Beckwa, most of the ground school for Perth base is done in Perth. You will go to Melbourne for about 10 days to practice evacuations (and actually see the inside of an aircraft!) a couple of weeks into your training. Good luck! :-)

Shortfall737- thanks so much for reply ! Had assessment day and interview 2day so now the dreaded waiting game I'm crossing fingers ! :)

VA Assessment Day Time-Line
 

Is there anyone out there that can give us an idea of how long it took VA do do their reference checks after you got the email saying you'd reached that stage? A group of us have been waiting over 5 weeks (the email said they check immediately or within the next few weeks). I think we've all sent follow-up emails but have had no reply or communication at all since that last email 5 weeks ago!

HELP SOS
 

EVERYONE
im crying a river over this applications business, i know its technically the hardest part. I feel i am getting no where and i dont know what more i can do and ive just found online on a website for Cabin Crew that 'if you have not finished high school you should not bother applying because they wont accept you' Ive got my year 11 equivalent, cert III in hospitality, 4 years experience in hospitality and OH&S training and am about to do a Flight Attendant pre-training course.....do thing this will be ok....or should i give up?
Honest opinions are welcome, thanks!!!!!

Honest opinion is do not give a cent to a cabin crew prep academy. It's absolutely unnecessary, and entirely useless. Most people who get jobs as cc have never done one of those courses. As for the high school thing, check the individual recruitment sites of the airlines themselves. Unless they state it's essential, you will be fine. :ok: just checked the virgin requirements and it seems youre fine.

You will however need to demonstrate....

Maturity, especially important given your age but I know they have hired that age group before so it's not a deal breaker.
Face to face customer service skills.
Ability to turn up when required and on short notice, yes they do call at 3am to tell you, you've got a shift.
Reliability, no sickies because you drank too much the night before or were partying etc....
Preparedness, make sure you have all required documentation before you apply.

They are hiring you to deal with people, not write an essay, so focus on how well you can do that. :ok: competition is stiff though. There are many FAs returning from the Mideast with great exp in inflight service and supervision. doesn't mean you won't get a look-in as airlines do want fresh faces as well. Keeps motivation online high o ave people excited about the job.

:)
 

Most of the domestic Airlines for Aus dont state it is essential to have finished highschool - which is a relief.

I know seeing my age, 19 Im still partying and loving life...you have the wrong idea, as much as i love my social life - (dont't really have one when you work in hospitality and work 50 hrs a week) id put work first any day. I am sadly one of those people always keen to work and love doing it and don't it right, very few times have i let down employers so im in the right boat, how ever working on my maturity and learning about air crafts, the phonetic alphabet is stuck up on my wall, people this is no joke!

thanks for the advice, and i don't drink either so i guess im on the right track!

Passport is being process, first aid is yet to be booked as i want it to last through a recruitment process as i don't have $200 to splash around every time i apply for a job :p

why am i finding this so hard then??

Because someone on a website has scared you into thinking all FAs are brain surgeons.....:} don't over think it, just do it. I believe you only have to have a receipt for the booking of your certs to attend a recruitment day, as long as they are completed before ground school. :ok:

At the end of the day, if you are the right person in the moment, you'll get the job. Many eminently qualified people have been cut on recruitment days only to be first choice at another airline. Its just the way it goes and no-one can tell you if you'll be hired or not. Only one way to find out....:ooh:

PS - the recruitment process is a walk in the park compared to ground school, which is a 5 week job interview. Never forget that, some people do much to their own detriment. :ouch: You haven't got the job until you've passed probation. :=:

Shaye15 congratulations on getting through ! I think i am so nervous because they said we get put into a talent pool ( if successful ) until a groundschool comes up and even then you might not b guaranteed a job ! I wonder how many people maximum are in a ground school ? & how many is there per year ?
Wish you the best of luck

And all of you that are trying to get in ! :)

Shaye15 & beckwa
 

Hey,

Today is 2 weeks for me since my Recruitment Day for SYD Domestic.
We were told the same thing also about getting placed into the Talent Pool if successful.
I still haven't heard anything regarding making it through to ref checks. How long did Virgin take to let you know your refs will be checked Shaye15? And have they been checked since you revived that email?
Im staying positive and no news is good news!

Good luck to both of you for Perth Base!

LEE:ok:

Shaye15, that would of been really upsetting with qantas when you found that out ! Apparently they only do casual now. It's like if you get that email saying your in the talent pool you probably cant help but get excited and tell all your friends and family then if they decide for you not to be in there awkward ! Lol I guess you could always apply again 6 months later ! One of the girls at my assessment day her friend got into talent pool in June and still hasn't heard anything !

Lee86.. I hope you hear back soon ! Did they tell you within 2 weeks ? that's what they told us.

:)

HI,

Yeah I was told within 2 weeks, but I don't mind waiting longer if it's a yes. hehe. Shaye15 had to wait almost 3 weeks and got a yes, so im hoping!

LEE:ok:

Does anyone know if you have to provide professional references in the 'My Details' section of your online account/application, or can you provide them only if requested following a successful interview?

Thanks in advance for any help. :)

Reference Checks!
 

Hey all!

Yesterday afternoon I received my email regarding my refs! YAY I'm through to the next round!

They will be contacting my refs in the next couple of weeks!

Its your turn next Beckwa!

LEE

Text speak
 

high school
 

You guys are getting scared for no good reason...

it depends on when you attended high school. What they are talking about is not whether you did ALL the years of high school, but whether you completed the mandatory years or not. E.g when I was in high school, it was only mandatory to complete year 10, Yr11&12 were optional. Then it became Year 11.

So as long as you have the high school certificate, you should be fine.

If you DIDN'T finish, being able to prove 'equivalent study' or applicable experience should also be okay. Lots of people might not do Year 11/12 but then go on to Tafe or another college to do a course which mostly counts when it comes to this kind of thing (depending on what you studied, of course)

Don't stress about it!

Did anyone attend the recruitment day in brisbane on the 27-28-29th july?
and is at the stage where they said they are checking your references, if so send me a message i need to talk! haha

thanks
 

Thanks for the advice, I was really so sure that I was in the clear for so long and done all my applications then read that schooling info on a website which stumped me as to weather or not it was true. Not a problem though because it would not stop me anyway, I am much too determined to stop my dreams because of one thing i read online!
Thanks guys :):)

Text speak
 

Hey all!

So what's happening in the world of Virgin Australia wannabes?

Anyone got any news? I'm waiting for my references to be checked! I received the successful email last Friday! I'm so excited! Also my application on the VIrgin careers website has changed, they added a waitlist application on Monday. So I hope that's a good sign saying I'm still moving forward. Its nice to be able to actually see something happening in my account! Has this happened to anyone else? Its says (waitlist - Cabin Crew - 2011) and then the recruiter's name next to it. Its nice to know iv got a name to my application. This is for Sydney domestic.

Anyone else got some news? Would love to hear from you!

LEE

Hi All,

I know the difference between 'accepting interest' and 'recruiting now' on the website, but I was wondering if anyone within Virgin knows anything about Melbourne recruitment in the near future? Really keen on Virgin and just hoping there is some recruitment on the horizon :)