Virgin Blue Melbourne Interviews
 

Hi all....

I have an interview with VirginBlue on Monday and was wanting to get some info on what to expect at the assessment day...

-What activities are most commonly carried out?
-How many people attend on the day
-Any advice on what works best and what the recruiters are looking for?

Any info would help... I've been to a few Cabin Crew interviews in the past and worked as a Flight Attendant a few years back, however never attended a Virgin Interview.... I look forward to reading your responses, and thank you in advance for you help..

Cheers

SocialFlyer:ok:

dONT BE sHY!
 

Ok Guys...

I know there are a heap of you who have been to a Virgin Blue interview, so speak out now or forever hold your peace.....

Dont be Shy..... I'm waiting... (And desperate at the same time)!!

SocialFlyer...:ok:

Hi Social Flyer,

My interview with Virgin Blue was over a year and half ago now. So I am guessing it may have changed a little. The format was quite simple..

1st interview- group interview- introduction spiel about the company, introduce yourself to the group, take part in a group activity. told that you will recieve a call or email.

2nd interview- one on one- lots of customer service questions- have lots of examples ready about both good and bad situations you have dealt with.

Medical

Quite a few of the crew I initially trained with had 3rd interviews as well. I think that they were one on one style interviews again.


My whole process took 3 days from 1st interview to job offer, however a friend of mine who started a couple of months ago took 2.5 months to complete the whole interview process.

Anyway best of luck. The best advice I can give you is to be yourself and smile smile smile.


love SMILE

Thanks Smile,

Greatly appreciated.... I guess at the end of the day that's all you can do, be yourself.... Ill keep you posted on the progress... I used to work for Virgin Blue back in 2000 when they first started as Ground Crew at Melbourne airport, but left to travel the world and work overseas for 1 year... Having come back now and worked for other companies I miss the Virgin team.....

Wish me Luck...

SocialFlyer:ok:

Virgin Interview Today...
 

Hey all...

Had my Virgin Group assessment today and managed to get through to the one on one interview... They seem to have changed the recruitment day now...

The Group Interviews were held in the morning, there were two sessions, 08.30am and 10.30am.... In total between the two groups there were 60 people.. The Group interview part has not changed, it involved

Intro to the company
Introducing yourself
2 Group Activities (Card Game + Song and Dance???)

Once all the group interviews were finished everyone came back at 12.30 and they handed out envelopes which advised if you had been shortlisted to the one on one interview... Out of the 60 people they shortlisted around 15 people, and I was one of the lucky ones.....

I had my 1 on 1 interview at 1.00pm and it lasted for approximately 45minutes. The 1 on 1 interview was intense and had some tough questions which really put you on the spot.. I must say the recruiters were fantastic and really made an effort to make you feel comfortable.. Now I'm waiting to find out if I have made it to the Medical Stage... The interviewer did say that there are 2 ground schools going through in February and also March....

Overall the day was enjoyable.. I met some nice people and did have a laugh (especially singing and dancing:rolleyes: )... It was interesting to see the diverse range of people they had.. I feel the really did select a diverse range of individuals to stay back. There were ladies 40+, brunettes, short etc (not the Virgin stereotype) who made it through to the final interview, therefore I would say Virgin has really changed there recruitment standards....

To those who have been through the process could you please let me know how long it took you to find out if u made it to the Medical, once you had completed your one on one interview???? Hopefully the wait will not be too long..

Any questions just ask.... In the meantime Fingers Crossed I'm waiting by the phone....

SocialFlyer:ok:

Hey SocialFlyer,

I also attended the day, and was successful in gaining an interview, however mine was not on the day, and I will have to wait via email to find the date.

You were talking a little about the interview. I was woundering if you could go into it in depth, give the rest of us a very good heads up, just so we can prepare?

Thanks for any infomation you have :)

Regards, Sean.

Giddy Up!!
 

howdy social flyer,

its your old friends from dubai wanting to wish you the best of luck, and say congrats for making it this far....you're a STAR!!!!!!!!

....soon you will 'really' will be FLYING!!!! haha, not unlike new years day:= :=

we've still got our fingers crossed to see you at EK one day.

See you in a few days,
Andrew & Kathy
xox

Virgin Blue Interview
 

Hey everyone,

I just received an email from VIRGIN BLUE to attend an interview for CABIN CREW on 22nd January.

I was just wondering if anyone knows whats involved and has any tips can they please leave some information from me!

I have never been to an airline interview and I am soooooo nervous!

What should I expect?

Also has anyone here been to their interviews lately? Id love to hear from you!

help hehe
 

some responses would be appreciated
thanks heaps

andyman:O

Mind if we get out of bed first?

Sheesh!
SG
;)


PS. Sorry can't help, have never been to a VB interview.

hi social flyer!
 

congratulation:O
well done!
i'm just curious to know, you mentioned about the diversity of the people who successfully passed the first stage.... do you know if there's any Asian applicants who passed the first stage as well.

cheers
sofresh

andyman,

Why don't you just read through the post by "social flyer" already being discussed on this bulletin board explaining what goes on in the DJ interview ? It's right in front of your face ! Stop wasting bandwitdh !

A search on pprune using the work "virgin blue cabin crew " will bring up some very interesting information for you.

Good Luck

Virgin Blue Interview....
 

Hey Guys...

I heard back from Virgin and I didn't make it through to the Medical stage. That's cool though, I'm happy to have made it to the final interview and the experience was worth it..

I've had a few private messages requesting info so I'll do my best to post what I can remember about the Group and One on One interview.. Here it goes....

Group Session:

When you arrive on the day you are required to register. Upon registration one should look at the interviewer and smile.. Many people did not seem welcoming or excited when they registered. We were informed by the recruiters that they assessed all applicants, body language, confidence, interpersonal skills and smile at the registration stage..

The two Group activities were

1. Build a Card Stack Tower in Groups. The aim of this is to see how you interact, not how good you can build. Don't be the know it all and act give instructions or demand.. Repeat what other people say, follow instructions, promote team work etc...

2. Design a Advertising Campaign (TV OR SONG)... The aim of this is simple.. Advertise a product.. I would recommend you encourage your group to do a song. Act like a complete idiot. Dance while you sing, and promote group interaction.. The aim of this task is to use team work, show how confident you are, ability to have fun, planning skills and following instructions.

During the group interview stage the interviewer made a interesting comment. On a flight you have limited time to make an impression, hence this is why they give limited time in the group activities stage.....

NOW! For those who make it through to the on on one interview, here are some of the questions that I was asked

1. Why do you want to be a Flight Attendant

2. Looking through your employment could you explain why you left such and such position

3. How do you cope with adaptibility? If your organisational structure changed without notice what measures would you take to ensure a smooth transition? Give an example?

4. Give a time you worked in a group context and a member of your team did not contribute! What did you do? How did the other team members feel?

5. Explain a time at work where a colleague was performing duties in a manner which posed a OHS risk to others. What did you do, how did they react.

6. Thinking about all your employment tell me what is the one job you have loved the most and what aspect of it was the best.

7. Tell me a time you ahve dealt with an aggressive customer who may have posed a threat to you? How did you deal with the situation. What procedures did you follow?

8. Think of a time where a customer has requested something which was impossible for you to provide? What did you do? How did you handle the situation?

9. What measurs do you take in your workplace to ensure that it is safe and risk free to others.


SO!!!!! That's the best I can do guys, might not be the exact question but it's close enough.. That's the bulk of it. The criteria used in the Group and One on One interview is

"confidence,teamwork, interpersonale
effectiveness,verbal communication, flair,presentation
and grooming, customer service orientation,
adaptability,"

Reflecting on my one on one interview I could have possibly answered a little better... I'll be more prepared next time (12 months that is :rolleyes:... Hope all this helps.. Good Luck to all those attending. I've got a Ground Crew interview with them next week and might try my luck at that...

Cheers all

SocialFlyer

PS.. SOFRESH, There were 2 asian female applicants on the day and both made it to the finals...

Socialflyer, first of all I would like to say well done to you for making it to the final stage that is a really good effort. And sorry to hear you that you didn't make it. You sound like a peson with lots of dedication and that will get you far so keep trying. And second of all I would like to say thank you for giving us the whole process and qustions throughout the interview. It s such a great help and trust me all of that information can give us a definite helping hand. Thank you again and good luck:ok:

From Nikki :D

Way to go buddy
 

Social flyer,

I am sorry to hear you didnt get in the Cabin Crew position, with your dedication and skills you will be in the air in no time.

Thankyou so much for your information regarding the DJ interview. You are a great help and I am sure any airline will award you for your skills and personality and offer you the position of your dreams.

Good luck in the future and once again thankyou very much.

hi social flyer!
i'm sorry to hear that....... but well there's always next time and good luck to your ground crew application. i wish you'll get it. i heard if you are working as a ground crew with them, you have the opportunity to fly as well as part of your ground crew job which is great.
thank you for the tips :O
and all the best. any news from EK?

Virginblue interviews.
 

Hi Guys,

I have been fortunate enough to have been interviewed for a cabincrew supervisor role. This was in Melb on 18th Dec. I made it through to the one on one and then had to take part in a role play excercise with another recruiter, (nothing too bad). i then had to wait about a week and recieved an e-mail to say that i'd made it through to the medical. I did that about 1 1/2 weeks ago and am now waiting the wait for that phone call.
Fingers crossed for all of us, hey
Flightboi:ok:

passport
 

"Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls" I have my inteview next week for VB Cabin Crew and am very excited.

My passport is due to expire in April this year. I have to take a passport with me and want to know if anyone thinks I should really go and get my new passport done in the city where it takes 48 hours to get your new passport or should I just wait till after the interview and apply the normal way at the post office for a new aussie passport? I have the forms completed I just need ot get them finalised at the post office and sent off.

Im just worried that because my passport doesnt have much validity on it left that it could jeapordise my application?

Whats everyone elses thoughts on this.

Passport
 

Andyman,

If you do not have all the documentation required the Virgin Team are okay with this as long as you are in the process of obtaining appropriate certificates etc...

The exact information given was

"Those without first aid, RSA, passports etc can still go through the process however there file will go on pending if they make it to the medical stage"

Untill you have obtained all appropriate documents they will hold your file and once you fax it to them they will send you for the medical (that's for those who make it to this stage :rolleyes: !!!)...

I wouldnt stress too much at the moment. Relax and just have a good time.....

GoodLuck

SocialFlyer:ok:

SocialFlyer, your wright. They are very relaxed about if you do not have all the documents at the time of intv. They just want to make sure you have them all before they progress you to the training stage.
Gookluck to you andyman. They are lovely people and make you feel very relaxed. I have been very impressed with the whole intv process. I have had my medical, so now i have to sit and wait.:ok:

hi flightboi,

I am interested to know if you have any previous flying experience before being interviewed for the poistion of cabin supervisor with DJ. Were there other people there at the CS interviews who have no previous airline experience ? Did u meet any regional flight attendants from say Rex or QantasLink who fly on their own and are using their skills as solo flyers to gain a position with DJ as cabin supervisor.

Regards
QF SKY

;)

Hi QF Skywalker,

Yes, i have flying exp for a regional carrier, but as a solo f/a and it was a few years ago. I guess they look at how well you work with the other candidates and how the day unfolds. Sure, having the flying exp helps, however i think they are looking at what other skills people can bring to the role. I dont think they base their decision entirely on if you have prevoius flying exp or not.
Cheers
Flighboi

Just out of general interest, has anyone outside of Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney been invited to DJ interviews? It doesn't overly bother me, but from what i know of, DJ haven't interviewed in Perth for quite a while. Hopefully DJ aren't being biased and are giving applicants from all states a fair go. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

thanks

FLAIR
 

Hi guys/gals, I hear this is common at Virgin Blue

" Virgin Blue has its flair, Whats yours?"


Whats everyones flair?


My flair would have to be my ability to make friends easily. I find it easy to make friends when Im mixing with new people like in education or when i begin working some where new or when I''m out with a big friends. I also like to have fun and entertain people by making jokes and making people laugh. :O

flightboi,

Thanks for the response. I was wondering if DJ also gave any indication as to how many direct entry CS they were taking and also if you have to fly as a line flight attendant first for a few weeks, rather than jumping straight into the CS role ?

Any info you could provide would be great, I know of many QF regional crew very interested in these positions.

Feel free to pvt me

QF SKY:ok:

I Made It.........
 

Hi Guys ,

Well i made it through with VB. I got a call today from cc recuitment. They have offered me a Cabincrew Supervisor role in Melb base. I 'm sooooo wrapped. I start my ground school on Mon 2nd Feb in Melb. Yeahhhhhh.....!!!!!!!!!

Hope to see some of you at ground school.
Flightboi:ok:

Hey FB

Congrats.... Always nice to see some postive movement in the industry!

Cheers

unsuccessful
 

hi guys looks like virginblue werent intersted in me :{

but not gunna be dissapointed, plenty more opportunities out there. got a real taste of the job though, feels really tiring and stressful. If any virginblue staff are reading this, do you seriously have fun while your at work ?

thanks for ur support guys and goodluck for those in the recruitment proccess.


Andyman:D

virgin blue group interviews today
 

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum, have applied for VB Cabin Crew and got through the group interviews today.

Just want to see if anyone else had the same feeling as me.

Weren't the recruiters just sooooooo nice, ice-breakers, calming people down, they are not stupid, they know everyone is nervous, but to even tell people in the successful letters to keep it calm as most were not successful shows a professional approach.

Some suggestions for those attending the group discussions. BE YOURSELF! It is so easy to slip into fake mode and the recruiters are right on the ball and know what they want. If you are not successful, don't be sad, I noticed many people almost in tears, their are many directions in life, perhaps the direction for CC could come later rather than sooner as the recruiter mentioned at the end, whilst handing out the letters. Time to reflect what you really want perhaps.

Met some fantastic people! Their were all sorts, but most of all the people chosen did look the part of a CC, so i guess a lot of effort went into choosing candidates.

Again, keep your chin up those that were not selected, you will meet many interesting people and get to see some aeroplanes in your break at least

Take care all and good luck

hey andyman,

sorry to hear you didnt make it through... but there will be plenty of other opportunities down the track, maybe it just wasnt your time this time.

Yes, there IS a lot of pressure and stress in the job - but can honestly say that we DO have a LOT of fun in our job. it isnt just a myth, and I am often in stitches of laughter while at work! there are SO many funny people out there working for us!

Dont be disheartened by today... your time will definately come!

tB

hi social flyer
 

i'm sorry to hear that!
i attended the interview today. it was great.
you are right. they changed their recruit process. there were two or four asian applicants who made to the finalssss i think.
wow!
all the best to you socialflyer!

Try Again...
 

Hey All...

As you all know I had my Cabin Crew interview last week, made it to the final interview and was then rejected:{ !!!!

Anyway, This week I attended the Group interview for Guest Services (Ground Crew) and once again made it to the final interview.... Today I've just found out I made it to the medical stage and am in total shock... Fingers crossed I make it through....:confused: .....

Virgin is amazing in getting back to you.. On both occassions I had a response within 24 hours.. There is no giving you the run around...

To all out there, dont give up... Persistence will get you everywhere......

Take care and keep me updated on your progress

Cheers

SocialFlyer:ok:

Hey guys

Don't despair. I have been interviewed for the cabin crew role with DJ 3 times.
I was finally successful on my 4th attempt. And will be flying as a Cabin Supervisor.

QF Skywalker
After initial CS training direct entry CS's spend 2 weeks on line as cabin crew before heading back into CS training.
I have 8 years experience as a cabin manager with Ansett, as well as flight attendant experience with Ansett, Sunstate (before Qantas ownership) America West and Australian airlines.
In total 17 years.

to: OZFASTAU and others
 

Hi there!

How did u go OZFAST?

Did u get an interview scheduled?

Guess so many people went to group interviews that is why had to interview u at a later date.



P.S anyone know whether their is panel interview after one on one? have not heard about this, but I'm told airlines normally do this?

For those that had their interviews scheduled, was it also at airport?

Cheers

Hi Wanttobecc...

There is no panel interview after the 1 on 1 interview. If you make it through the one on one interview they will send you for your medical and then contact your references.. That's it...

In the past I think Virgin sometmes called people back after there 1 on 1 for another short interview.. However, I believe this is no longer practice... One of the girls who recently got through went through the process like this

Monday: Group Interview + 1 on 1 interview in the afternoon

Wednesday: Contacted to attend a Medical

Friday: Had a Medical

Wednesday: Contacted an offered to start in 2 weeks.....

As you can see fast and efficient, no messing around.... If your interviewed is rescheduled it will be at the airport again...

I hope this answers some of your questions... Feel free to ask if you need anything else...

Cheers...

SocialFlyer:ok:

thanks social flyer
 

thanks for that.

I have been so impressed with Virgin Blue quite overwhelmed actually. My friends have told me horror stories of Emirates Airlines out of Dubai, so have not applied even though I understand they need thousands of cabin crew. I would be proud to work for Virgin Blue, all I hear is complaint afer complaint after complaint about Emirates, other than they make good money because tax free but what is money anyways?

good luck with your position, why were you so surprised having domne it before i thought u would walk in, and no need to be interviewed.

Bye for now

If anyone out there going for virginblue I thouroghly recommend it. they are just brilliant group of people, even if I don't get through i'll bragg for ever more

as ground crew will u get same travel benefits as cabin Crew?

do u know how long it takes to get travel benefits 6months? 1 year?

what sort of benefits, only dscount on Virgin Blue or 1d 90 type of thing on all carriers worldwide... assuming Virgin group discounts right?

anyone know anything about this?

where does Virgin CC stay in Gold Coast?
Broome?
Cairns/

C Ya

social flyer
 

one more thingy

if one was too succeed all the way through to medical and then be offered a job, but that person could not for some reason start until 6-8 months later, do you think the airline would simply put the applicant in "hold' position until a training in that part of the year, or chances all lost and have to reapply all over again?????

ground crew
 

hey social flyer im curious when u went to the ground crew interview did they mention the EBA details?


congratulations cabin secure!

wanttobec,

I couldn't resist to not pull you up on what you have said about emirates and virgin blue.
Money ? Ask the Virgin girls what money is honey, they need more for the hard work they perform and f/a unfriendly working conditions. Don't be so deluded about what it might be like to a work for a company purely based on the dealings with the girls from HR.

Also all of the whingers who complain about EK are the ones who are already living back home in oz after 2months away from Australia and couldn't hack being away from home - they are not the ones who have made a career out of emirates as friends of mine have done and love it. Please remember that virgin blue is no emirates - EK are a full service long haul airline so time zone differences, long haul flights and a much broader range of nationalities to deal with are all part of your day. I am not saying that virgin staff don't work hard but it would be stupid to compare the two and simply write off EK just because a couple of your friends couldn't hack it - we've heard it all before.

You seem enthusiastic and congratulations on that, but I think you need to get a little more clued in before you mouth off.