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well I just thought I would let you guys that may be interested know that... another one of my references was contacted today and she said she spoke to them for 15 mins or so... and said (my reference) that she gave a really good reference. YAY! Now it's a waiting game for the medical phone call. If any of you guys live in Melbourne, where does this medical usually get done??? and what kind of things do they check for other than the eye, lung, reflex and touch your toes stuff??
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Great news FYD
Hi guys,
Just thought I would quickly reply to FYD before later on jumping on to write my diary entry for today.
FYD, Woo HOOO
Thats great to hear. Now for the medical. They will make you wee in a cup, the will do the hearing test and the lung capacity test, they will check your reflexes and your flexibility and your co-ordination. They will make you bend and stretch from side to side and they will also do a colour vision test. 
Its alot, but just think - once you get it done, it will be all over and you will be working for Virgin Blue. By the way, there are two locations in Melbourne where they send you for medicals. One in the city and one in Sunshine. I went to the one in the city as it was closer for me. I am sure you will choose the location that suits you too - when you go for your medical (hopefully within the next week or so).
By the way people - just to re-iterate the items of clothing you get when you first start with VB. For girls it is:
2 bottoms (dress, pants or skirt)
4 shirts (long or short sleeve)
1 Red Belt
1 Red Winter coat
1 White summer trenchcoat
1 red scarf
1 red VB baseball hat (which I don't know if I will ever wear!!)
1 pair of shoes (whichever you prefer out of 3 styles)
1 pair of ear plugs
1 High Visibility vest
You also get a day bag (but you have to buy your own overnight bag/s)
Hope that clears it all up for you.
Talk to you later when I make the diary entry
Until then - STF
Just thought I would quickly reply to FYD before later on jumping on to write my diary entry for today.
FYD, Woo HOOO
Thats great to hear. Now for the medical. They will make you wee in a cup, the will do the hearing test and the lung capacity test, they will check your reflexes and your flexibility and your co-ordination. They will make you bend and stretch from side to side and they will also do a colour vision test. Its alot, but just think - once you get it done, it will be all over and you will be working for Virgin Blue. By the way, there are two locations in Melbourne where they send you for medicals. One in the city and one in Sunshine. I went to the one in the city as it was closer for me. I am sure you will choose the location that suits you too - when you go for your medical (hopefully within the next week or so).
By the way people - just to re-iterate the items of clothing you get when you first start with VB. For girls it is:
2 bottoms (dress, pants or skirt)
4 shirts (long or short sleeve)
1 Red Belt
1 Red Winter coat
1 White summer trenchcoat
1 red scarf
1 red VB baseball hat (which I don't know if I will ever wear!!)
1 pair of shoes (whichever you prefer out of 3 styles)
1 pair of ear plugs
1 High Visibility vest
You also get a day bag (but you have to buy your own overnight bag/s)
Hope that clears it all up for you.
Talk to you later when I make the diary entry
Until then - STF
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Me ... again...??? Am I the only one in here today??
Hi everyone - well, wherever you guys have disappeared to! I thought I would write another diary entry - but it seems like everyone has gone AWOL!
To those who remain but don't feel like talking - yet another eventful diary entry...
Virgin Blue Training. Week 5 (finally) Day 1. August 28, 2006.
4 Days to go
Well, we are finally into our last week of training. OMG
. Today was a good day - and I am tipping the rest of the week is going to be very similar. There was an expectant air about our class today. When we got in, it was someone's birthday today, so there were balloons and streamers and even lolly bags! There was even a cake at morning tea ladden with sparkly candles!!! The cake was really really good! I think the chocolate on it just hit the spot quite nicely. Enough about the cake.
The first day of our last week bought with it a module called Dangerous Goods - and we did that until lunch time and yes, you guessed it another exam! It was an open book exam and I did ok - actually I got 100% - but then again, most of the class did. The module was broken up as I mentioned before with the cutting of the birthday cake which happened just before we got a break for morning tea. It was really nice.
As we were getting back into the classroom for our session after lunch, one of the boys in our class decided to be a bit of a class clown and he did a handstand on a chair. We all laughed and thought it was funny as he didn't quite manage to get his legs into the air. He tried again, but the next time, he did get his legs straight up into the air in a perfect head stand, however, the chair tipped over with him still on it, and he had a really bad landing onto his shoulder and neck. He went to hospital
. I hope he is ok now. By the end of the day, he was just about to go in for the x-rays, so by tomorrow morning we shall know if he has broken anything.After that little "episode" we did a module called Live to Air TV training. It was ok - a computer based course but the trainer was talking us through it at the same time. So if we had questions she was there to answer them on the spot. It was really fascinating and exciting when all our planes are decked out with tv screens in the back of each seat. I think it should be really exciting.
The end of the day saw us looking at our rosters, trying to work out what days off in October we would all like and just generally checking out our internal internet. We finished a bit early so we just went home after that.
I can't believe that there are only 4 more training days to go. Tomorrow we are going to the airport to actually check out the aircraft with the screen in the back of the seat; and we have this "Airport Challenge" where I think it is like a bit of a scavenger hunt and we have to run around the airport looking for stuff. It should be fun.
Wednesday we are going to Brisbane for some seminars
. I can't wait. I know it is going to be an early morning flight but I guess I can just on the plane! Thursday and Friday are just going to fly. We have an exam on Friday morning - our very last one before we go out online. This time in exactly one week from now, I will be writing a diary entry telling you all about my first day working for Virgin Blue!!!
EEEK!!Will keep you all posted.
Have a good night, and until my next diary entry, take care.
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Color Vision
Hi Seek To Fly...
Was wondering is color vision important to the job? My current job required me to do a full medical too and i did the color test but wasnt that bad but they passed me still..
So not sure
thanks seektofly
oneworldairline
Was wondering is color vision important to the job? My current job required me to do a full medical too and i did the color test but wasnt that bad but they passed me still..
So not sure
thanks seektofly
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STF: On the home stretch!! Now for the fun bits!!
I'm glad they gave you live-2-air training as you guys will have to show the rest of us how to use it! We were trained on it over a year ago now, so we old boilers will have to rely on the newbies to help us out! It's really going to change the way we do things in the cabin thats for sure. We are sort of resembling a REAL airline now. Now to do something about these uniforms.....
Interesting times ahead for we VB crew - thats for sure. EBA coming soon! Spread the word with your classmates how important this new EBA is to all of us and they need to read it and not vote yes just because they think its the right thing to do. It may be good or it may be bad, but we all have to stick together - go team!!
Anyway, have a great wings night - don't drink too much, and I will be waiting to hear first trip stories!! Have fun and start taking vitamins now!!
Adam xoxo.
I'm glad they gave you live-2-air training as you guys will have to show the rest of us how to use it! We were trained on it over a year ago now, so we old boilers will have to rely on the newbies to help us out! It's really going to change the way we do things in the cabin thats for sure. We are sort of resembling a REAL airline now. Now to do something about these uniforms.....
Interesting times ahead for we VB crew - thats for sure. EBA coming soon! Spread the word with your classmates how important this new EBA is to all of us and they need to read it and not vote yes just because they think its the right thing to do. It may be good or it may be bad, but we all have to stick together - go team!!
Anyway, have a great wings night - don't drink too much, and I will be waiting to hear first trip stories!! Have fun and start taking vitamins now!!
Adam xoxo.
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Seektofly- wow you are soo close to finishing. Well done for getting through it all so well.
Wow, there really is alot of white in the uniform. What happens to all of those white collars after a day of flying and make up!!!!! Thats why I never wear alot of white anyway, as I always seem to get makeup all over them. Well if I get to that stage I may need to buy waterproof or colourstay stuff. Any tips??????
Wow, there really is alot of white in the uniform. What happens to all of those white collars after a day of flying and make up!!!!!
Thats why I never wear alot of white anyway, as I always seem to get makeup all over them. Well if I get to that stage I may need to buy waterproof or colourstay stuff. Any tips??????
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Brisbane Tomorrow!!!
Hi Ya People!!
Wow - how quickly is this week going?? Maybe I am keenly aware of it because I am online in 6 days!!!
Thankyou to everyone over the last 12 weeks for all your support (from the moment I found out about the interview until now) - you guys have been great - and I wish all of you out there who are hoping to join VB or any airline all the best of luck in the world. If you are on this site looking for information about interviews or who is recruiting... you really deserve the job - and I mean it. To all those people who missed out this year, don't worry - just re-apply next year and the year after that. NEVER GIVE UP! It has taken me a few years - but here I am starting on Monday.
To answer some of the questions. Colour vision is important to the job (for example, on the panel, if the blue light illuminates, a passenger is calling you. If a pink light illuminates that means either the captain or another crew member wants to contact you and if the yellow light is illuminated - someone is stuck in the loo calling for help!
) Other ways that the colour vision is important is when you are looking for stockings or hair ribbons !
Make up on collar is a real problem for most cabin crew, considering that Virgin Blue want you to pack on the makeup and yet have it look as natural as possible!
I use Revlon Colour Stay, but because they don't make a colour that is close to my skin tone (it is either too light or too dark) I mix it in with a lighter shade of the colour stay. As long as you put it on in the morning (not wearing your uniform as you do so) and you let it dry and then dust over the top with loose translucent powder (and you only go just under the chin and not the whole neck and shoulders...) you should be ok. I can get away with washing my shirt after 2 wears.
Ok. Now I think I have answered everyone's questions... now for what you have all been waiting for....
Virgin Blue Training. Week 5, Day 2. August 29, 2006.
3 days to go (Yes, really
)
Well, I have made it to the second day of the last week.. Today was an interesting day, as we ran around Melbourne Airport in the afternoon. They let us loose!
The day started with training for Guests with Special Needs. This included Elderly people, unaccompanied children, people in wheel chairs, people who have never flown before, people who have a fear of flying etc....
Then we had this lovely guy come in and give a talk to us about disabled people. About 10 years ago or so, this guy who gave us the talk ran into the back of a semi-trailer or 4 wheel drive or something to that effect and he was on a push bike. He damaged his lower spinal cord and now doesn't have the use of his legs. He was quite young too! So he was just telling us that we should talk to people with disabilities like they are NORMAL people and that usually they just can't move a part of their body or maybe it is that they can't see, or hear but we just have to talk to them like we would anyone else. It was a great session, and it just flew by.
After lunch we learnt the procedures for looking after unaccompanied minors (children who travel by themselves) and what we have to do with them. That was interesting and a bit sad at times to hear how some parents treat their kids. It was a real eye-opener. I felt sorry for some of the kids that they were telling us about.
Then they told us to meet at the airport for our airport challenge. This is the part where they let us loose for about half an hour looking for stuff and asking people questions. We were in groups of 3 and we had a sheet of tasks that we had to complete. It wasn't difficult but we were running around like headless chooks, as we weren't allowed to split from our groups. When we all met back at the meeting spot (after the challenge had finished) we got taken up to the departure gates and were taken onboard the new aircraft with the live to air tv in each seat back. It was really interesting and I can't wait until all the planes are decked out in this great high -tech gear! It will keep the passengers much happier on those longer flights to Perth.
Talking about longer flights, tomorrow (in a about 5 hours time) I will be getting up to go on a flight to Brisbane. We get to go to Brisbane tomorrow as part of training for 6 or so hours. We have sessions up in Brisbane. I am really excited but I will probably sleep on the plane, because I won't be getting any sleep tonight - too excited!!!
Anyway, on that note, I wish you all a good night. I will post as per usual tomorrow night (Wednesday night) after Brisbane, to let you all know what is going on. Thursday is our last full day of training at the training centre, and on Friday, it is only half a day. And that's it.... God help me.
Keep you posted.
Take care until then,
STF
Wow - how quickly is this week going?? Maybe I am keenly aware of it because I am online in 6 days!!!
Thankyou to everyone over the last 12 weeks for all your support (from the moment I found out about the interview until now) - you guys have been great - and I wish all of you out there who are hoping to join VB or any airline all the best of luck in the world. If you are on this site looking for information about interviews or who is recruiting... you really deserve the job - and I mean it. To all those people who missed out this year, don't worry - just re-apply next year and the year after that. NEVER GIVE UP! It has taken me a few years - but here I am starting on Monday.
To answer some of the questions. Colour vision is important to the job (for example, on the panel, if the blue light illuminates, a passenger is calling you. If a pink light illuminates that means either the captain or another crew member wants to contact you and if the yellow light is illuminated - someone is stuck in the loo calling for help!
) Other ways that the colour vision is important is when you are looking for stockings or hair ribbons !Make up on collar is a real problem for most cabin crew, considering that Virgin Blue want you to pack on the makeup and yet have it look as natural as possible!
I use Revlon Colour Stay, but because they don't make a colour that is close to my skin tone (it is either too light or too dark) I mix it in with a lighter shade of the colour stay. As long as you put it on in the morning (not wearing your uniform as you do so) and you let it dry and then dust over the top with loose translucent powder (and you only go just under the chin and not the whole neck and shoulders...) you should be ok. I can get away with washing my shirt after 2 wears.Ok. Now I think I have answered everyone's questions... now for what you have all been waiting for....
Virgin Blue Training. Week 5, Day 2. August 29, 2006.
3 days to go (Yes, really
)Well, I have made it to the second day of the last week.. Today was an interesting day, as we ran around Melbourne Airport in the afternoon. They let us loose!
The day started with training for Guests with Special Needs. This included Elderly people, unaccompanied children, people in wheel chairs, people who have never flown before, people who have a fear of flying etc....
Then we had this lovely guy come in and give a talk to us about disabled people. About 10 years ago or so, this guy who gave us the talk ran into the back of a semi-trailer or 4 wheel drive or something to that effect and he was on a push bike. He damaged his lower spinal cord and now doesn't have the use of his legs. He was quite young too! So he was just telling us that we should talk to people with disabilities like they are NORMAL people and that usually they just can't move a part of their body or maybe it is that they can't see, or hear but we just have to talk to them like we would anyone else. It was a great session, and it just flew by.
After lunch we learnt the procedures for looking after unaccompanied minors (children who travel by themselves) and what we have to do with them. That was interesting and a bit sad at times to hear how some parents treat their kids. It was a real eye-opener. I felt sorry for some of the kids that they were telling us about.
Then they told us to meet at the airport for our airport challenge. This is the part where they let us loose for about half an hour looking for stuff and asking people questions. We were in groups of 3 and we had a sheet of tasks that we had to complete. It wasn't difficult but we were running around like headless chooks, as we weren't allowed to split from our groups. When we all met back at the meeting spot (after the challenge had finished) we got taken up to the departure gates and were taken onboard the new aircraft with the live to air tv in each seat back. It was really interesting and I can't wait until all the planes are decked out in this great high -tech gear! It will keep the passengers much happier on those longer flights to Perth.
Talking about longer flights, tomorrow (in a about 5 hours time) I will be getting up to go on a flight to Brisbane. We get to go to Brisbane tomorrow as part of training for 6 or so hours. We have sessions up in Brisbane. I am really excited but I will probably sleep on the plane, because I won't be getting any sleep tonight - too excited!!!
Anyway, on that note, I wish you all a good night. I will post as per usual tomorrow night (Wednesday night) after Brisbane, to let you all know what is going on. Thursday is our last full day of training at the training centre, and on Friday, it is only half a day. And that's it.... God help me.
Keep you posted.
Take care until then,
STF
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well was my last flight yesterday....just on a few reserve days and maby a *cough,cough* day as well heheh
its all comming together now and im soooo excited,its sunk in and im gonna be comming home in a few days then its only 19 days till training starts!
YAY
its all comming together now and im soooo excited,its sunk in and im gonna be comming home in a few days then its only 19 days till training starts!
YAY
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Im a melb boi!!!! born and breed there hahahha
im moving back to the apartment i was in before i left...jsut a coisidence that the guy who moved in after me is moving out so i get my old room back... just round the corner from chapel st YAY....
im moving back to the apartment i was in before i left...jsut a coisidence that the guy who moved in after me is moving out so i get my old room back... just round the corner from chapel st YAY....
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i love that area...im moving back to prahran/windsor....just off high st!its sooo close to everything and not bad rent for the unit as well!grrr ill have to start paying for citylink again....buggers
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hmmmmm ive heard of that rd...not to sure where it is!im from the south so all those norther rd's are still new to me lol!i usually get on at flemington rd and its like $1.50.... its not that much for saving all that time and km's on the car....
LOL are you stalking me honey hahahha ..... i should so be doing something constructive..packing..empty out my crew bag...get uniform drycleaned...car serviced but its sooo hot here today and no motivation...ild rather sit under the fan and sip my boost hahahha
LOL are you stalking me honey hahahha
..... i should so be doing something constructive..packing..empty out my crew bag...get uniform drycleaned...car serviced but its sooo hot here today and no motivation...ild rather sit under the fan and sip my boost hahahha
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its kind of the continuation of flemington road. Not too sure of that part of town myself but I know it is the only way without citylink!
It is 50km to tullamarine - one way from my house, and the cost of petrol these days, it is going to cost a fortune to get too and fro.
I haven't even been to my medical yet- what am i talking about !!!!!!!!!!!
It is 50km to tullamarine - one way from my house, and the cost of petrol these days, it is going to cost a fortune to get too and fro.
I haven't even been to my medical yet- what am i talking about !!!!!!!!!!!
