Help with online application!
 

Hi All,

Just a quick question, i may be being completely silly but i am currently trying to complete the online application form for Virgin Atlantic and am trying to answer the Application Questions. I cannot see where to put my answers, it does say to click on the answer link but i cannot see it/them anywhere, PLEASE HELP!! Also, any advice on filling them in? i have over 12yrs Customer Service experience but find these questions tricky to sum up in abrief but concise way!


All help would be extremely helpfull, Thank You
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Virgin applications
 

Hi Mareke,

I apologise for not answering your original question, but I am extremely interested in working for Virgin Atlantic and have been frequently checking the careers website for vacancies. The website currently says that there are no vacancies.

I notice you are filling out an application and you posted yesterday. I was just wondering if I was looking in the wrong place , and if you could point me in the correct direction.

Kind regards,

Andy

Virgin Atlantic
 

What is their SCCM called is iit a IFS or FSM ? And what is the starting salary for that role ?

You can private me if you like

Any Virgin Atlantic crew??
 

Hi!

I currently work for Virgin Blue in Australia but my dream is to work for Virgin Atlantic based in the UK. I do not have an EU passport as the requirements say you need, wondering if anyone knows whether they hire on a working visa?

Any insight into working for Atlantic would be nice too!

Thanks!

I've had an invitation to an assessment day with VS on hold now since Jan 09, this week they've finally emailed to say the assessment days will be going ahead soon with training courses (should i get the job, that is) starting in the autumn. Has anyone else in their "assessment hold pool" had this email?

Hey I applied last year also and received an email saying to let them know if I am still interested within 3 days and that assessments are being held over the summer with Autumn start dates etc. It wasn't an invitation to assessment though. Is this the same or a different email?

What stage did you get to before? I wasnt offered an interview before as they stopped recruiting so not sure whether the email implies I will have an interview or not. Slightly confused :/ x

Hi there,

It appears I had the same email as you. I got as far as them arranging a date for the assessment day, then cancelling it a day later.

The email basically says (reading between the lines) if we reply and say we are still interested, we will get interviewed - before they recruit externally. Just waiting for a date now, I hope it comes soon!

ah thats brilliant thanks for replying. I was worried they might just reconsider my application for assessment wasn't sure if it meant I would get an email. Really hope this is the case and we hear something soon! x

There would be no point in them asking you if you still want to be considered unless they WANT to interview you. Doesn't make business sense as it just creates more work for them. They're not going to email people 18months later to say "sorry, but no thanks" are they? They're just checking that you still want to attend the assessment day before they start ringing everyone. Otherwise it wastes their time, if half the people who originally applied are no longer interested. :)

Text speak
 

Virgin Positions
 

I'm in the middle of applying, just writing up answers for the few questions they have...don't want to mess that up.

Anyone applied and got assessment/interview dates?

Claudinho..As far as I am aware all you need is a permit to work in the UK

recruitment
 

sent off my application as well :):eek::):eek::)

does anyone know when the application-process will close??
how many F/A's are they looking for??

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know if you can commute from Glasgow to Gatwick/Heathrow if successful?

I was recently on a Virgin flight to Glasgow where one cabin crew member said that a few of them commute from the Glasgow area to start their shift in London. Is this possible for a newly qualified member of cabin crew? I really want to work for Virgin but not keen on moving down south permantly.

Can anyone help? Thanks

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Yes Katwoman of course it is.

Whilst it's true VA prefer you to be within a 2 hour radius from LHR/LGW, there is nothing to stop you commuting. We have commuters further than Glasgow such as Copenhagen, Dubai and even LA!!!!!!!! I kid you not.

Obviously the closer you are the better but so many of our CC commute. You just have to be prepared for the cost of it and occasionally arranging hotel stays for standby months if you haven't made friends with a CC who lives in Crawley by then ;-).

Oh and you will soon become a regular face at service stations for those early morning check ins!

Have you applied yet? I personally can't wait for new crew to start - we need some fresh faces and enthusiasm!

Good luck to all of you who have interviews btw. Any questions - just ask! x

Hey everybody,
I too applied on thursday but still to hear anything....... not sure if its good or bad sign but im just so anxious to here back.

Has anybody had any luck hear back from recruitment yet?? good luck everybody xxxx nicola

Hi A_Zone_Only I know this can be a personal question so I'm happy if you don't want to answer it. Was hoping you could give an idea of what pay is like beyond the base salary, perhaps what you can expect to take home each month?

Thanks :)

hi all,

just applied last week also, got my fingers crossed tightly that i get invited to an asessment? let me know if you get an invite so i get an idea of the time scale of when they reply if they are to invite you or not

thanks

Hi

I applied on the 6th of July and got an invite to an AD on the 27th, really exited but nervous. Has anyone else got an invite on this day...?.x

Not heard anything yet :(

same here still waiting :{

ohhhhhh and good luck sydneybloggs i have everything crossed for you xx

hi guys im still waiting too, its 2 weeks tomorrow since i applied? Sydney bloggs when did you get the email inviting you to the assessment, congratulations by the way. i hope i get the chance to have the assessment at least!:sad:

Apparently they have 2,500 more applications to process and there seems to be only 3 more classes of 21 each left.

So I reckon they will have filled all the positions before they get to everyone :( That was on cabincrew.com any ways :ugh:

Text speak
 

I've still not heard anything from Virgin, I'm guessing that I didn't get an interview?

a friend did phone - although the website said not to - and was advised everyone would hear something by monday at the latest?

Got an email last night saying that I was not successful, but due to the amount of applicants, they couldn't tell me exactly why...

I guess now isn't the right time for me, but congratulations/good luck to those who did hear something positive :D

Passenger Services - So hard to get work!
 

I came back about a month ago from America, having worked for a year there in Passenger Services for a ground handler on VS. Since coming back home it seems like there is nothing much in Passenger Services available. I applied with VS and weirdly was not even shortlisted for interview. And a ground handler disqualified me from applying because I did not currently reside in the UK, even though I said in my application it was willing to relocate to the UK if successful! I'm completely open to working anywhere yet I can't seem to find anything. Anyone know where is hiring? :ugh:

GVHOT.

BA will be soon for external applicants for main crew on there new Mixed Fleet. Log on to BA.com.
Go to the very bottom of the page and click on Careers. Then click on customer service option and eventually click on Mixed Fleet. Just had a look and for main crew you can register your email address and they let you know when recruitment starts. Hope that is helpful to all you hopefuls.

Virgin Atlantic recruitment?
 

Any one know if and when they may recruit?

Also is it true they employ mostly young girls I am Iranian and indian mix and a guy and i prfer virgin brand then BA...will it be hard to get in? Any advise would be nice.

Does anybody else have an cabin crew assessment day on Tuesday 19th October at The Base at Gatwick ??

November assessments??? Anyone attending
 

Is anyone else attending any assessment days at gatwick early November. I applied a few weeks ago and got an email inviting me to an assessment day yesterday. I am so excited especially because Ive been waiting for them to start recruiting again but then again I think so have most people.
:O

Virgin assessment day
 

Hi,
I have been invited to the Virgin assessment day at The Base in Crawley on Tuesday 8th March...was wondering if anyone else has this date? Also, anyone who has already experienced one of these days..how many of us are there likely to be? and...am i likely to be the oldest one there at 37?!!!

Hi bluecar, don't worry about age, i'm 43, and got the job, be your self and shine.:O xx

Text speak
 

Virgin Atlantic cabin crew
 

I would appreciate it is someone can advise me. Is there any change of getting past the application stage if I have not worked for 3 years? During this period of time I went travelling, completed a PPL and studied for my first block of ATPL exams.

Hello everyone,
Ive got my assessment day tommorrow for Virgin Atlantic Cabin Crew. Was wondering if anyone had any tips on the interview day, and any of the one to one interview questions they remember?

:)

rather Off-thread, but any other previous V.A. CC re-apply and not get interview?
 

Sorry to be slightly off thread, but just wondered if anyone else had previously worked for VA as Cabin Crew, had left (been laid off?) re-applied and not even gotten an A.D.? I flew for a year with VA back in 2007, but had to leave for personal (& particularly :financial reasons): I decided to re-apply when they opened up recruitment again recently, did all the online assessments, then had to do the "personality" tests.... a couple of days later I received an email saying that my application was being taken no further! Maybe it's my ego, but quite frankly I was amazed: in the period since leaving, I was headhunted by various Luxury Brands, & have been working very successfully in customer services/sales for possibly the MOST prestigious Luxury retail brand worldwide; and whilst flying, I never failed to receive fantastic feedback from my peers/fellow crew...and garnered some wonderful assessments etc. Any other past crew re-apply and suffer the same insult? I'd be interested to hear.