Have you tried applying online?

I'm not sure why you keep getting the same response? On your previous applications have you changed your examples to your questions?

On the online application the question is very clear, and even gives you pointers to how you should structure your response.

Give it a go, and good luck!

I have tried to apply online and yes I have changed the answers to their application questions. Ahhhhhh!!!! I already work in an airline as ground staff and thought to myself of moving to a bigger and better company. So I applied for Virgin Customer Services- got rejected on that. Then the thought of becoming Cabin Crew applied to me and so I applied!!!!!But..... but rejected again.

What are they looking for?????I have completely and truely expressed my best customer experiences. Are they looking for someone who is kind, loving to kids or mummies with prams?????????? I will try again but have to wait for another 6months and its eating my head up now-just thinking why, what, when, how and all that........:mad:

wooo !

I got the job! found out the same day too via email.

Thanks everyone for their help, especially Ian..

Let the fun begin !! start on 8th May xxx

Hey does anyone start there training on the 8th May with me??! Also does anyone know of anywhere 2 stay up in Gatwick for the training? Would love it 2 b with other crew as from previous experience training can get quite lonely if ur living on your own!! Theres nothing like doing homework 2gether!! :) xxx

Hi all,

Anyone got any good websites etc of short term places to stay at Gatwick for my training course that dont cost the earth!?? Im looking to stay for 4 nights a week so want to be paying daily really rather than monthly ! Ive seen some website who offer 'cheap rooms' but they're asking £500 per month !! thats not cheap to me ! lol

Any suggestions would be wonderful xx:ugh:

Virgin Inflight Beauty Therapist
 

Hi,

I have an interview for the IFBT position and I am looking for some help. Does anyone have any tips or info ?

Is the beauty task the in-seat massage?

Many Thanks : ) x x :)

hello

treatments offered onboard are...
hothands, hands own therapy, back in the clouds and basic manicure the therapists are referred to as IFBT and have there own part of a/c , they only operate on LHR routes and are fully trained in s.e.p just like crew! training course is about 10 weeks I believe!

Hope this helps good luck x

there is a website called www.gatwickcrewaccommodation.com they are a bit of a rip off, but good as a last resort if you can't find anything else. All the houses are with older single ladies. Perfect for quiet nights studying. A girl I flew with on a recent flight, commutes from Glasgow, and she said she stays at a hotel in LGW, which is only £15 per night. I think she said Travelodge, but I'm not sure. You might need to call them and ask them for an industry rate, ie tell them you work for Virgin.

Hi I just want to fly !

Thanks for your advice, yea Ive seen that site.. such a rip off, do they think we're all secret barristers or something at the weekends earning the sort of money they charge ! ha

Really? Travelodge? Ill look into that as £15 a night is exactly what im after.. I stayed there for my interview.. you'd think virgin would let us know about these rates.. ill give them a call tomorrow

Thanks again for help xx

March 29th Interviewees!!
 

Hi all,

Jst wondered if any1 else had heard back yet? I heared the same day I got it!! Jst wondereing if any others frm the interview had heard??

Scott :O

ARRGHHHH !!

Am trying to connect to www.vaa-crewtraining.co.uk and ive tried 3 different PC'S and keeps saying page cannot be displayed!!I need to get on this for my SEP trainging but it wont bloody open !!

can anyone help or is anyone having the same problem ???

CONGRATULATIONS!! Lisa!

I had a few problems opening the e-learning, but that was because I was using Firefox, when I used explorer it was fine!

Not on here much at the mo, but been busy with training!

Thanks Ian !

Nope, def dont have firefox ?? def internet exploye?? eeeeeeek!!!

Hows the training going ?
x

Hi lisa

Congrats on Job! I am in a simular position, I start on the 14th May and need to look over the SEP lit, I only had my interview on the 29th Mar, when will I know what course im on? and receive passwords etc

Thanks

;)

Hi Lisa

So far so good, but mostly easy stuff in the first week! Got loads to read this weekend ready for the start of AvMed, but everyone is has been really nice.

Will keep you posted on my progress!

Don't know what else to suggest with regard to the problems your having trying to log on to the training website. But I did have problems logging on a few times, but I put it down the the VAA server being down! LOL

They seem to have changed the way they advise people about the e-learning as we only got told our password etc the week before the course!

Ian

Problems Logging on
 

Hey Lisa,

I'm having problems too trying to get on the vaa crew training site, i have only been able to access it late at night say about 11pm and mid morning on a week day, i think where so many people are trying to access it. it is going into overload and just can't cope:eek:

You are lucky you got your e-learning stuff through quite quickly, i start on 10th April and got mine on tuesday. so as you can imagine i have been trying to log onto the crew training site and only managed twice!!!!!!!! and today is saturday. i have have just been studying the training manual i was given and learning that for now.

I know how your feeling hun xx :)

No I havent recieved my pass word or anything !

Its just the link doesnt work ? I try it all the time and everytime it just says page cannot displayed !!! soooo annoying !! is that what was happening to you? so u just kept clicking on it all the time til it worked?

No, I just kept trying different times of the day, and realised that at night say after 10.30 you can log on, but i really don't want to be doing my e-learning so late at night, where i have been revising so much other stuff throughout the day and at the same time trying to log on. i'm way too tired to do it so late. and trust me lisa there is so much to learn, especially from the Manual i got. you may get a CD instead. i got a manual which is better, as i have photocopied it and written all over my copy with lots of notes.

If i can't get on it anytime this weekend i'm going to phone them. as i have only got just over a week before i start!!!!!!:{

Hey loopeylisa,

The site can be quite difficult to get onto at certain times, you just have to keep trying. HOWEVER, if you have not received your password yet and you do your e-learning, it will not register with VS and you will have to do it all over again. When you get your password etc through from them, there is a phone number that you can call if you are having any problems with the site. I called a couple of times and they are very helpful.

Bcf&gloves, why are you looking forward to Avmed so much? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.........:E

Hey thanks EK!

Ill just hold fire then and wait for my e-learning?

Just need to figure out somwhere to stay now... where r u staying whilst training or are you commuting?x

No worries loopeylisa. I am staying in a gorgeous little village just next to Gatwick called Charlwood. I booked it through www.flycomplacement.co.uk . They were the cheapest I could find @ 595.00 for 6 weeks training. Go on the website and request a quote, Paul will get back to you ASAP.

Pam XXX

Because I am really eager to get it out of the way EKBird LOL!!

You know perfectly well why I'm looking forward to it! Mmmmm

Can any of you help?
I wear contact lenses. I know that's OK. But I wondered if there was any minimum requirement for uncorrected vision - I know there is in the police force. Not that I want to join the poliice force!
If anyone knows, I'd be grateful.

Hello, just wanted to say hi, i start my training on the 8th May aswell:)
Have you found anywhere to stay yet ? xxx

Hi Lucie.. wooo

Umm, looking at www.flycomplacement.co.uk... think they're gonna sort me out.. £595 for 6 weeks.. where u coming from ?

r u excited?

hi!

i am having massive probs getting on to the crew training too!!.. tried my work and home computer but wont work... i start my training on the 10th april!!! eek!! help!!!:confused:

Hi ya

I can get on it now ! but my course isnt on there yet as its in may... sods law it wont work when i need it! think u should def ring them hun x

yeah...
think i will defo do that in the morning!.....talk about leaving it til the last minute!!!... did you ring them or did it just eventually work?

ps thanks loopeylisa!... going to give up for tonight and give them a call inthe morning!... fingers crossed!!!!x

Hi Vickchik,

I'm on your course too:) When i got my e-learning stuff through last week i spend the most of that week actually trying to get on the crew training system it was an absolute nightmare.:eek: i have managed to get on it everyday this week though and just have 2 modules left to do. I phoned the e-learning trainers and they told me that, if no one calls them to tell them the site is down then they cannot sort out the problem, so give them a call they are very helpful people. Good luck with your e-learning there is soooooooo much to take in :uhoh:. And i looked forward to meeting at the VIP day on the 10th.

Take Care

Lisa xx

hi lisa,

i called them yesterday morning, the guy was really nice and very helpful...sods law when i signed on whilst he was on the phone i got in first time!!!..going to try again now... fingers crossed!
really looking forward to tuesday! see you there!

vicki xx

Training on 14th May
 

Hi all,

jst wondering if any1 starts on the 14th May???

Starting 14th may
 

Hello,
I'm starting the 14th May, which group were you in at the interview, the larger or smaller one. I was in the smaller one where 2 people got axed in the morning.

place to stay
 

has anybody booked a place at http://www.flycomplacement.co.uk.

It seems a pretty fare rate, is it fixed or does it depend on the type of accommodation. I suppose I better ring them and find out.
Is anybody else looking at this, that's starting on the 14th May?
I'm going to be coming down from Scotland

A few questions
 

Hi All,

I just sent in my application to be Virgin cabin crew and I have never been so excited! I know it's early days but I just wanted to see if someone could answer a few questions for me:

1) How long after you apply do you usually hear back if you have been invited for an assessment day?

2) How long after the interview (if you are successful) do you usually get on a training course?

3) What happens on the assessment day and the interview?

4) What if you have had holiday booked - will Virgin honour it?

Thanks guys - hope those of you who are on your course are having a great time!!!!! :)

x

Info
 

Hi Virginhopeful07,

These are based on my personal experience:

1) I heard about a week after my application was submitted that i had to attend an interview day, it can vary depending on how many applicants there is going to be.

2) I heared within half an hour of completeing my interview that I had been successful, but again it can vary up to 7-10 days.

3) On my assessment day I had to undergo various group tasks, team building exercises to see how you interacted with other ppl then a 2 to 1 interview of which they ask about ur past and what u can bring to the new role etc.

4) This is a common problem, I think it really comes dwn to you to decide wether u wud rather go on holiday than disrupt ur training or work pattern. at the end of the day, if ur successful, ur life will b one big holiday!!!!, but in answer tom ur question im sure they can work something out.

I hope this helps and best of luck

Scott

Thanks Scott - that was really useful!

I have heard that Virgin are being really quick about coming back and recruiting BIG TIME since they are opening new routes (Chicago next week!) - it's only day two and I am already on pins and needles hoping I get an invite to an assessment day! (How rubbish am I?!?!)

How long have you been flying for VA or are you in the middle of your course now?

xxx

Ha i know how u feel, I myself am doing the job ideally to make my to the flight deck! Thats a different story:confused: .

I am due to start on the 14th May but the reason i responded is because asked the exact sam questions!! Yeah i think u are right in saying there is a big recruitment drive all the better 4u a!!

anyway best of luck im sure you'll do well let me know if i can help anymore.

Scott :ok:

On their career site ( http://gs19.globalsuccessor.com/fe/t...nnnoklkefmahdb ) Virgin claims that the Basic Salary is £10,185 , anybody knows if that is after taxes ? And with/without flight pay ?

£10,185 is your basic annual salary before tax. On top of that you get the sector pay, allowances paid in local currency downroute, crew down payments and commission. The crew share 10% of the onboard sales, but divide that by 16-18 crew, and you get maybe a pound or two per flight, so don't rely on that! Everything except the allowances paid downroute is taxed in full.