Emirates - Wannabes & Recruitment VIII
 

Time to start a new thread - the old one is locked here:

http://www.pprune.org/cabin-crew-wan...tment-vii.html

SD

Hobart Open Days
 

Hi everyone

Anyone from Hobart who can give a rough estimate of people who turn up for the OD? I'm considering flying down from Brisbane (have family in Tassie so wouldn't be a complete waste of a flight if I didn't get through...) It just seems so hard to even get noticed at the OD's for major cities, there are so many people and everyone I've talked to at the Brisbane open days are often on their 3rd or 4th try...I've only been to 2 so far. Maybe persistance is the key...would appreciate if anyone has been to a hobart OD before!

Miss B
 

Hi MissB,

Not sure if this will help but I have numbers for the Sydney OD that was on Saturday 9/10/10. There were 125 of us to start, 55 came back the next day for AD and now there are 24 of us going through to FI today, Tuesday and Wednesday.

I was surprised that there are so many of us going through to FI but I guess there is a chance that we won't all get hired.

Good luck,

Sam

Miyako
 

MIyako
i am really happy to see you getting through the whole process
i have been sending you,,iam from alexandria too
and waiting for my GC
i have some friends got thier call from cairo,,
and i think will be joining at the same time as yours
can we contact more to see if we can add any thing to help for you guys
and again ,,iam really happy for you
and good luck

Purelife
 

Purelife:

I dont know if you remember me, but on page 96 on last thread you give an advise about the resignation letter, and I want to say Thank you. You were right, I just went to my last company and almost got on my knees to convince them to do the letter as Emirates wants, and finally work it out they did it. I sent it to emirates and hopefully this step will be done soon.

Thanks a lot.

And taking the opportunity to say good lucky for everyone who is passing through the interviews. :ok:

See ya.

missB
 

Hi missB,

I went to the OD in Hobart back in late July this year (I'm from Melbourne). About 45 people attended and only around 15 people got through for a final interview. Everything was done on the same day and interviews were arranged for the next 2 days. Pretty lengthy process as I was there from 8:30am through to 6:30pm. It's definitely easier in Hobart compared to attending OD's in popular cities like Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane where there are hundreds of applicants. Makes it harder to stand out in such huge crowds.

Oh and a lot of the applicants flew in from other states. Mostly from Melb and Syd. Recruiters seemed unimpressed with the amount of people who flew in for the OD - they suggested more than once that people should wait for days in their own cities etc. BUT if you have family in Hobart, it's worth giving it a try. At least you can stay for a short visit, free accommodation and all :)

Anyway, I'll be joining Emirates at the end of November so if there's anything else you would like to know, I'm happy to share my experience. Good luck! :)

Annee
 

Thank you so much! 45...wow that is a lot less than Brisbane (I think the last Brisbane OD I went to had about 150 people...possibly even more) They did say that at the last OD I went to that people should just stay in their own cities, but it's so hard not to get down when I haven't got a call back, I'm starting to think that maybe it's just me and that I'm not what they're looking for. I'll have a think about it, it's a few months away...definitely sounds easier than trying to get in one of the cities. Thanks so much for your help, and all the best for your training!!

To everyone!
 

Hi everybody I'm about to leave to Dubai in a few hours!!! I wish everyone the best of luck and remember stay patient haha

Goodluck everybody and see you in Dubai very soon!!! Xx

missB - no problems, you're very welcome :) i think you should definitely give it a go and in between this time you can prepare yourself. i was hesitant to go too but took it as a short getaway from home and stayed with a close friend who lives in Hobart. It was all worth the effort. I'm here for support and help in anyway I can. Just give me a yell out whenever you want ;)

AmandaUC - good luck and have a safe flight!!! can't wait to hear from you when you're finally in Dubai for training. Keep in touch and see you soon :)

medicals
 

Hi everyone
In from Mexico City and I did my FI on August and i was succesfull now im having troubles downloading the pre employement medical forms and I would really thank if somebody could email them to me.

Everybody I wish you all the luck if you're waiting for the GC it took a while for me
best of luck!!!!

Text speak
 

hello guys just to let you know
this weekend in zurich the recruiters asked everybody to fill in a form if they went to a previous interview before and also the exact date. so for the ones trying to apply faster then 6 months after failing i dont think is possible anymore

Does anybody have that word document that 1 of the users sent around. with the 135 questions that might come up?
i emailed her but no reply as of yet. my email address is [email protected] :)

Hey guys, just to announce that my status changed to Not Succesful and i received the Rejection email. I dont feel that bad, it was worse when i was waiting wthout knowing what was gonna happen, though at least i had hopes at that moment.

I'll have to move on with my life, at least for a year. If in a year i have space in my life to try it again, ill do it.

Good luck to everyone who is still waiting.

julidzg
 

i am sorry Dear for that
but i can feel how is it waiting for a long time
how long have you been waiting?
but you can apply again
and again ,,til you go through,,in 6 months
GOOD LUCK

Hey Everyone. Got my GC last sunday and waiting for the medical forms. I want to start it already so could someone send it to me please? Thanks a bunch!

funkygurl
 

Thank you for your words.

The good thing about my process is that i didnt have to wait too much. Exactly two weeks after my final interview, my status changed from Applied to Not Succesful. It was never under review or any other status, so i wasnt really expecting any kind of answer for the several next weeks. My wait period was really short and im thankful for that.

Now i have to wait one year, cause i made it all the way through the Final Interview. Maybe if in a year im not too buzzy and i have space in my life, i may try it again.

Julidzg
 

Dear ,,
it is ok then after 2 weeks,,i have been waiting for two and half months up to now ,,and iam biting my nails already
but the thing i want to tell you,,dont waste a whole year waiting
go to apply for EtIHAD and QATAR AIRWAYS,,,both are great on the same level as EMIRATES
they held alot of open days all over the world,,and many times,,just keep yourself updated all the time with thier site
and i really wish you the greatest luck ever as you have the ambitioun
and wish to hear from you

OD in Greece
 

Hello everyone,

I would like to share my experience since I found the info on the forum very, very helpful and would like to give something back. At the OD showed up about 250 people, we had 2 very nice ladies, Christine and Laura, from Greece and Argentina respectively, presenting us the company, the jos, Q/A session, as most of you probably already know. Then CV drop, and back home waiting for a call in the afternoon. I received a call inviting me the next day at 9 AM and receiving a reference number.
We were 50 people in this group and were split into 4 groups. We were given a piece of paper with our first names on it to stick it to our jacket/shirt. The day before we were also told the dress code: girls - business attire, long sleeve shirt,knee length skirt, skin coloured stockings, court shoes with heels but no anckle chain, hair tied back in a bun if longer than shoulder length; boys - business suit, long sleeve shirt also, tie, jacket, freshly shaved.
Then, the first and the second group entered the room and the others waited outside, then the 2 groups came out and the other 2 groups went inside and had the following things to do: we were 10 in a group and the ladies told us that they would like us to ask the person on our right their name and which was their favourite subject at school and why and then present it to the group when they told us. The ladies were calling us one by one to do the reach test and asked us some questions like if we were working at the moment, I was asked the same and if I came all the way from my country only for the OD (of course I said yes - because it's the truth). Anyway, after that topic, we had a group discussion: we were asked to do the following - keep an item of the emirates uniform and change two both for men and women, then they choose a boy and a girl to present the ideas. We said we would keep the hat for women since it's linked to tradition and change the suit into a dress (with jacket) and have the jacket border with the colours of the UAE flag; for men we agreed to keep the tie and to put the emirates symbol on it and change the shirt colour into a light green. The boy presenting the ideas was very funny, he forgot about the item we agreed to keep and said that we would keep the trousers...everybody laughed, of course..but well, we had many ideas and maybe he could not remember.
All four groups were called inside to receive the piece of paper that told us if we were successful to the next stage or not. I passed it. After that at 11:30 a second group of 50 people showed up. We were asked to come back at 13:30. They did the same with the second group. The topic were changed, obviously.
After that, we had an English test and at that stage half of us were left, so about 50 people took the English test (easy one - multiple choice, match words with definition,text comprehension and an essay with the topic "Three aspects of your personality you want to improve."). We had 60 minutes, I finished it in 35-40 minutes. Again, I received the congratulations paper. I was not surprised since the test was easy. About 10-15 people failed and they told them they should work on their English. After that followed another group discussion we were again split in 4 groups. Mine had 10 people, I guess each had 10, so we were like 40 people left. The topic: we had 2 wealthy investors and we were supposed to create a sitcom - we had to say what kind of sitcom, storyline, actors and the name of the sitcom. Each person was asked to read loud a sentence of the instruction paper given. We had 10 minutes to talk, they said we were to speak one at a time. I was looking to the paper and I was stuck...nobody said anything, then seeing that, I asked: What is a sitcom? I didn't know if it is an advertisement, a type of movie..what was that? Some said "good question", but well we were all kind of stucked, then we figured out what a sitcom is (situational comedy - tv series like "Friends"), and some came with ideas, I listened and memorized, I was sure I will be asked to present something since I did not talk too much, only agreed with others ideas. And I was asked to say what kind of actors we would choose.
I passed this stage also meaning I was chosen for the final interview. 22 people were chosen for the FI. There are 3 days for the FI. Started On monday and it ends today. My final interview was yesterday, I would like to think it was ok, we'll see if I receive the GC.
Some FI questions:
Tell me about your favourite course at the university and why (since I haven't worked before the most questions were focused on situations encountered at the university, or on the relation with my close friends and relatives).
Tell me about one time you saw somebody was in need and what did you do about it.
The famous question: why do you want to become a cabin crew?
People you dislike talking to.
A situation when somebody didn't follow the procedures. What did you do about it?
A time when you had to make a decision, waht were the consequences?
When you followed somebody's advice. Have you had results?
When you surprised somebody making them a better day.
Why do you think people don't follow procedures?
And a lot more, but these came to my mind now. I hope this will help, I know it's long, but I tried not to miss anything important. If you have questions you are free to ask. Good luck to all!!!

funkygurl
 

Maybe i will apply for Etihad or Qatar, if they come to my country, they dont come here too often so thats why every chance is very important and it's not easy for me to travel to another country just to apply and that maybe they kick me out.

I had plans to move to London for a while before this whole Emirates thing, so maybe thats what i'm gonna do, and being there, there are more Open and Assestment days and i will try it there again.

I am sorry you have been waiting waiting for so long, but maybe thats is a good sign, but kep in mind they still can say no so you dont get too dissapointed in case that happens. That worked for me, i feel ok now and excited to have new plans.

But good luck anyway, i think they will call you!!