Interview
 

Hi imadasad!
All you need is stated in this thread but I will try to describe you the interview:
Open Day
Everybody can just go in with the CV and 2 pictures. There is a height test (you must be able to reach 212 cm without shoes).They show you the video after which you can ask the question about the company and anything you would like to know.They may ask you simple questions like "What´s your current job?" "Why do you want to join EK?" etc.
1ST DAY
1st round - group discussion on 2 topics then elimination
2nd round - English test then elimination
3rd round - more group discussion on a few topics then
elimination again
4rd round - Personality test (16PF)

2ND DAY
2-on-1 interview for about 30 mins

The questions in the group discussions change all the time.They give you a topic to dicuss with your group. Teamwork is important.THERE ARE NO RIGHT ANSWERS!!!
There is an essay included in the written test. The topics also change all the time.Usually you can choose from 3 subjects, f.e. Write a letter to a friend that you want to invite to your country; Write a description about a vacation or country you have visited . The most challenging thing you have done in your life. write about your biggest regrets, etc.
Then you have a reading comprehension test, you must answer the questions from the text, there is also a multiple choice part.And I´ve also read that you have some signs and you must write what they mean.
I hope it helps. If you have any questions, just ask. When and where do you have your OD? I keep my fingers crossed for you. :ok:

missed a golden call, maybe
 

Hi everyone. I am new in this forum. My name's Salvatore and I am from Italy (Naples); I was at the open day in Milan, on April, 5th. I did passed through all the stages, till the Final Interview. Yesterday, I missed two calls on my mobile (but it appeared to be "private number"): I think it was Emirates, because when I came back home, an EAU number had called me at home, but my mother does not speak english...so...
Now, if I try to call the telephone number appeared on my home telephone, there is only a recorded voice. What is the number of the cabin crew recruitment department? does anybody know? or can you suggest what I can do? Maybe only wait?
thank you to everybody :)

got it
 

YES IT WAS!!! :D
It was a golden call!!!
My DOJ is June, the 13th. :)
Anybody on that date?

habibiinamerica and Serdarh..
 

I waited 4 weeks.... and received a REGRET LETTER yesterday. So disappointing! :mad: It only proves that that "no news" is not always good news. Oh my God I am sooo depressed! :{:{ Hope you guys get the golden call soon...

Same thing happened to me- I missed my calls so many times:) haha, but it all worked out in the end, if it's meant to be..huh:O
I'm going to try to push back my DOJ a bit further again (if it works), till mid-June, might see you in Dubai!
Good luck with medicals, don't be discouraged!:)

omg
 

omg i am so sorry for you dear, that is soo unfortunate.... however keep it up and please re-try once again after 6 months....
would it be too much to ask you to forward me the regret e-mail that they have sent you?? my address is [email protected]

Thank you, and good luck again

Same joining date Maya!!

may 23!

DOJ 16th May
 

Hi!! firstly well done to everyone who has had final approval! and good luck to everyone still waiting!

Anyone else joining on the 16th may? send me a PM if you are, would be good to talk to people who will be getting there at the same time as me!!

Any one is joining on May 30? PM me please!

It's 1 year once you failed in the final interview...not 6 months! Sorry about that, probably you can try EY or QR in the mean time...you never know! ;)

Yessss!!!
 

I got my final approval yesterday, I can't wait to get the tickets and visa and to join the company on 2nd of May !!!!!

Anybody else is joing the same day?


Thank you all!!

DOJ- 20th Of June 2008
 

Heyy everyone!! Anyone joining on the 20th of June with me???

Let me know!! :))

Medical Nightmare
 

I am struggling to get a doctor to do the medical, I am from Australia and living just outside Manchester in the UK. I have been in a mad search for 2 days trying to find a doctor or clinic that will help me with this medical. I am not registered anywhere (I know big mistake).... but even if i was they wouldn't do it because all of my medical history is in Australia. I have been trying to get my history sent over from there, but that is a dead end... I am freaking out because the only place I have found that will do some of the tests (not even sign some of the forms) wants to charge me a lazy £600.... My start date is the 30 May and I can't wait, but don't know what to do? Has anyone been in the same situation or anyone have any ideas that will get the medical done with out me selling my organs to pay for it?

brick'n'it
 

Hey! it's a big stress these medicals!!

when i had mine done i went to a private GP, who cost a fortune, and the overall cost was nearly £500 with them, I ended up splitting it all up and using my GP for most of it, and still had to go private for the rest that my doctor couldn't do, still cost me in excess of £400 so whichever way you go it will still cost you a fortune, all you can do is get a few quotes and pick the best of the bunch...

with regards to your medical history could you not email the forms to your family doctor in Oz, get him to scan them and send them to you then airmail the originals?? only suggestion i can think of!

good luck!! hope you get it all sorted!

Sent My Medicals
 

Hello!! i have Finally completed my medicals, and sent them to ccjoiners :ok:... has anyone any idea what comes next after that :confused: ?

my DOJ is May 23 :D, anyone joining on this date aswell?? PM me ;)

good news!!
 

I got a call from EK this week at 4am!!

It's great but I never thought I could be so hard to do all those medicals!!!! I'm still working so it's even worse!! It's driving me crazy! I'm joining in May so that's quite soon... my FI was in April!!

This was my second FI , so all I can say to all those wanting to be part of Emirates is.. be patient and if you really want this, then go for it, over and over again!!

Cheers!! and Good luck!!:ok:

Comprehensive advice on Emirates for new recruits
 

Hi Guys.

I am former EK Purser, now running my own business in another part of the world.
I am preparing a guyde for you that I will post ina separate thread for free here so you could know what to expect. Dont be faked out. There are + and - and you dont wanna mess it up with your life. I will also write about QR and EYand their advantages and disadvantages comparing to EK,

Do you know that you cant have a second job or business legally in UAE once you are employed in EK? Do you know if you get pregnant and you are not married you and your partner woudl go to jail if the authorities will find the story out? Do you know that your first boyfriend there wiull be lebanese?

Info on these and other questions will be posted soon.

Coming soon...

CV
 

i have a request :O

how i can do or find a great curriculum vitae :bored:

please if any exemples pm me or give me the topic:p

good luck for every one :ok:

Me Expert
 

Somebody who has been there -done that, is always appreciated..however- whatever the pros and cons are, everybody is different and therefore the roads we take are equally different. It's like with any job, company etc...I'm just wondering..what do you mean by 'do you know your first boyfriend will be Lebanese?'.
Btw, ur post on a different forum here was excellent, it's never either\or and I think you managed to portray that:)

ME Expert
 

If what you say about pregnancy is true and I don't believe so, you just have to go to your embassy and ask for help... Nobody could go in jail for that reason, lots of us are EU citizens... You look like a troll who just wants to scary the wannabees.

And why my first boyfriend in UAE should be a Libanese guy? (Nothing against Libanon, I'm only curios...)

Oh, please!!!!!!!

Really, why do you wanna scare the wannabees???

I dont wanna scare anyone
 

HI there again

I have written some of my thoughts here in EK crew discussions:

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...=287862&page=9

I dont want to scare anyone. I just want the people make sure that they are doing the right thing when they come. You expectations must match or exceed the reality. The thing about pregnancy is true. Your embassies expect you to familiarise yourself with the law of the country of residence ( in this case UAE) and even if you are a modern country (EU) citizen it will not help in this case.

Overally, there is 10% people leaving EK every year and about 20 % joining, so having mature understanding of life and opinios here will only help.

Lebanese boyfriend
 

I saw some confusion over my post regarding having your first boyfriend in Dubai as Lebanese. It is too long to explain, just wait , come and see ....

Most of the arabic speakers EK employs as CC are from Lebanon, as there are some figures in Senior Management from that country who lobby this event; as well as most Lebanese guys speak french and look good. This explains lagre number of lebanese CC in EK.
Further, as you come in contact in your first months to mainly your colleagues, most not gay guys you will meet are Lebanese. They look good, spend money lavishly and are pleasant in communication. So most of the girls decide "why not" and here statistic comes.

I hope this explanation will be accepted by the surprised majority of you girls. Welcome to Ek anyway.

grrrr
 

So, a few weeks ago Emirates called me and left several messages on my cell phone. I was out of town for work and unable to call them back right away. They also sent a few emails. I have been trying to call them since I got home a couple weeks ago but every time I call all I get is a full voicemail, so I can't even leave a message. I've emailed them explaining this and asking when a good time to call would be. With the time diffrence between Ottawa and Dubai it's hard to have the chance to call. Does anyone have any idea what I should do? It's getting really frustrating!!!

Hi,
That means you are in!!! Try to call them between 11-2 their time...and try couple times! I tried last time about 7-8 calls and finally went through. So don't be frustrated, they are going to tell you that you have been selected and start your medical, as well as you DOJ.

My DOJ is May 30.

Try to call them in 1 hour! looking forward to hear your good news!:ok:

Marlon

Lebanese guy
 

Heyy everyone.. It's mostly true what has been said previously about lebanese guys. I'm one of them! lol :ok: And i'll be glad to announce that i'm joining on the 20th of June!! :D

Plz don't hesitate to PM me whoever is joining on the same date or wants to get to know me more..

I'm getting done with those medicals.. It's a real pain in the ass.

Hopefully everything will go smoothly with your examinations.. I wish u luck everyone..

Italian guy
 

Hi everybody!!
My first post to thanks all the people here for the precious help and wish goodluck to all the wannabes!!
Today..golden call and my doj is the 20 of june!!!!
I need time to realize and....then start with Medicals...
Anyone joining the same date feel free to PM me.
Fingers crossed 4 u...and see you soon in Dubai( if the medicals are ok:O)

This is funny- its almost like...'things to do while in Dubai' and one of them is going Lebanese...nice to see ppl have a good sense of humor:O
Again, whatever the + and - are, this is something that goes for most things in life so I wouldn't worry.

If anyone else is joining 9th May lemme know, all the best guys n girls!
:ok:

Humor is an additional asset! :)
 

Yeah humor is also a great asset that Lebanese guyz have..

Good luck "Ena" , I hope u will have a nice transition and u will write to us about all the exciting details of your joining since you will be there before me.. And I hope you will encounter all the + and none of the - :ok:

Best of luck.......

Proud Lebanese
 

i assume that the EX-pursuer actually counts having a Lebanese boyfriend in the category of the +s, not the -s....
hey hey said it, they speak 3 to 4 languages, they are all very well educated, nice to talk to, cultivated, interesting, enjoy a nice sense of humour... that being said, i guess girls would like going out with a Lebanese guy like myslef!!

i wonder what were the reasons for that Ex to quit Emirates... actually i am pretty sure he/she got ditched second to their pessimistic and dramatic negative behavior, which is not tollerated in Emirates...


I am joining on the 23rd of May... is tehre any1 joining on the same date as mine?

Hey Ytayan,

I'm joining 23.05. but they haven't confirm my travel yet so I'm a bit worried :(
Well, hope to see you there.

K.

so now we know that the "tombeur de femmes" in EK, are lebaneses.

nice to know:)

:)
 

haha, it's like Mr.Universe this thing!Gosh, im sure ure all well educated, nice, funny and handsome- no matter where u are from, I mean that's why u re Emirates material in the first place huh;) Cheer up ya'll, its not like someone can force ppl to do stuff they won't anyway (well, in most cases I mean).
And this pessimism thing about Lebanese guys...sounds like someone got burnt, ouch- therefore the warnings..I may be wrong of course.:O

J-ob: thanx so much, I'm sure we'll all be sweet!Im currently packing for Australia, leaving Europe tmrw and then Im packing again next wk for Dubai..hectic hectic...so I need to keep my smile on at all times to keep sane hehe. Hope all goes well for you too!
And for the + and - in general...something's gotta give..
nothing can be perfect all the time right, how boring would this world be?
(plus we would have nothing to bitch about on these forums hah)
;)

DOJ May 23 2008
 

Katerina thats great to know!! u are the first one i know joining on the same date as mine :D
would you like us to exchange e-mail addresses so that we'd chat a lil bit be4 getting there?...

any1 else joining on the 23rd of May 2008, please PM me!


:mad:

Ena: Loool! U're absolutly right about how dull this forum would be if we don't bitch about stuff here.. :}
Sooo, next week will be your joining...Ahhh I wish my DOJ wasn't that far.. But it's okey, you guyz will give me all the tips -I Hope!! that if u still had time..-

Ytayan: My friend, here in Lebanon we know how charming and handsome and, and, and.. the guyz are!! And we don't have to say'em..it sounds tacky,on the other hand provin this when we're there would be much better!!;)

Wish y'all luck again everyone especially those who have the soonest joining dates..

I shall ask again whose DOJ's like mine : 20th of June 2008.. I'm startin to realize that my batch does not know how to USE THE INTERNET! LOL:hmm: or they just have no idea about this forum -I hope!-

Peace...

Ena85
 

Hello Ena85,

where in Australia in particular?

Brisbane!But via Norway, that's where I'm at the moment heh:)
Don't worry, i still haven't found anyone with the same DOJ as me but I'm sure there are so many out there;)
J-ob: time ll fly so fast, it already does, before u know it ure in training, life is funny like that!Yeh, next week, aaaahh- I have a million things to do before then, first thing being a looong flight to Australia, guess I gotta get used to that now:ok:
Hopefully they teach us how to pack really well too, as many flights as I have done in the past 4 years across the globe...- I still suck!:O
All the best!

Skype question
 

Hi guys,

I have a question about using the skype in Dubai. I heard it's blocked or something....so I was wondering if I have it installed in my laptop and want to make computer to computer calls - is that possible? It's the easiest way to keep in touch with my boyfriend and family ;)

many thanks,

Katja

All the stuff that ex EK purser said are true! Im here in DXB for EK and i can confirm!! There was also a video that was on the net called EK Standards, where a ek girl crew was giving her boyfriend a blowjob in FULL uniform. It turns out he lost his cell phone somewhere, and the clip surfaced on the net. The girl in the video was on a layover in London and got a call from her friends here in Dubai telling her not to come back here!! So she bought a ticket from London back home and never returned to Dubai. Lucky her because her boyfriend is in jail now and she would be too! I've also heard of many other girls that had to flee the country because they were pregnant! My adivce to you is to READ and find out what your getting into!! it's not as glamours as it seems!

I'm In!!!
 

I got it! I finally got the call from Emirates. After weeks of trying to call them back they finally called when I was home! Yay! My DOJ is July 11th. A bit later then most on here right now but it's what I wanted. Yay, I'm so excited!! And crazy scared. I'm so glad for forums like this. They pump me up to go. Can't wait to meet you guys over there!!

DOJ - June 6
 

Hi All,.....

I am from Toronto and was wondering if anyone else has the DOJ of June 6????

Good luck to all!!!!!!:O:O:O