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hey guys.. I am in the same situation of having received the 3 months on hold email.. of the around 12 people that made it to the final interview with me, only one more person got same e-mail... the others were left without any response, until apparently on sunday one girl got a rejection e-mail.. I tried to contact her, but she went abroad as she currently works for another airline.. so I would like to ask all of you that got the same e-mail that i did to try contacting the people that did the final interview with you, as to see if any got the rejection e-mail as well.. without wanting to sound too optimistic, if this indeed is accurate, it will mean that all of us who got the 3 months email are indeed with one foot inside Emirates already 
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To all you Guys waiting for a response...listen up!
As you're all aware,Emirates has been expanding fast and has plans to double number of Cabin Crew by 2010/12. With this big expansion has come problems.The amount of inexperienced C/C has caused numerous problems for EK. Crew can't be promoted to higher grades because of lack of experience and the Airline finds itself in position of having too many GR2's ( juniors). Rumour has it that recruitment will be temporarily frozen ,poss for 6-12 months, until they can get the right number of crew in the correct grades.Cabin Service standards have slipped and recently EK crew were voted number 15 in industry.....a far cry from first 2 years ago! Emirates will plan to operate with a shortfall of 10% until crew can be promoted.Please don't tell your current boss to
get lost just yet......you may be some time!
p.s Perhaps if someone in that dept. had made more of an effort to recruit more qualified ex Cabin Crew,they wouldn't be in this mess!
As you're all aware,Emirates has been expanding fast and has plans to double number of Cabin Crew by 2010/12. With this big expansion has come problems.The amount of inexperienced C/C has caused numerous problems for EK. Crew can't be promoted to higher grades because of lack of experience and the Airline finds itself in position of having too many GR2's ( juniors). Rumour has it that recruitment will be temporarily frozen ,poss for 6-12 months, until they can get the right number of crew in the correct grades.Cabin Service standards have slipped and recently EK crew were voted number 15 in industry.....a far cry from first 2 years ago! Emirates will plan to operate with a shortfall of 10% until crew can be promoted.Please don't tell your current boss to
get lost just yet......you may be some time!
p.s Perhaps if someone in that dept. had made more of an effort to recruit more qualified ex Cabin Crew,they wouldn't be in this mess!
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..... latest updates ......
keeping you guys posted on news from other places...
btw, its time to make this forum 5 stars... qantas is very recent and got some stars already.. go go Ek
budgie73:
This is the email I received early June...
We have now completed our assessment of all candidates interviewed and I am pleased to advise you that you have been successful in your interview with Emirates Airline.
We are in the process of finalising new courses dates and we will keep you informed about the date of courses available.
As advised by the Recruitment Officer during your interview, kindly fax a copy of your written reference from your recent employer. You will be required to bring the original reference letter with you when you travel to Dubai.
Please do not interpret this letter as an Offer of employment and we would strongly advise you NOT to resign from your present employment until you receive a formal contract of employment from us.
And this is today's...
Thank you for the time you have invested in awaiting further news about the status of your application and your course dates.
We wish to inform you that your application is still pending until further notice in the pool of successful candidates. This is due to the large number of successful applicants and a limited number of courses available as we await the arrival of more aircraft to our fleet.
We will continue to hold your application on file till such time and would appreciate if you could update us if any changes occur in your personal information and contact details.
Whilst we may contact you earlier, please anticipate up to a 2-3 month timeframe before you receive further communication regarding your application.
We wish to apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and thank you once again for your patience and your continued interest in joining Emirates and building a career with our Airline.
I'm gonna go bananas for the next few months. The process by then will have eaten up most of the year! Think about it I started this journey in March - the safe estimate is that I won't make it to Dubai until the beginning of December!
EKguy:
Hi guys
I dont mean to be the bearer of bad news but i figure its better to know then the pain of being kept waiting which you're all going through. Recruitment at Emirates is being kept on hold from August 2004 till March 2005 while they process all the upgrade training for economy crew to business and so on. We are severly overstaffed with economy crew at the moment so they need to redistribute staff evenly amongst all the levels.
Keep hanging in there!
maverick1:
hey EK GUY, thanks for the info man.. sure comes in handy atleast now i have some sort of timeframe in mind.. im just wondering if EK HR are actually gonna process all the applicants they deemed successfull after such a long wait or will they just have new INS and start all over again.. let me know your thoughts..
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EKguy:
Im not sure what action they will take, either they stop training classes for new crew in august or whether they will stop interviewing for new recruits from august. Just keep hanging in there... it took me six months from the date of my last interview to arriving in Dubai. And even then they only gave me 2weeks to quit my job, get my medicals done and pack up.
btw, its time to make this forum 5 stars... qantas is very recent and got some stars already.. go go Ek
budgie73:
This is the email I received early June...
We have now completed our assessment of all candidates interviewed and I am pleased to advise you that you have been successful in your interview with Emirates Airline.
We are in the process of finalising new courses dates and we will keep you informed about the date of courses available.
As advised by the Recruitment Officer during your interview, kindly fax a copy of your written reference from your recent employer. You will be required to bring the original reference letter with you when you travel to Dubai.
Please do not interpret this letter as an Offer of employment and we would strongly advise you NOT to resign from your present employment until you receive a formal contract of employment from us.
And this is today's...
Thank you for the time you have invested in awaiting further news about the status of your application and your course dates.
We wish to inform you that your application is still pending until further notice in the pool of successful candidates. This is due to the large number of successful applicants and a limited number of courses available as we await the arrival of more aircraft to our fleet.
We will continue to hold your application on file till such time and would appreciate if you could update us if any changes occur in your personal information and contact details.
Whilst we may contact you earlier, please anticipate up to a 2-3 month timeframe before you receive further communication regarding your application.
We wish to apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and thank you once again for your patience and your continued interest in joining Emirates and building a career with our Airline.
I'm gonna go bananas for the next few months. The process by then will have eaten up most of the year! Think about it I started this journey in March - the safe estimate is that I won't make it to Dubai until the beginning of December!
EKguy:
Hi guys
I dont mean to be the bearer of bad news but i figure its better to know then the pain of being kept waiting which you're all going through. Recruitment at Emirates is being kept on hold from August 2004 till March 2005 while they process all the upgrade training for economy crew to business and so on. We are severly overstaffed with economy crew at the moment so they need to redistribute staff evenly amongst all the levels.
Keep hanging in there!
maverick1:
hey EK GUY, thanks for the info man.. sure comes in handy atleast now i have some sort of timeframe in mind.. im just wondering if EK HR are actually gonna process all the applicants they deemed successfull after such a long wait or will they just have new INS and start all over again.. let me know your thoughts..
cheers
EKguy:
Im not sure what action they will take, either they stop training classes for new crew in august or whether they will stop interviewing for new recruits from august. Just keep hanging in there... it took me six months from the date of my last interview to arriving in Dubai. And even then they only gave me 2weeks to quit my job, get my medicals done and pack up.
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Hey people..
Have read all the posts since the 15th July. I am now in dubai and yes its very hot.. Now onto the important part..
As most people here have stated, EK has frozen its recruitment courses. I was speaking to my abinitio training officer and manager and they have stated that their will be 2 more classes to follow. So that means, by the end of this month, NO MORE COURSES till 2005..
Its really sad, however dont worry. Just because they have delayed the courses doesnt mean u are 'rejected'. All it means is that u have to wait till the course becomes available..
Guys/Gals. Emirates is going anywhere. It will always remain the best airline and will expand expand expand. Ur turn will come up, but just not now.. So just enjoy the time u have now and save ur money..
ELENA my darling, I miss ur so much and we will surely be seeing u when u arrive here.. CACA..
Im now in a cafe and its F###in boiling outside...
Once again, Dont be upset. Bite ur tongue for another couple of months and thats it.. Im sure u will be here in no time.
Just a little word of advice.. Dont eat kfc here.. Its sux..
Kiss hugs and hugs and hugs and hugs,,
Adios.
Have read all the posts since the 15th July. I am now in dubai and yes its very hot.. Now onto the important part..
As most people here have stated, EK has frozen its recruitment courses. I was speaking to my abinitio training officer and manager and they have stated that their will be 2 more classes to follow. So that means, by the end of this month, NO MORE COURSES till 2005..
Its really sad, however dont worry. Just because they have delayed the courses doesnt mean u are 'rejected'. All it means is that u have to wait till the course becomes available..
Guys/Gals. Emirates is going anywhere. It will always remain the best airline and will expand expand expand. Ur turn will come up, but just not now.. So just enjoy the time u have now and save ur money..
ELENA my darling, I miss ur so much and we will surely be seeing u when u arrive here.. CACA..
Im now in a cafe and its F###in boiling outside...
Once again, Dont be upset. Bite ur tongue for another couple of months and thats it.. Im sure u will be here in no time.
Just a little word of advice.. Dont eat kfc here.. Its sux..
Kiss hugs and hugs and hugs and hugs,,
Adios.
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Dude no way!
I first applied in March 2003 and heard nothing for a year. My first interview was the start of April 2004. Now if I'm not booked into a course by next spring that will be a year from interview #1 to start date. How can they do this to me man? My life ain't exactly moving forward as it is....
I first applied in March 2003 and heard nothing for a year. My first interview was the start of April 2004. Now if I'm not booked into a course by next spring that will be a year from interview #1 to start date. How can they do this to me man? My life ain't exactly moving forward as it is....
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Guys/Gals. Emirates is going anywhere. It will always remain the best airline and will expand expand expand
I'm glad you're having a lovely time, but try and keep perspective and balance. There is no such thing as a gauranteed future. No, I'm not being miserable: I just think that boundless and misplaced optimism is potentially damaging to others!
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Emirates expands to South America!
well, dogearsup ... one never knows.. but for now Emirates going very alright as looks like we're in for a treat ..
Emirates going to Rio and Buenos Aires.. Copacabana "hopefully" here i come
from gulfnews.com:
The UAE has signed bilateral air transportation agreements with Brazil and Argentina, paving the way for Emirates to launch flights to South America.
Emirates launched its flights to North America with regular Dubai-New York flights on June 1. It is mulling expanding its network on both continents.
Under the agreement, Brazil has granted 14 frequencies per week to Emirates, the first time it has done this for a foreign airline.
It also provides for intermediate stops between the UAE and Brazil. This is especially significant as there is no open skies policy in either Brazil or Argentina.
Argentina has agreed to five frequencies per week.
The agreement is the result of talks between Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva and Mohammed Yahya Al Suweidi, assistant undersecretary for Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Communications, and Mohammed Ahli, director of Operations for Dubai Civil Aviation.
This meeting was set up by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group, especially since Brazil has tough aviation regulations.
The visit to Brazil follows a visit by President Lula during the Dubai Airshow in December when he showed keen interest in the UAE and Dubai.
Sheikh Ahmed said: "This agreement is very important to us. Trade relations between the UAE and Brazil have grown almost 67 per cent in six months. It is our aim to foster this relationship and boost the economy of our country by promoting more business and tourism.
"With this, we will be opening up more connections from Dubai International Airport."
well, dogearsup ... one never knows.. but for now Emirates going very alright as looks like we're in for a treat ..
Emirates going to Rio and Buenos Aires.. Copacabana "hopefully" here i come
from gulfnews.com:
The UAE has signed bilateral air transportation agreements with Brazil and Argentina, paving the way for Emirates to launch flights to South America.
Emirates launched its flights to North America with regular Dubai-New York flights on June 1. It is mulling expanding its network on both continents.
Under the agreement, Brazil has granted 14 frequencies per week to Emirates, the first time it has done this for a foreign airline.
It also provides for intermediate stops between the UAE and Brazil. This is especially significant as there is no open skies policy in either Brazil or Argentina.
Argentina has agreed to five frequencies per week.
The agreement is the result of talks between Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva and Mohammed Yahya Al Suweidi, assistant undersecretary for Civil Aviation in the Ministry of Communications, and Mohammed Ahli, director of Operations for Dubai Civil Aviation.
This meeting was set up by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group, especially since Brazil has tough aviation regulations.
The visit to Brazil follows a visit by President Lula during the Dubai Airshow in December when he showed keen interest in the UAE and Dubai.
Sheikh Ahmed said: "This agreement is very important to us. Trade relations between the UAE and Brazil have grown almost 67 per cent in six months. It is our aim to foster this relationship and boost the economy of our country by promoting more business and tourism.
"With this, we will be opening up more connections from Dubai International Airport."
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hi, just a quickie about pics. i wouldnt get too stressed about what type of pic u attach with an online application form as i sent in a form a few months back, and as i hadnt got a pic there and then i thought ill come back later and do it. forgot all about it, then 5 months later got an interview to go down to london last month. the interview was actually postponed (???) and am awaiting new date.
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Emirates Melbourne Walkin
did anyone who went to the melbourne walk in earlier this year recieve any feedback, an invitation to an interview anything...the reason i'm asking is that we were told if we didn't hear anything back after six weeks to re apply in six months however i have been told (don't know how true this is)that no one who was at the melbourne walk in was contacted simply due to the sheer number of people who turned up....i was also told the melbourne walk in is always like this and consequently one of the most difficult to get through....again i'm unsure how true this is...my third question is, does age play a part in the process of being accepted. i'm 30 years old although i look around 25 but i was wondering if i was past my use by date when it comes to a flying career with emirates...i would appreciate anyone in the know for some feed back....
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EK recruitment is on hold at the moment because we are severely overstaffed and current crew are getting very low flying hours. Training courses for new crew are on hold between AUG04-MAR05.
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Hi goofy
Why EK is severely overstaffed. Didn't your SVP plan the requirements properly ? or because the person who initiated Emirates IFS is no longer there to plan adequately? I mean D.F.
You say that your current crew are getting very low flying hours. Is this because you no longer have VPCC who use to maximize the cabin crew utilization.
No doubt that Training courses for new crew is on hold. Nothing special about it.
Why EK is severely overstaffed. Didn't your SVP plan the requirements properly ? or because the person who initiated Emirates IFS is no longer there to plan adequately? I mean D.F.
You say that your current crew are getting very low flying hours. Is this because you no longer have VPCC who use to maximize the cabin crew utilization.
No doubt that Training courses for new crew is on hold. Nothing special about it.
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Thanks for your replys guys, you've given me a little more hope and I will definately reapply, but perhaps this time do it online. whilst at the walk in back in march the HR Officer told us not to worry about applying online as all our CV's would be copied onto their data base anyway, somehow i don't think this has been carried through. in addition it was extremely disorganised and i don't honestly believe, no matter how skilled and astute she may be, that one person in a room with over 200 people could really have had the discernment needed.if anything it would have been extremely overwhelming and tiresome for her. no matter how good her memory and remembering people i don't feel it was possible for her to do her job properly in this instance, perhaps another reason why melbourne didn't get any feed back. as it was during her talk and the question and answer time, she did't move her head and talk to the entire room, she focused mainly on the left hand side, rarely even glancing at the right hand side of the room,l makes it hard to be noticed when the HR officer refuses to include one side of the room. all in all i found the melbourne open day very poorly run. apparently the turnout in melbourne is always high so why weren't they better prepared if they know this and were serious about recruiting 1st class candidates?
after reading posts on this site in relation to emirates recruitment, the recent walkin they held in Perth, i noticed that people in perth were invited back for interviews from the walkin however this was not the case in melbourne.after checking their website i noticed that all upcoming open days have been postponed and put on hold and you've explained to me the reason why so thank you.
one thing puzzles me though, why even bother going on a world wide recruitment campaign getting peoples hopes up when as you said they don't even have enough flying hours available to their existing staff. also i heard that if you get through the final interview and are asked to have a medical and dental checkup that the costs come out of your own pocket, is this true?
it seems to me that so many go to so much trouble and expense to get through the entire process when there are no guarantees and i wonder is about your ability, experience etc etc or is purely based upon your appearance and presentation?
after reading posts on this site in relation to emirates recruitment, the recent walkin they held in Perth, i noticed that people in perth were invited back for interviews from the walkin however this was not the case in melbourne.after checking their website i noticed that all upcoming open days have been postponed and put on hold and you've explained to me the reason why so thank you.
one thing puzzles me though, why even bother going on a world wide recruitment campaign getting peoples hopes up when as you said they don't even have enough flying hours available to their existing staff. also i heard that if you get through the final interview and are asked to have a medical and dental checkup that the costs come out of your own pocket, is this true?
it seems to me that so many go to so much trouble and expense to get through the entire process when there are no guarantees and i wonder is about your ability, experience etc etc or is purely based upon your appearance and presentation?
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The simple reason for being over staffed is because of the massive recruitment taking place for the past 6months in particular. The focus of the training college has been training ab-inito crew and upgrade training seems to have taken a back seat so we are abit short of crew to work in higher ranks. They were graduation four batches of new crew a week. So thats the simple answer!
Indigofruitloop--it is true that you need to pay for all of the medical checks yourself before leaving Australia. It did cost me quiet abit but you wouldn't get the checks done untill you've received your contract from Dubai which confirms your place. And then you can claim all of it back through your tax return. Thats what i did! You're only allowed to claim it if your application for the job was successful so thats why i'd wait till a copy of the contract was received.
Indigofruitloop--it is true that you need to pay for all of the medical checks yourself before leaving Australia. It did cost me quiet abit but you wouldn't get the checks done untill you've received your contract from Dubai which confirms your place. And then you can claim all of it back through your tax return. Thats what i did! You're only allowed to claim it if your application for the job was successful so thats why i'd wait till a copy of the contract was received.
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goofy.. It is better that upgrade training have taken a back seat in your company. At least this way, emirates will not have unqualified cabin crew in the higher grade.
I say this because historically, in EK it only takes (12-18 months) for grade two cabin crew to become grade one. Say no !
I say this because historically, in EK it only takes (12-18 months) for grade two cabin crew to become grade one. Say no !
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I went to an Emirates walkin in melbourne last year. I travelled from Adelaide and when i got there was told they were only taking CV's as there were too many people to interview. It was very unorganised. It seems this happens every time they go to melbourne so why keep having walkins??? They should do as they said and put peoples CV's on the database and then when they come to melbourne just contact those they are interested in so that everyones time and money isnt wasted. Noone at that 'interview' that i met got a call back.
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Hi Lewis,
Indeed, no one that i met from the melbourne walk-in got a call back as you said which is why i posted this in the first place. I agree that if Melbourne is always like this, as I've since heard, it would make sense as you said not to bother about the walkins and invite those who they are interested in who have applied online. It certainly would not waste as many peoples' time and money for as we all know, it's not a cheap exercise by any means, applying for any airline for if you are serious, presentation is of utmost importance.
I have a friend who flew down from Sydney and a woman he knows who works at the Results Centre asked him why he went to the melbourne one as it is renowned for it's high volume of people turning up and it's disorganisation, making it the worst walk-in in Australia to attend. She said he would have been better off going to the Sydney one but as he coulnd't make it he thought he'd take his chances with Melbourne. So like you there were many who travelled interstate, by the sounds of things you would have been better off flying to the Perth one!
Oh well it's a learning experience is it not....regardless i intend to reapply online early next year unless i hear some news...the reason i didn't bother this time round was simply because the recruitment officer stressed to us not to do so and i figured had i done so would mean not being able to follow basic instructions...as it was i suspect our CV's weren't even added to the data base in Dubai....very disappointing and costly for many but i guess it's a big psychological game and it's a great way i guess for them to see who's really serious and who isn't.
Indeed, no one that i met from the melbourne walk-in got a call back as you said which is why i posted this in the first place. I agree that if Melbourne is always like this, as I've since heard, it would make sense as you said not to bother about the walkins and invite those who they are interested in who have applied online. It certainly would not waste as many peoples' time and money for as we all know, it's not a cheap exercise by any means, applying for any airline for if you are serious, presentation is of utmost importance.
I have a friend who flew down from Sydney and a woman he knows who works at the Results Centre asked him why he went to the melbourne one as it is renowned for it's high volume of people turning up and it's disorganisation, making it the worst walk-in in Australia to attend. She said he would have been better off going to the Sydney one but as he coulnd't make it he thought he'd take his chances with Melbourne. So like you there were many who travelled interstate, by the sounds of things you would have been better off flying to the Perth one!
Oh well it's a learning experience is it not....regardless i intend to reapply online early next year unless i hear some news...the reason i didn't bother this time round was simply because the recruitment officer stressed to us not to do so and i figured had i done so would mean not being able to follow basic instructions...as it was i suspect our CV's weren't even added to the data base in Dubai....very disappointing and costly for many but i guess it's a big psychological game and it's a great way i guess for them to see who's really serious and who isn't.
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hey guys, has anyone thought of giving some feedback to the emirates recruitment dept?
seems to me like one hand doesnt know what the other is doing???
perhaps its an excuse for the recruitment team to 'travel all around the world'????
seems to me like one hand doesnt know what the other is doing???
perhaps its an excuse for the recruitment team to 'travel all around the world'????
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Out of interest how does one get in contact with emirates recruitment other than online? you know the thought also crossed my mind that maybe recruitment are having a funtime traipsing around the globe although after attending the Melbourne walkin I very much doubt it....from my experience i feel it to be far more beneficial to apply online and wait for them to get back to you for an invitation to attend the group interview...apart from general emirates information which i can obtain myself and already had knowlegde of, the walkin to me was a complete and total waste of time, energy and indeed money...don't get me wrong i love my new suit and i met some fantastic people and made a couple of new friends but the process totally contradicted everything i beleived the emirates goup stood for, namely second to none professionalism which has disappointed me but definately not discouraged me.