 20 minute test where you read various passages and use the information to answer multiple choice questions. It tests your skills in reading and comprehension and using information to answer questions. It's not difficult, fairly easy. I managed to complete the entire test and even go over it again, but there were some people who didn't finish it in time. I don't think it really matters if you don't complete it, it's more to see how much you get correct of what you do complete.
Following the short test you are then given time slots to attend the 1 on 1 in depth interview (mine lasted around 50 minutes) and then another time slot to complete the role play (around 10 minutes)
.
I finished up at 5.00pm on the day which was long considering I started at 7.30am. Expect to be sitting around waiting a lot. A word of advice people got very slack when sitting around waiting and were slouching, talking on mobiles complaining about waiting etc.... Remember you are ALWAYS being watched at all times so no matter how tiring it gets keep smiling, posture straight and focus. Cabin Crew spend a lot of time waiting around delays, standby, reserves etc... Its all part of the assessment... I suggest you get into the frame of mind from the start of day that YOU ARE CABIN CREW and start behaving like them. Think about when you go to the airport and you always stare at how they behave, you have to pretend the day of your interview is a flight ie.. the waiting area is the airport, and the assessment room is the cabin (that's what i did anyway).

Sylphie are you based in Melbourne or Brisbane???

I'm in MEL. The invite was also for MEL base. Fingers crossed!

Wow. Amazing how things change in a year. I went to a VRD May 06 and got all the way through the day. The test we had last year was similar, but done when the group assessment was done, but I think it was more general VB knowledge. I recall being there from 7.30am til around 5.30ish. It was a very long day especially when you're waiting around and feeling nervy.. and I also noticed people slouching, slipping off their shoes, getting impatient. [I'm not saying I'm perfect but I was mindful of this and didn't even have my phone on except for lunch]

Thanks for the info SocialFlyer, best of luck, I hope you get it! :ok:

does anyone know when DJ are starting the regional routes?

Virgin Medical..
 

Anyone know how long after medical you could expect to hear back for Virgin?? Waiting Waiting and more Waiting!!!

Medicals
 

Hey Grove,

Noticed you are from Sydney, did you attend the Sydney or Melbourne recruitment for Cabin Crew??? How long ago was your interview and medical?

Airport Interview
 

Hi everyone,

I had my vrd on 21 st of june for ground crew, made it through the whole day, i could hardly contain my excitement.

Got a phone call from virgin blue last night (28th thurs) i have an interview at the airport this friday can anyone tell me what to expect they said it will only go for approx 45 mins, is it a similar interview to the one at the vrd day, the one in the second half of the day , the questions where they wanted specific examples of, tell me about a time when......

Hope this makes sense.


thanks guys.

joshgem

E-Jets (Embraer) 170 will be intergrated into the network by the end of the year. I think we are getting 3 by the end of this year and the rest by the end of next year. BG is looking at around 60 regional ports (June Voyeur) to attempt and work out which ones could possibly accomodate the E-Jet and also make money for VB. I dont think that you will see the regional ports serviced till next year but who knows. I think more likely you will see them used on either short sectors out of SYD such as CFS or possibly CBR. The Lounge members have recieved information that a Lounge is coming to CBR so expect a big push to get the Government on board.
I have been told that CC will be asked to put in an expression of interest to fly on the E-Jet initially and that by the time we have all the planes the whole CC will be cross trained on both types.

Hi All,

Just a quick q - I have previous experience with both DJ and Ansett as cabin crew, and am trying to get back into the job... I've had my CV active with DJ for a couple of months now, have been 'blue starred' and I still have not heard anything.

I've said I will go to a MEL or BNE base (currently living in BNE). I believe they are actively recruiting cabin crew at the moment - is that correct? I am just wondering why I haven't heard anything, as I seem to have everything they want...

Do you think because I previously worked there but left, that this will go against me?

I'm through to final checks with Emirates now, but did love the fun atmosphere of DJ!

SHFG:p

Maybe. They know everything about your work history already and can see whether or not your worth having back or not.

Guys & Girls,
My partner is interested in DJ as CC.
Whats the Pay like ?
and whats the training process like ?
Eg: Is it 4 weeks? 6 weeks and conducted in Bris or Mel ?
What are the chances of getting Bris as your CC Base ?
she was in dubai with Emirates, will this hinder her efforts or help?

Any info would be great, feel free to PM me.

Cheers,
JF.

Hmmm... for all intents and purposes my personal file they hold should be good... I was promoted to Cabin Supervisor within 10 months of being there, so my performance monitoring must have been ok... :confused:

Oh well, will keep updating my application and see what pans out....

Hi SkyHighflyGal,

In response to your question about re applying, my mate worked for them for 3 years and then left to work for Emirates for 3 years. He recently returned and has rejoined Virgin as Cabin Crew again. He had no problem re joining. At the end of the day I guess they understand that the crew would also like to experience long haul if the opportunity is there.

I cant see it being a problem.

I'm also interested in what Virgin Pays ?
and what the training process is and how long it takes?

any information would be greatly appreciated...

Regards to training, currently the CC training is 5 wks, although I believe the next training group (100) which starts next week in BNE is a 4 week course.
Pretty sure they are compacting it down a bit.

Throughout the training you are paid a gross of around $550 (approx), then once completed your BASE gross is around $650.(approx)

Training basically consists of ALOT of theory such as regulations, standard operating procedures, emergency procedures etc. Only around 1/4 of the training is what actually happens with service between take off and landing.

It is a highly intensive very full on training period, and the expectations are high.
You really can't go out on weeknights / weekends etc as your focus on study and learning is required to successfully complete the course.
People do fail the training!

Saying that its a hell of alot of fun too and the instructors and fellow crew really bond throughout the training period. Which gives you alot of confidence once you go online

ishkaban - Thaks for the info, greatly appreciated.

If your base wage is $650 after training do you recieve flying hours allowance eg: $15p.h and away from home allowance ?
Whats the annual income ?

The training seems similar to emirates airlines.

thanks.

No flying hrs allowance, as you are paid a full time wage.

There may be times where may only actually work 3/4/5 days a week and then have a cpl of available days, where they may call you. If so a generous call out fee is offered plus penalty style rates while flying

Also Virgin offers 4 weeks paid annual leave and also 2 weeks paid ad hoc leave. So thats 6 wks a year, which is pretty good.

I guess the additional income is made from overnights, which is around $90 per night tax free allowance. Once online you can request as many or as little as you like. Typically you may do 3 or 4 a week.

Important to note that VB is undergoing a massive growth phase due to E jets later this year and also LH next year etc . So there will be a lot of oppurtunity in the near future for quick advancement up the chain, if thats what you are looking for. It is the ideal time to look into working for VB.

Its hard to give an accurate figure on a yearly salary, as it depends on the individuals chosen work patterns and such but perhaps a figure could be around $60000pa

medical
 

I was just wanting some advice in regards to the medical, when they do the urine test do you think antidepressants would show up, should i tell them that i was on them, i have recently stoppped taking them about 8 days ago.

thanks in advance

joshgem