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hello guys I'm so new here! I just want to confirm that open day mean like just a walik-in and they will entertain me? please tell me. Plan to go to oman this november. tnxs
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LRC: You are absolutely right, that's exactly what an Open Day is, though from my understanding (as I went to an assessment day) you need to take along your CV and photographs to an Open Day. Check the EK group careers website as it is all outlined on there. GOOD LUCK 
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Ohhh Damn!!!!!!! I hate my boss:-( I will not be able to attend one of the Ek`s Open days in Europe in november as I will be abroad for several fairs where the company I am actually employed will be represented by us! It will bring good mony but I was sooo exited to go again for Emirates! Well I don`t know for what it is good:-) Will try in december!
We will be in Spain, Italy, Greece and Czech!
We will be in Spain, Italy, Greece and Czech!
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Tnxs Ali
Ali: Tnxs A Lot , Yeah Been Trying Hopefully With Ek And Ey, Even With Gulf Air Been Flying With Saudia For More Than Four Years Now And It Seems I'm Not Going Anywhere. Trying My Best! Does Etihad Have Open Days Too? Based On Their Website They Will Just Entertain Online . I Also Did Apply For It And Up To Now, No Response Yet, In Gulf Air Is There An Open Day Too?
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Open Day Melbourne 9th December
Hey crew,
Can anyone tell me why they are holding an open day on the sunday?
It has always been as far as I know, open day usually on a saturday followed by assessment on the sunday.
Never the less I'll be attending that day.
Anyone else from Melbourne or Australia attending Dec 9th?
Can anyone tell me why they are holding an open day on the sunday?
It has always been as far as I know, open day usually on a saturday followed by assessment on the sunday.
Never the less I'll be attending that day.
Anyone else from Melbourne or Australia attending Dec 9th?
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Please give the time we have a assement days or a recruitementfor cabin crew in tunisia :ugh: by emirates airlines i am waiting for the answer please Mr :bored: :hmm: :confused:
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Hey, EY do no have any open days as far as I know, they only have the regular assessment days where you need to have applied online and invited to attend. Personally I have tried applying to EY through their website but I have found the website to be absolutely rubbish and not user friendly at all. There were also technological problems and it would always lock me out and crash. In the end it would not allow me to log in and I never heard back after emailing EY to sort the problem out. So in the end, I just gave up with EY. Hey ho...I am EK now...so I have well forgotten EY. Personally I would not want to be based in Abu Dhabi in comparison to DXB. I hope you have better luck. 
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Emirates interview process
The interview process was quite stressful and intimidating but oh so worth it in the end The process is as follows:
Open Day. There will be a couple of hundred applicants there. Reality is only about 10 of you will get a position with Emirates give or take. This is where your resume is vital to being invited for the next interview. They go through a video and explain a bit about the company and the job. They watch your every move. I have heard that they have spies in the crowd watching your every move even at the coffee shop. So be on your best flight attendant behaviour at ALL times! They will go through the resumes that day briefly so at first glace they need to be outstanding. If you are invited to stay you will come back the next day for round 2!
Round 2. This is the day of group exersises. You will be put in groups and they will ask you to discuss amongst your group about a given topic. My first topic was "at what age should children be given mobile phones". They want you to interact but not take over. A good tip is to be sort of like a mediator. Make sure everyone is having a say. Do not be over oppinionated. That could mean you will be a pain to work with! Be pleasant and put up your hand before you speak. Do not interupt others. I mediated towards the end when they said to come to a conclusion by saying to the grup "what does everyone think would be a good age?" this allowed everyone to come to the agreement rather than just discuss it. The day is like Australian idol. They go through rounds just cutting people out. You leave the room after the group discussions and then come back in. They have letters for everyone. Once you get the letter you exit the room. The letter either says you are invited to stay or thankyou but goodbye! Brutal and not a nice process but it has to be done!
Final interview. This is a one on one. I found this the easiest. Although it is very important that you are prepared for the questions they will ask you. I was overprepared. They want to have positive answers to evrey question. Never bag out a past employer for any reason if anything praise why you enjoyed working for them. They will ask you questions such as:
- Why do you want to be a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines?
- How have you found the interview process?
- Give me an example of a time where you did something wrong at work and how did you fix it?
- Give me an example of something an employer has said you have done a great job at?
- Give me an example of when you have been told you have done something wrong or where you have not preformed well at a task? How did that make you feel?
- Give me an example of when you have gone out of your way for a customer?
- Give me an example of when you have had an unhappy customer and how you handled it?
I started preparing for the open day about a month before it was held. I wanted to be in the know as much as possible. I read alot of the cabin crew threads on the forum site pprune.com to get an insight into the life of a flight attendant. This enabled me to have an understanding of what personal characteristics were necessary to get the job and perform it well once I got there. Having a full understanding of the type of person I needed to be helped alot in the interviews. I found alot about how to behave during the interviews and from my personal experience her are some of the characteristics the recruiters look for on the day:
- Natural smile. Always. Like all day. So start practising my cheeks were so sore by the last day.
- Courtesy towards others such as not pushing in lines.
- No bitchiness. Do not bitch about anyone or anything! Even if others are do not participate.
- No swearing!
- No loud commotion while waiting. Behave like a lady.
- Do not sit with your legs crossed. Sit with knees together slightly to the side so it is comfortable and hands on laps.
- Do not winge. Even if you are tired and sick of waiting remain pleasent.
- Be friendly with others. Make friends and remember names. Do not go crazy and seem as though you are demanding attention though.
- Be confident but not overly confident. They want someone who will be able to interact with all types of people. They do not want someone shy but they also do not want someone who is overly confident and over the top.
- Do not waffle on when asked a question keep it short and sweet.
So pretty much they are looking for someone who is a nice person, confident but not cocky or over the top, someone who behaves like a lady and is genuinly happy to be there on the day!
Ensure that you are overprepared! Remember to take the following:
- Passport photo of yourself with hair pulled back in business atire and a full length in a skirt suit. They will ask for proffessional ones but not until the final round.
- Bandaids. If not for yourself for others also. Shows that you are caring and think outside the box.
- PEN!!!!!!! So many people forgot this. Not a good look.
- Your reference number from your application.
- A resume. Make sure your resume is spot on! Include in your resume why you would like to be a flight attendant. Do not make the resume any longer than 2 pages. Take a copy of your resume to everyday of interviews.
- Lollies. I took a bag of lollies and it was a great thing towards the end of the days especially while waiting. The girls loved me for it too! Share them around
As for what to wear on the day, it is quite important. There are alot of applicants there and you want to stand out! Not stand out by being really out there but by dressing 100% appropriate. Emirates is a conservative airline so no funky or sexy outfits. Keep it nice and clean and simple.
Guys wear:
- A suit. Conservative colour shirt and tie. Shirt tucked in.
- Hair neat and short. Not covered in too much product and no crazy or fashionable hair styles.
- Clean black shoes.
Girls wear:
- Skirt suit. With a shirt in a conservative colour stucked in to skirt. Think flight attendant. If they can visualise you as one then your one step closer to becoming one.
- Shoes simple low heals or flats. Do not turn up in really high stilletos. A heal is nice but keep it conservative.
- No silk shirts. Sexy is not the name of the game. White or pastel is best.
- Minimal jewelry.
- Hair pulled back very neat in a bun or pony tail.
- Makeup not too over the top but enough to look well groomed. Wear a nice lipstick it makes a difference.
- Nails. It is worth getting them done with a nice french polish. Only cost about $10 at a salon.
Attention to detail with apearance makes a difference and may be what gets you to the next stage.
I hope this helps. Just be calm and try to really enjoy the process!
The process is as follows:Open Day. There will be a couple of hundred applicants there. Reality is only about 10 of you will get a position with Emirates give or take. This is where your resume is vital to being invited for the next interview. They go through a video and explain a bit about the company and the job. They watch your every move. I have heard that they have spies in the crowd watching your every move even at the coffee shop. So be on your best flight attendant behaviour at ALL times! They will go through the resumes that day briefly so at first glace they need to be outstanding. If you are invited to stay you will come back the next day for round 2!
Round 2. This is the day of group exersises. You will be put in groups and they will ask you to discuss amongst your group about a given topic. My first topic was "at what age should children be given mobile phones". They want you to interact but not take over. A good tip is to be sort of like a mediator. Make sure everyone is having a say. Do not be over oppinionated. That could mean you will be a pain to work with! Be pleasant and put up your hand before you speak. Do not interupt others. I mediated towards the end when they said to come to a conclusion by saying to the grup "what does everyone think would be a good age?" this allowed everyone to come to the agreement rather than just discuss it.
The day is like Australian idol. They go through rounds just cutting people out. You leave the room after the group discussions and then come back in. They have letters for everyone. Once you get the letter you exit the room. The letter either says you are invited to stay or thankyou but goodbye! Brutal and not a nice process but it has to be done!Final interview. This is a one on one. I found this the easiest. Although it is very important that you are prepared for the questions they will ask you. I was overprepared. They want to have positive answers to evrey question. Never bag out a past employer for any reason if anything praise why you enjoyed working for them. They will ask you questions such as:
- Why do you want to be a flight attendant for Emirates Airlines?
- How have you found the interview process?
- Give me an example of a time where you did something wrong at work and how did you fix it?
- Give me an example of something an employer has said you have done a great job at?
- Give me an example of when you have been told you have done something wrong or where you have not preformed well at a task? How did that make you feel?
- Give me an example of when you have gone out of your way for a customer?
- Give me an example of when you have had an unhappy customer and how you handled it?
I started preparing for the open day about a month before it was held. I wanted to be in the know as much as possible. I read alot of the cabin crew threads on the forum site pprune.com to get an insight into the life of a flight attendant. This enabled me to have an understanding of what personal characteristics were necessary to get the job and perform it well once I got there. Having a full understanding of the type of person I needed to be helped alot in the interviews. I found alot about how to behave during the interviews and from my personal experience her are some of the characteristics the recruiters look for on the day:
- Natural smile. Always. Like all day. So start practising my cheeks were so sore by the last day.
- Courtesy towards others such as not pushing in lines.
- No bitchiness. Do not bitch about anyone or anything! Even if others are do not participate.
- No swearing!
- No loud commotion while waiting. Behave like a lady.
- Do not sit with your legs crossed. Sit with knees together slightly to the side so it is comfortable and hands on laps.
- Do not winge. Even if you are tired and sick of waiting remain pleasent.
- Be friendly with others. Make friends and remember names. Do not go crazy and seem as though you are demanding attention though.
- Be confident but not overly confident. They want someone who will be able to interact with all types of people. They do not want someone shy but they also do not want someone who is overly confident and over the top.
- Do not waffle on when asked a question keep it short and sweet.
So pretty much they are looking for someone who is a nice person, confident but not cocky or over the top, someone who behaves like a lady and is genuinly happy to be there on the day!
Ensure that you are overprepared! Remember to take the following:
- Passport photo of yourself with hair pulled back in business atire and a full length in a skirt suit. They will ask for proffessional ones but not until the final round.
- Bandaids. If not for yourself for others also. Shows that you are caring and think outside the box.
- PEN!!!!!!! So many people forgot this. Not a good look.
- Your reference number from your application.
- A resume. Make sure your resume is spot on! Include in your resume why you would like to be a flight attendant. Do not make the resume any longer than 2 pages. Take a copy of your resume to everyday of interviews.
- Lollies. I took a bag of lollies and it was a great thing towards the end of the days especially while waiting. The girls loved me for it too! Share them around
As for what to wear on the day, it is quite important. There are alot of applicants there and you want to stand out! Not stand out by being really out there but by dressing 100% appropriate. Emirates is a conservative airline so no funky or sexy outfits. Keep it nice and clean and simple.
Guys wear:
- A suit. Conservative colour shirt and tie. Shirt tucked in.
- Hair neat and short. Not covered in too much product and no crazy or fashionable hair styles.
- Clean black shoes.
Girls wear:
- Skirt suit. With a shirt in a conservative colour stucked in to skirt. Think flight attendant. If they can visualise you as one then your one step closer to becoming one.
- Shoes simple low heals or flats. Do not turn up in really high stilletos. A heal is nice but keep it conservative.
- No silk shirts. Sexy is not the name of the game. White or pastel is best.
- Minimal jewelry.
- Hair pulled back very neat in a bun or pony tail.
- Makeup not too over the top but enough to look well groomed. Wear a nice lipstick it makes a difference.
- Nails. It is worth getting them done with a nice french polish. Only cost about $10 at a salon.
Attention to detail with apearance makes a difference and may be what gets you to the next stage.
I hope this helps. Just be calm and try to really enjoy the process!
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Why does Emirates need to know your dental history? Will anything disqualify you as an applicant if they find something about your teeth? Or is it b/c they want you to get the necessary work to be done on your teeth in your home country BEFORE you come to Dubai?
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hi, regarding the above dental history, ive been through all the medicals and dont remember having to tell them my dental history just what my current dental health is like? i had fixed retainer for 3 years when younger and never had to tell them bout that???
i also want to ask about money, when we get there how much do we need minimum, im trying to pay off my student debts as i graduated in july and saving to fetch to dubai is little and far between. i think i cud prob get about £500 do u think i will be struggling? i wud like to go out maybe once a week or twice if lucky but know that prob wont happen with all the training hehe cant wait im relly looking forward to it all. but serious is anyone taking around £500 or do u suggest more? how much is average shopping and evening meals etc
also girls- acrylic/ gel french nails are they allowed? iusually have manicured hands but ive removed them to try grow them naturally as i herd eK dont allow false nails?
anyone else joining december?
any help on the money question would be good!!!
Becky
i also want to ask about money, when we get there how much do we need minimum, im trying to pay off my student debts as i graduated in july and saving to fetch to dubai is little and far between. i think i cud prob get about £500 do u think i will be struggling? i wud like to go out maybe once a week or twice if lucky but know that prob wont happen with all the training hehe cant wait im relly looking forward to it all. but serious is anyone taking around £500 or do u suggest more? how much is average shopping and evening meals etc
also girls- acrylic/ gel french nails are they allowed? iusually have manicured hands but ive removed them to try grow them naturally as i herd eK dont allow false nails?
anyone else joining december?
any help on the money question would be good!!!
Becky
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for your dental, they just want to make sure that you dont have any noticable teeth defections like when you smile...
cavaties are ok, and if you have a chipped tooth (i do
), if it looks good and doesnt take away from your apperance, youre OK.
cavaties are ok, and if you have a chipped tooth (i do
), if it looks good and doesnt take away from your apperance, youre OK.
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Thanks Sleepy. I was just a little worried b/c I've had a root canal, and several fillings done do to cavities and I thought that would disqualify me. I had braces when I was 11 years old for about two years and stupid me, I never wore my retainers. So now, some of my teeth are moving and some are not that straight anymore as it used to be , so before I go and apply when I turn 21, I'm planning on getting Invisalign.
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been waiting for "golden call"
it's been 4 weeks since my last final interview and until now i never heard anything from emirates.. i sent an email and asked if they received all the required documents but no reply... i am so worried, i'm loosing my patience and i feel stressed already for this long waiting...i've been reading all the comments here and usually the waiting takes 3-4 weeks only and the motto "no news is a good news"..hope it's true.... 
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waiting for EK
It really is NO NEW IS GOOD NEWS with Emirates. It also depends how fast your file gets seen to. Wait another two weeks and then give them a ring. I would not ring them before that as they state that you should wait 6 weeks before contacting them. I know the waiting is hard but hang in there. Good Luck!
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Hey mister,
Honestly I didnt think about calling them. I just dont want to receive that no wanted letter again. As I told you before, this is my second final interview. Last year I tried and received that terrible letter and I can tell you that its really hard to believe.
Anyway I am keeping my fingers crossed this time and facing this situation in a positive way.
Cheers
Honestly I didnt think about calling them. I just dont want to receive that no wanted letter again. As I told you before, this is my second final interview. Last year I tried and received that terrible letter and I can tell you that its really hard to believe.
Anyway I am keeping my fingers crossed this time and facing this situation in a positive way.
Cheers