Hi. Mine have and know of 2 others who have also.
Done last Thursday, and VA were very happy with mine they told my refs after, so yay!

now the wait continues to see if anyone will get hired or put in the talent pool.

ok cool.
i am seriously confused as to why they would call to say they are checking refs and not do it?? lost is an understatement! :ugh:

I think they are so busy with recruitment etc. They took 2 1/2 weeks to do mine and others. I'm hoping to hear soon and praying for a medical.

Hi Boo187!
I havent got mine done either.. All my refrees are waiting and wondering..
I only know Syd and Tony got thier ref checked from this forum.. Anyone else?

Does anyone know when they might start BNE AD's?

Hey boo,
Had my reference checks done last week too. I wouldn't worry or be too confused... It seems they do things at different times for each applicant. They called my refs the day after I got the email, and as you heard it took them 2 weeks to call others. Don't stress :)

Hey ilana 182
I'm eagerly awaiting news of Brissie ADs too so let me know if you hear anything. Will be three weeks on Wednesday since my application. When did you apply? Fingers crossed we hear something very soon!

Did anyone attend the AD's in Sydney last week? Was it for domestic, and do you know what G/S it would be for. Still waiting to see if anyone is coming to the G/S on 26th March?

Syd16r I think the ad last week was domestic. Had a few intl LH people who re interviewed as they were in the talent pool.

Strange you've had no response to people attending March 26 GS!


Can anyone help shed some light on what's exactly involved with Virgin Medicals?
Procedures/process/pass rate/specifics/what they ask or do
For those of you who have done it.

Thanks!

Thanks for the reply.
The Medical involves Drug/Alcohol test.
Balance and Muscle Test
Heart Rate
Hearing and Sight
Pulling and Pushing etc

Syd16r - We were told last week in Syd they were still looking to fill a few positions for the 26th and then additional G/S to start April and into May. But no specific dates given.

Still waiting to hear if I got through to the reference checks.

:)

Thanks Cart!
Good Luck for the ref check etc, hopefully you are in the 26th G/S
Its pretty quick from when they do reference checks to medical to getting the job! Let me know how you get on!

Hope it does move quick. Refs were checked last thurs, so wonder how long it takes to the next step, some have waited A LONG time.
But the whole LH intl. thing can't be compared to domestic movement I don't think! Domestic seems to pretty move quickly lately, but not fur us it seems, Unfortunately.
If i hear something re medical this week, it will be a MIRACLE.

I want LH, but maybe should have also applied for Domestic as a fall back too if LH doesnt come through for months and monthsssss.

Medical Call!!!
 

Just got the medical call. Booked in for tomorrow. Start date 19 March.

Again... thanks for the notice.

TTF

CONGRATS TTF!
But lovely notice haha! Wish I got that call!

Mel base Dom yeah? So lucky!
i'm Dying here, all you domestic people are so lucky! VERY lucky.

COME ON LONG HAUL!!!!!!! :{

I dont want to be pension age before I find out... :uhoh:


also, do Virgin pay for GS, how much?

See you there TTF!

Oh yeah!
 

Yeah baby! Just got the call that I'm through to medical now!

Ref checks passed :)

2 Ground school dates- one on the 16th of April and one on the 30th of April

Even though it's another 5 week wait minimum.. I'm so happy to know I only have my medical in the way now.

Good luck to the others waiting to hear ! :ok:

Well Done. Is that for BNE?
Anyone else found out yet for SYD Domestic?

Long Haul Syd base :)

Oh my god tony!!!

Hope I get the call today!!

You've been waiting the same as me!!

Ah Good work! So there will be Long Haul and Domestic G/S going on at the same time!

GOT MY CALL TOO!

Woo hoo. Preference given for the April 16th start.

Hope to go to medical tomorrow in Syd. They're making offers after you pass.

Long Haul here we come :)

Woohoo! Congrats guys. I'm in training now and it's great... really well conducted. There are lots of Virgin Longhaul crew in my groundschool who wanted to transfer over to domestic. They said all they did was LAX, and maybe an AUH every month of so. I hope they get more destinations! But rumor says they are going to expand the domestic A330 fleet into Asia.

Yeah long haul will be a bit same old after a while, but excited as thats what i want for now. but theres room to grow in the company in many ways. I want long haul.
Yeah heard the rumors too about new routes and expansion...lets see!! and more planes. hope they do it!!

SO happy to work for VA. Hope i pass the medical now!!! Way too excited.

Congrats Everyone...

Looks like they are on the move again. I just had my medical. Allow about 2 hours... (My $360 medical just became $420 due to a $60 parking fine...) I'll just put that one down as employment expenses.

I really hope i get the final call tomorrow as it is eating away into my 2 weeks notice. The next melbourne ground school is in 11 days time... Arrrhhh...

Keep us posted....

TTF

TTF

agh $360? I was hoping it would be on the other side of three, It will be all worth it if we get there in the end I guess.

Parking fine is not ideal either :bored:

Yeah its around $350 to $360 she said. :(

Shame about the parking! Ill have to remember to park somewhere free!!

Was the medical hard? Did they tell you at the time if you passed??

So eager, hope i can book in tomorrow.

Virgin Medicals... my experience!
 

They couldn't say yes or no but you kinda get the idea. The physio component you need to get at least 80% pass mark. They dont tell you if you get it, but in the back of you mind if you can do at least 80% of the things, you will be fine. I'm pretty sure i got 100%... the only thing i doubted is my BMI (i am carrying a little extra baggage... pardon the pun). All of the physio exercises are generally related to the job.

Lifting 7kgs above your head 12 times (hand luggage)
Pulling and pushing 80ks 6 times (like a human body)
Moving 15kgs from one side of the room to the other 12 times (exit hatch)
Holding a weight and moving your wrist 12 times (like pouring a pot of coffee... or tea!!)
Holding a weight and leaning forward (like delivering a tray or pulling a door closed)
Stepping up and down a step for 6 minutes getting faster every 2 mins (checking heart rate)
Holding your arms up high for 3 minutes (like playing with the containers)
Bent over for 3 minutes (bending down into a cart)
Push ups
Balancing
Stretching
Height
Weight

The nurse takes the breathaliser and drug test, then the vision test and hearing test. After that you see a doctor and they give you feedback. No answer but you could generally tell if it is good or bad.

I hope that helps everyone who is going for the medical soon... Good Luck!!!

TTF

Im sure i can do all that. Crazy!
Im sure ill get a bit puffed with the steps for 6mins, but im pretty fit. So hope all goes well!

How flexible in the stretching do they expect you to be? hopefully not like a gymnast haha.

Good luck!

Well done Sydneysider! I put preference for the 16th as well!
Thanks for the heads up TTF on the medical! Hope the results come back good for you

When are you taking yours Tony?
Hope to see you at GS and hope we pass the medical!


Booked medical for end of next week. They're fully booked in syd and that was the earliest :(

Another week or so to find out. What a shame!

References checked!
 

finally at least one of my references have been checked! makes me feel a little better... now to see if they check the next once since its an overseas reference!

congrats to you guys who got through to medicals :O

Boo, are you domestic or long haul?

heyhey
well dont TTF and Sydney
congrats
yah i just did my medical yesterday, wear something comfortable lol.

ahhh so yeah just waiting now for them to say im good and start.
xxx

syd16r how long after your medical did you get the offer call?
I hope I can get into the April 16th GS.

I got the call the same day as the medical

Next Steps
 

Well Done Guys.

Very Envious.

Got through the AD last week & then asked to complete the online verbal reasoning test. Now just awaiting the results and hopefully onto reference checks.

I know we all talk about the waiting game here but did anyone find they had to wait weeks between the online test and getting through to references?

Surely they would know instantly if you passed of failed. Anyone here pass that thought they did badly?

Cheers

CartAttack

Some did online assessment after the AD, I did mine before AD, some have not had to do it at all.
Dont know how they score it, but I know everyone I know passed.

It is a waiting game. I applied 16th Jan, guess not too long. They actually were delayed in letting LH know, as we were meant to start GS next week but they pushed it back.

Youll find out soon enough! Shouldnt take long after the online test.

SYD16R ... i applied for Long Haul

OneCabin you SYD LH?

Goodbye
 

4th thank you but no thank you from Virgin - don't know what you are looking for - but I hope you do.

I will not be applying again