EMIRATES - Wannabees & Recruitment
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Aspiring to be FLight attendant
Hi guys, im just new in this forum and i'm also interested in applying as FA. Can you tell me where should I submit my resume and any tips before going to an interview... Hope You can help me out guys. Thank you
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Hi,
I made it to the 2nd interview and wonder if anyone can help me pass this one.
Anyone who can give example of 3 negative sides of yourself that is good to use as an answer.
also ex of 3 questions you would like to ask a person if you want to sell perfume?
thank you!
I made it to the 2nd interview and wonder if anyone can help me pass this one.
Anyone who can give example of 3 negative sides of yourself that is good to use as an answer.
also ex of 3 questions you would like to ask a person if you want to sell perfume?
thank you!
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HI EKHQ,
Thanks for the words of wisdom! Maybe I was feeling a bit sorry for myself but it is odd that quite a few people, from different parts of the world, feel the same way, dont you think?.
I would just like to reiterate that I didn’t mean to ‘blame’ EK for anything. I am most honored that EK invited me for an interview given the volume of resumes they receive! I have great admiration for this airline with regards to its service and staff. It has grown tremendously from its inception!
If I did make it though to EKCC, I might not have been singing the same tune I agree but I know for sure that no matter what happened I would give everyone interested in applying to EK a clear picture of what happened at the interview and what to expect. I believe there are always two sides to a coin and sometimes the other side (the not so good side) is equally important to know.
Please PLEASE do not mistake my reply as a retort to you EKHQ. We are all here for the same reason – to achieve our ‘common’ goal.
Thanks for the words of wisdom! Maybe I was feeling a bit sorry for myself but it is odd that quite a few people, from different parts of the world, feel the same way, dont you think?.
I would just like to reiterate that I didn’t mean to ‘blame’ EK for anything. I am most honored that EK invited me for an interview given the volume of resumes they receive! I have great admiration for this airline with regards to its service and staff. It has grown tremendously from its inception!
If I did make it though to EKCC, I might not have been singing the same tune I agree but I know for sure that no matter what happened I would give everyone interested in applying to EK a clear picture of what happened at the interview and what to expect. I believe there are always two sides to a coin and sometimes the other side (the not so good side) is equally important to know.
Please PLEASE do not mistake my reply as a retort to you EKHQ. We are all here for the same reason – to achieve our ‘common’ goal.
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hi Elouise
Emirates is conducting its recruitment in the philippines in coordination with a local agency here which is IPAMS. you can visit their website, www.ipams.com and find out you can apply as cabin crew for emirates.
wishing you the best!
wishing you the best!
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Three Negative Things
HI Milz,
If u can, I suggest that you ask your Best Friend to tell you about 3 Negative things about yourself. Only best friends will tell us the truth about ourselves.But don't get offended and bear in mind it may be hard to accept it at first .I was speechless when my best friend told me about the 3 negative things. BUt hey at least i've learnt something I never knew about myself. Good Luck!
Sincerely
hazzelika
If u can, I suggest that you ask your Best Friend to tell you about 3 Negative things about yourself. Only best friends will tell us the truth about ourselves.But don't get offended and bear in mind it may be hard to accept it at first .I was speechless when my best friend told me about the 3 negative things. BUt hey at least i've learnt something I never knew about myself. Good Luck!
Sincerely
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I'm surprised
I still cannot believe that people rock up in jeans, tank tops, huggge handbags and also rock up about 15 minutes late!
The ironic thing is, these people appear to be getting through.
Maybe I should adopt that attitude too? Shame though it would go against my personal ethics about appearances for interviews.
The ironic thing is, these people appear to be getting through.
Maybe I should adopt that attitude too? Shame though it would go against my personal ethics about appearances for interviews.
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hi Elouise!
you're welcome. yes, i'm also aspiring to be a cabin crew. how did you send your application, via email?
i'm yet to submit my application just not sure when, but it will be soon. i'm quite busy nowadays as i still have lots of work to finish.
anyway, i hope we can both make it. GOD BLESS!
peppero
you're welcome. yes, i'm also aspiring to be a cabin crew. how did you send your application, via email?
i'm yet to submit my application just not sure when, but it will be soon. i'm quite busy nowadays as i still have lots of work to finish.
anyway, i hope we can both make it. GOD BLESS!
peppero
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Hi folks..
Let's hop a good luck to each and everyone of you attending a cabin crew selection with any airline around the world. I'm one of thoes many cabin crew flying around drawing holes in the skies, attending the "DING DONG" and trying to give the persons what they need while flying for A to B, and more, trying to assure there safety, the only thing that a passenger never think about once onboard. Good luck for you guys that are taking, or going to take any airline CC interview. However, I think that as cabin crew, we should warn our followers about the job, because it's all except an easy one. Selections, and talking about your self during the interview, and all that crap are just something that you'll pass through once, in order to face the real thing. And some time, it can be a really awfull situations !
What I would like to say is, that beeing a cabin crew, is beeing a very hard worker, specially if flying for a major airline like Emirates. I'm flying for here directe rivale, and it's really taugh to represend such big airlines, as they always exept 100% from you, and not only them, but the customers aswell. Of cours that's normal you'll say and I agree, but 100% means 100% and for thoes who think that they are going on a free holidays working as cabin crew, they are making a very big mistake. I remember my interview when people where saying, I want to be a cabin crew because I like traveling. But nobody and absolutely nobody, including me, said that they like to work with people, and that's what a cabin crew do.
Beeing a cabin crew, be ready for :
-HARD WORK
-FACING CRAZY PEOPLE.
-SUPPORTING THE BAD MOOD OF CUSTOMERS, and be ready to face some real challenging situation where you'll have to be really patiant, otherwise you'll probabelly kill that person. Once I've been insulted by a customer who told me "**** YOU" because I asked him to seat down and to fasten his seat belt while he was standing up during the final approach, trying to take his bag down from the overhead bean + he was a littel bit drunk.
-SUPPORTING THE MOOD OF YOUR SUPPERIORS. Some are sometime rud to there crew, just because they feel more powerfull, and it gets really rediculos when it's them who are talking about not beeing rude to everyone among the crew or the customers.
-SUPPORTING what the company impose to you, supporting long haul flight, night flight, working in a row, coming in the morning going in the evening.
-SUPPORTING LONLINESS sometimes, specially for the new commers, during the first few months. Girles over here used to cry every single night, away from home on a new environement where they have nobody.
Concidering something new in you life, is to concidere aswell the bad side of that thing, and the few points above are a part of what you'll face as a cabin crew. You'll be testing your self, and you'll really get to know the limit of your self on what you can take, and what you can't, specially with Emirates, and all the middle east airlines, as we have a difficult customers profile. As one of the crew said before, around 6/12 months, you'll know if you'll continue doing this, or if you'll pack up your bags and get ready to leave back home, regaining a normal life.
The good part is that you'll see things that you would never expect to see, you'll meet different people, who will maybe become freinds, you'll earn good money, always in the best hotels enjoying there free facilities, or having discounts. You'll be having dicounts on airline tickets, to your family aswell ( but not freinds ), things will become easy to get sometimes, you'll be wearing a nice uniform
and everybody will be watching you in the worldwide airports like if you are coming from another planet. That will make you prode, a second.
You can take the opportunity, try, and see if you are made to be a cabin crew, or not. However, as I said, it's not an easy job for thoese who thinks that it is one.
It was my minute.
Good luck and safe flight.
Let's hop a good luck to each and everyone of you attending a cabin crew selection with any airline around the world. I'm one of thoes many cabin crew flying around drawing holes in the skies, attending the "DING DONG" and trying to give the persons what they need while flying for A to B, and more, trying to assure there safety, the only thing that a passenger never think about once onboard. Good luck for you guys that are taking, or going to take any airline CC interview. However, I think that as cabin crew, we should warn our followers about the job, because it's all except an easy one. Selections, and talking about your self during the interview, and all that crap are just something that you'll pass through once, in order to face the real thing. And some time, it can be a really awfull situations !
What I would like to say is, that beeing a cabin crew, is beeing a very hard worker, specially if flying for a major airline like Emirates. I'm flying for here directe rivale, and it's really taugh to represend such big airlines, as they always exept 100% from you, and not only them, but the customers aswell. Of cours that's normal you'll say and I agree, but 100% means 100% and for thoes who think that they are going on a free holidays working as cabin crew, they are making a very big mistake. I remember my interview when people where saying, I want to be a cabin crew because I like traveling. But nobody and absolutely nobody, including me, said that they like to work with people, and that's what a cabin crew do.
Beeing a cabin crew, be ready for :
-HARD WORK
-FACING CRAZY PEOPLE.
-SUPPORTING THE BAD MOOD OF CUSTOMERS, and be ready to face some real challenging situation where you'll have to be really patiant, otherwise you'll probabelly kill that person. Once I've been insulted by a customer who told me "**** YOU" because I asked him to seat down and to fasten his seat belt while he was standing up during the final approach, trying to take his bag down from the overhead bean + he was a littel bit drunk.
-SUPPORTING THE MOOD OF YOUR SUPPERIORS. Some are sometime rud to there crew, just because they feel more powerfull, and it gets really rediculos when it's them who are talking about not beeing rude to everyone among the crew or the customers.
-SUPPORTING what the company impose to you, supporting long haul flight, night flight, working in a row, coming in the morning going in the evening.
-SUPPORTING LONLINESS sometimes, specially for the new commers, during the first few months. Girles over here used to cry every single night, away from home on a new environement where they have nobody.
Concidering something new in you life, is to concidere aswell the bad side of that thing, and the few points above are a part of what you'll face as a cabin crew. You'll be testing your self, and you'll really get to know the limit of your self on what you can take, and what you can't, specially with Emirates, and all the middle east airlines, as we have a difficult customers profile. As one of the crew said before, around 6/12 months, you'll know if you'll continue doing this, or if you'll pack up your bags and get ready to leave back home, regaining a normal life.
The good part is that you'll see things that you would never expect to see, you'll meet different people, who will maybe become freinds, you'll earn good money, always in the best hotels enjoying there free facilities, or having discounts. You'll be having dicounts on airline tickets, to your family aswell ( but not freinds ), things will become easy to get sometimes, you'll be wearing a nice uniform
and everybody will be watching you in the worldwide airports like if you are coming from another planet. That will make you prode, a second. You can take the opportunity, try, and see if you are made to be a cabin crew, or not. However, as I said, it's not an easy job for thoese who thinks that it is one.
It was my minute.
Good luck and safe flight.
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Ek: Medical Failed
Hi! I would like to know if anyone here has actually failed their medical exam w/ EK? I am currently having mine, and has come across something that needs further testing. I am anxious about it already. Thanks!
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EK Medical
Hi,
The Emirates medical is actually quite basic when you think about it.
Although i did read about a girl on another forum who found out she had TB.
What exactly are you now getting tested further?
The Emirates medical is actually quite basic when you think about it.
Although i did read about a girl on another forum who found out she had TB.
What exactly are you now getting tested further?
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Hi all. I'm thinking of applying once I've finished uni. A couple of things that maybe someone could answer for me.
I've just started working at Gleneagles hotel as a waiter and hope to do this for the 3 years I'm at uni for. Do you think this will count as enough customer contact or not? I worked in a restaurant for 2 and a hlaf years before I left for uni so I'm hoping this will be enough experience.
Could some one tell me the basic pay in British Pounds as I've looked on the Emirates website and tried to convert what they say but just wondering if someone could give a rough idea as a new cc member
Also whats the social side like. Do you go out a lot when your back in dubai or layovers or are you normally too tired too?
Any help on the above would be great
Cheers.
I've just started working at Gleneagles hotel as a waiter and hope to do this for the 3 years I'm at uni for. Do you think this will count as enough customer contact or not? I worked in a restaurant for 2 and a hlaf years before I left for uni so I'm hoping this will be enough experience.
Could some one tell me the basic pay in British Pounds as I've looked on the Emirates website and tried to convert what they say but just wondering if someone could give a rough idea as a new cc member
Also whats the social side like. Do you go out a lot when your back in dubai or layovers or are you normally too tired too?
Any help on the above would be great
Cheers.
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yippieeee i finished my training as a bank clerk successfully on 31 January 2007!!! Ohh it was soooo hard!!
everyone who is going to an openday, I would like to offer herewith my help as I went through the whole interview process!!!
The best regrads!
everyone who is going to an openday, I would like to offer herewith my help as I went through the whole interview process!!!
The best regrads!
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Hey Casablanca85 ,
Congratulations on ur trainging completion ... ready for nXT training with EK ?
Hey lukeylad,
Yesh, i'm going there.... lets see, how I hit the day
...
Anybody else up for NewCastle ?
Cheers,
Umzy
Congratulations on ur trainging completion ... ready for nXT training with EK
? Hey lukeylad,
Yesh, i'm going there.... lets see, how I hit the day
...Anybody else up for NewCastle ?
Cheers,
Umzy
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Aye im going aswell so good of my college to let me know today.
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Hello!!!
I have applied here in Brazil, and got into the end. It wasn't as hard as I expected, but tiring. Now I have to wait 4-6 weeks to have the answers. Looong weeks....
As I promissed, I'm going to describe in order to help others who are aplying too.
About the first day I can´t say because I have skipped, reasons I have described on a previous post. On the second openday in Brazil (São Paulo) It was about 80 people. men and women. All the girls wearing nice suit (skirt). Make up etc.... They gave us numbers, and there was 2 girls from Emirates. One tall blond pretty woman was from Australia and the other kind of japonese from the Philippinnes. We had to way for about 1 hour and 30 minutes for the first meeting to start. We went to a room they put a video and the questions started. People asked all kinds of questions about the profession, the company, the city. It's nice if you can ask SMART questions, but naturally not about money, beneficts or promotion. This was about one hour. After, we left the room and they separated us in four groups. Two groups went inside, two stayed out. They asked us to talk to the person next to us and ask our partner: The most embarrasing momento of his/her life and the famous person he/she would like to meet. Meanwhile, they were calling one by one to go there and check our heigh.
After, the women came each one in a different group and we had to individually stand up and introduce our colleague. ( tell all the information he told us in a very nice way) After that, she said that group A had to defend the permanence of the planet Pluto into the Solar System and group B had to defend the extintion. We had to discuss and find arguments for that. They were all the time observing what was happening in the group. We had to present aloud ( only 2 members) and we were told to leave the room. This took about one hour. After 15 minutes they came back with the famous letters. About 7 people were out. We left for a quick lunch and the other group came in. The same thing happen except for the second topic. About 5 were out.
Now it was the English test time. We had one hour to do it and there were two types of test. I thought the test was very easy, and the essay topic was ridiculous.... they asked us to talk about Carnival!! A very famous brazilian festival (...) The problem for some people was really the time... Some people couldn't finish the test and weren't able to write the essay well. After this, we had to wait about an hour for them to correct and give us another letter. A lot of people were cut at this moment. I could say that about 20, 25. The next step was the second dynamic work group. We were split in smaller groups (about 5 people) and they gave us a paper to decide who would we give the "employee of the month award". There was about 7 candidates all related with fliying situations. We as a group decided, as they observed. The second task was: We were on a sinking ship, and we had to take 10 itens. What would we take? After deciding, we would have to leave 5 from this 10. What would we leave behind?
We left, the other groups came in. We waited. Some more cuts. In the end we were about 12 people. This twelve went in, filled some papers, and we had to take a psycometric test ( a pain in the **
) about 160 questions!
Then we schedule the final interview and left. The whole thing took about 12 hours.
Two days later, came the final interview day. It took about one hour. They made everything to make me feel confortable and relaxed. One of them was asking questions and the other taking notes. You never now how you did it. They asked me a lot of questions concerning my job, if I ever got in conflict with coworkers or coordenators ( I´m a teacher), If I ever did more than I should for a student, what are the rules that I would never jeopardize, etc. I have no ideia what is going to happen, but waiting is really bad!!!! Some of my documents were missing. It's reeeally good if you can take everything you need so than your answer comes before. They said I might receive a phone call in 4 to 6 weeks or an email (email is a no answer
)
1)I had problems with my pictures. The pictures must be really nice or they don't get it. I took pictures with a professional photographer now. The casual pictures must be full lengh and smilling. The passport pictures (4) must also be smilling and no dates attached on you. And they have a smaller size than here in Brazil.
2)You have to take at least two letters of recomendations from employees or previous (Thanks for the tips from the people here I had taken these!!
)
3) You have to take all your certificates, and in my case, they had to be translated by an official translator (State)
4) Copy of passport
All these documents, if you don't have them at the moment it's ok. You have the chance to send to Dubai later. But if you have the time to get them and take them with you, it's better because they will enjoy and you will hear about them before!!!
Now I have to wait... feel anxious. I have no ideia if I did good in the interview.
I hope all this helps. If you need anything, just ask.
Again, thanks to the Emirates people who were here to support me during my process. I will let you know what happens.
As I promissed, I'm going to describe in order to help others who are aplying too.
About the first day I can´t say because I have skipped, reasons I have described on a previous post. On the second openday in Brazil (São Paulo) It was about 80 people. men and women. All the girls wearing nice suit (skirt). Make up etc.... They gave us numbers, and there was 2 girls from Emirates. One tall blond pretty woman was from Australia and the other kind of japonese from the Philippinnes. We had to way for about 1 hour and 30 minutes for the first meeting to start. We went to a room they put a video and the questions started. People asked all kinds of questions about the profession, the company, the city. It's nice if you can ask SMART questions, but naturally not about money, beneficts or promotion. This was about one hour. After, we left the room and they separated us in four groups. Two groups went inside, two stayed out. They asked us to talk to the person next to us and ask our partner: The most embarrasing momento of his/her life and the famous person he/she would like to meet. Meanwhile, they were calling one by one to go there and check our heigh.
After, the women came each one in a different group and we had to individually stand up and introduce our colleague. ( tell all the information he told us in a very nice way) After that, she said that group A had to defend the permanence of the planet Pluto into the Solar System and group B had to defend the extintion. We had to discuss and find arguments for that. They were all the time observing what was happening in the group. We had to present aloud ( only 2 members) and we were told to leave the room. This took about one hour. After 15 minutes they came back with the famous letters. About 7 people were out. We left for a quick lunch and the other group came in. The same thing happen except for the second topic. About 5 were out.
Now it was the English test time. We had one hour to do it and there were two types of test. I thought the test was very easy, and the essay topic was ridiculous.... they asked us to talk about Carnival!! A very famous brazilian festival (...) The problem for some people was really the time... Some people couldn't finish the test and weren't able to write the essay well. After this, we had to wait about an hour for them to correct and give us another letter. A lot of people were cut at this moment. I could say that about 20, 25. The next step was the second dynamic work group. We were split in smaller groups (about 5 people) and they gave us a paper to decide who would we give the "employee of the month award". There was about 7 candidates all related with fliying situations. We as a group decided, as they observed. The second task was: We were on a sinking ship, and we had to take 10 itens. What would we take? After deciding, we would have to leave 5 from this 10. What would we leave behind?
We left, the other groups came in. We waited. Some more cuts. In the end we were about 12 people. This twelve went in, filled some papers, and we had to take a psycometric test ( a pain in the **
) about 160 questions! Then we schedule the final interview and left. The whole thing took about 12 hours.
Two days later, came the final interview day. It took about one hour. They made everything to make me feel confortable and relaxed. One of them was asking questions and the other taking notes. You never now how you did it. They asked me a lot of questions concerning my job, if I ever got in conflict with coworkers or coordenators ( I´m a teacher), If I ever did more than I should for a student, what are the rules that I would never jeopardize, etc. I have no ideia what is going to happen, but waiting is really bad!!!! Some of my documents were missing. It's reeeally good if you can take everything you need so than your answer comes before. They said I might receive a phone call in 4 to 6 weeks or an email (email is a no answer
)1)I had problems with my pictures. The pictures must be really nice or they don't get it. I took pictures with a professional photographer now. The casual pictures must be full lengh and smilling. The passport pictures (4) must also be smilling and no dates attached on you. And they have a smaller size than here in Brazil.
2)You have to take at least two letters of recomendations from employees or previous (Thanks for the tips from the people here I had taken these!!
)3) You have to take all your certificates, and in my case, they had to be translated by an official translator (State)
4) Copy of passport
All these documents, if you don't have them at the moment it's ok. You have the chance to send to Dubai later. But if you have the time to get them and take them with you, it's better because they will enjoy and you will hear about them before!!!
Now I have to wait... feel anxious. I have no ideia if I did good in the interview.
I hope all this helps. If you need anything, just ask.
Again, thanks to the Emirates people who were here to support me during my process. I will let you know what happens.
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A question
Can you people who are already there tell me about the medical exams??
What if I take some medication? Should I stop? WHat exams do they ask me here and there in Dubai and when? Is it true that you can't take medicines even for a cold?
What if I need some kind of medication, do you think this can jeopardize my chances?
Thanks
What if I take some medication? Should I stop? WHat exams do they ask me here and there in Dubai and when? Is it true that you can't take medicines even for a cold?
What if I need some kind of medication, do you think this can jeopardize my chances?
Thanks
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Hey lukeylad ,
All the best .... Hope to see you there !!!
just a lil curious, ur age is written 20 here in forum? Is that on Purpose ? Cuz wats running in my mind is IF u r really 20, the minimum age careteria is 21? Help me out, if i'm wrong.
Cheers
All the best .... Hope to see you there !!!
just a lil curious, ur age is written 20 here in forum? Is that on Purpose ? Cuz wats running in my mind is IF u r really 20, the minimum age careteria is 21? Help me out, if i'm wrong.
Cheers