I am not sure i understand what you mean about paris hiltons eyes? what is supposed to be wrong with them? Are you referring to a droopy lid? (making the eyes look uneven):confused:

holding pool and holidays
 

hi there
does anyone know how soon you find out if you are not been plucked from the holding pool to start training this year i have been placed in a one at the minute and dont really know what to do about my pre booked holidays this year
also if they dont use you do you have to reapply for the job surely you are not left hanging around for months and even years on end
do you get some form of notification to tell you i am new to this buisness its really crazy any info will help thanks xx

I am sure they will give you plenty of notification of your start date, as you will probably have to give notice to your current employer. however, if your start date is before your holiday, then they probably wont authorise you time off for your holiday (unless they have already agreed to this at interview).

And yes, sometimes people are in holding pools for years. You shouldn't have to reapply for the job unless you pull out for some reason. what airline is it for? People who work for that particular airline may know more information about waiting times in the holding pool, holidays etc.

Etihad Airways Interview
 

Went to Etihad's interview last Sunday. I don't think having a droopy lid is a probolem for applying an airlines. First round is about written test (MCQ and a short essay only 40 words allowed!) then followed by grooming check (candidates went in 1 by 1 and asked to pick up something from the floor and why they choose that particular item and then the very popular question, why do you wanna be a cabin crew and what are you doing currently?) I failed my grooming stage because my forehead was so red dued to unsuitable cosmetics. Try covering it up using the concealer but then it was too late, I failed the 1st round....Out of the 120 candidates, only 13 were selected....so sad!

Sorry to say Abdomen, but just thinking of traveling/working with CC who do drugs sends shivers down the good old spine...

Companies recruitment
 

Best and worst airlines for fairness in recruitment.
In order

1) Thomsonfly, relevant exercises and tests on the day, friendly recruitment team bar 1 guy but i must say this airline is the best for recruiting. Only downside is, not enough breaks.

2) Thomas Cook, exceptionaly friendly, however not enough group excercises or no tests which i think would give them a better perspective.

Now a big gap.

3) XL, relevant tests and excercises but the attitude of the recruitment team as alot to be desired.

4) JET2, irrelevant test asking questions on Elvis Pressley and nursery rhymes. Recruiters ok, but they boast too much about the company and how they are the best.

Boygeorgefan...... have you got a job yet? Suppose the tests would of been more relevant asking questions on Boy George rather than Elvis! I thought those random questions were there to see if you had any knowledge of current affairs etc.

which airline did you accept ?? my XL recruitment day was excellent

Looking for an internship as a cabin attendant
 

Hy everybody!

I'm a student in a hospitality mangament school and I'm looking for a 6 months internship as a cabin attendant. Does anybody has a good idea of where I can found something like this ? Do you have any "internal" connections ?

If it can helps I have my PPL and I'm working as part time in a ground handling company... If you need any further informations feel free to send a PM!

Thank you very much in advance for your help!

xl interview
 

Well boygeorgefan i have been looking at all your comments about airlines and see you have very little good to say about anyone?? now why is that??
How long have you been crew? I have done a couple of contracts

How many interviews have you been to?? I have had 2 this year and by far the best was XL- nice cabin crew at interview, made us feel relaxed- lots of information, all seemed very fair.
I had an interview in Manchester this week with XL- keeping my fingers crossed

I suggest you try BA & virgin to get some more interview experience

GOOD LUCK

Who is recruiting at the moment?
 

Doing some research for a freind of mine (ideal cabin crew material).
She is in a position to work anywhere in Europe, who is recruiting?
many Thanks
:)
InTheDark

have a look on aviationjobsearch.com

If you fancy 11 hour days with 11 hour minimum rest wearing a lovely orange polyester uniform and doing cabin tidies...why not try easyJet?:ok: If you enjoy sweeping pringles up from carpets it's the job for you!

lol...quite true virginia!! or if ur friend fancies serving Claret Wine to pompous pax who paid 3 grand for their ticket then BA are recruiting for LGW!!!

BA
Maxjet
Easyjet
GB Airways
First Choice
Monarch
Thomsonfly

There's LOADS!!! Go search!1 :-)

easyJet is a laugh and the money is good...that's about it! We get lots of business people flying and a few chavvy folk :yuk:

I'd rather serve Claret Wine to stuffy old men anyway at BA :cool: I've got an interview at BA in a couple of weeks!

In the dark:

Here's some advice for your friend:


1. Make a decision if you're interested in longhaul/shorthaul.
2. Research about longhaul/shorthaul (whatever you decided for) airlines (use their own websites for a start, they tell you loads because they don't want to waste their time either).
3. Apply to all airlines that you are interested in. If they are recruiting fine, if not, you still might get lucky.

Good luck!

Virginia

I have been around the block over 7 years, and now at easyjet (1 year now)
And to be honest easyjet look after there crew so much better than alot of other airlines. I have many friends you left the "Short Haul" airlines for the big boys and ended up back were they started.
Plus they offer alot more, from promotions, to social events rewards and alot more. Overall I feel easy is a very good airline to work for, Yes we do work bloody hard, but hey makes the day go quicker.

Don't get me wrong Virginia I am not out to argue LOL, everyone has there own opinions so thought I would throw mine in.

OH and good luck with your BA interview, Is it for Short or Long haul? Best of luck keep us posted.

Question?
 

Hi,

I would like to know if you have had laser eye surgery about 8 years ago, can you apply for cabin crew position? Does this affect your application in any way? With regards to Etihad and Virgin Atlantic.

Thank you for reading.

Cheers

Tia

Sectors
 

Hello

I'm thinking of becoming a cabin crew. There has been a lot mentioned in the pay section about sector pay.

How is a sector defined. Is one sector for example BHX-PMI-BHX, or is BHX-PMI 1 sector with the return PMI-BHX being the 2nd sector.

Cheers

eyesight
 

hi,
i'll be attending a CC interview soon and im pretty concerned about the eyesight issue. well ive got astigmatism and my eyesights approximately 600 in power but definitely correctable with contacts - something which i have been using for a long time. im not sure if the eyesight requirement is crucial and if the airline is strict about this. can anyone please advise me on this? would really appreciate that...:8

much thanx

Hi 9lives,

I have always worn either contacts or glasses when I've been flying as crew, so it's never a problem. Having said that, it's always a good idea to see where you stand with the individual airlines' entry criteria.

How to become a cabin crew?
 

Hello everybody,

I am a pilot and my wife would like to become flight attendant and has never worked in the aviation industry before.

It would be very nice if someone could give me informations regarding, the process, possibilities of training financing, and also the minimum diplomas and skills required by most of the companies. We are based in Africa.

Thanks in advance,:)

Bomber X

EK or EY air cabin crew interviews for foreigner
 

hi guys!

I'm a South Korean. I'm studying in Kent in UK.
I had an EK cabin crew interview last OCT in EDINBURGH. I passed the first round with English guys which was group discussion. They were really friendly so I didn't feel like a stranger. It was quite comfortable.
In the second round, I had to take an English exam because I'm a foreigner but I didn't get through. I think my English wasn't strong enough.:sad: That's why I failed.

I'd like to try EK again. I have also applied for EY as well, but I haven't got any messages from EY.

If you have any advice for foreigners who wanna be cabin crew,
especially EK or EY, please tell me or the others. It is really helpful for us.
Thanks.

probably about 90% of EK's employees are foreigners, (non- emarati's).
For EK cabin crew, if you are a non-native english speaker, you will have to pass the english test.
i dont think theres a way around that.

sure...i think so..there are not only English speakers.

just i wanna share information about interview topics.

For example, first round topic were "what would you take with, if you are going to desert island" and "who do you think should receive a noble prize, names any 6 people in the world" <---that i've got before.
-- I think we shouldn't argue each other when we discuss that topic.
result isn't important. Recruiters just wanna see how we're good which is good listeners or polite or well agree with the others, good presenter, good to lead teams.

The second round: If you are English, you can directly go to the other group dicussion, but if you are not english, you have to take english test.

The first part of test, two short stories and up to 5 queastions and secound part is the matching the vocab form the stories.
third part is understanding the signs. the fourth part is reading letters or messages and answer the questions.

finally writing an essay,,,,:{ that i don't remember. sorry guys..

anyway thanks for the reply!!! i really appreciate that..

Mate

forget about EY. go for Emirates.

If you just go around pprune and search about EY you can find what we call it .. Horror stories about Etihad Airways.

I Used to work for EY and what they tell you in the interview in just bunch of S***..I'm back now to my Home country and soon will apply for EK.

Many of my mates are there already after they resinged from EY.

..Cheers..

part time cabin staff
 

Hi
Does anyone know which airlines take on part time CC from day one, please, especially in the London airports? Do VLM or Scotairways- or Flightline.
There must be many ex CabinCrew who have children and cannot commit to full time work, but miss flying and have plenty of experience and a known good track record (like ME!) I suppose if you stay at your airline then you can go back after children- but mine went down the drain after so many takeovers I practically forgot who I originally worked for!
Thanks for any pointers.

I'm in the process of getting my Responcible Servise of Alcohol Certificate of Attainment. I'm doing it externally, so i have to do a work book, send it away and then do a phone interview for about 10 questions.

I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what those questions would be? A select few from the work book completed? or completely new ones?

Thanks.

Swimming drills
 

Can any body tell me about he swimming and what it involves i am so dreading it i am training with Monarch and have my swimming next week:ooh:
I can swim over 50 metersbut i find treading water quite hard will i fail if i can't do it :{

Flippen heck just wnat it over with:(

At BA we had to -

- Jump into the pool whilst pulling the cord to inflate our lifejacket
- swim 1 length of the pool
- swim 1 length of the pool but this time carryin someone along with us
- take off our life jackets and they were scattered at the end of the pool and deflated
- swim to the lifejackets and put one on in the deep end then....tie the tapes around you...and inflate it using the mouthpiece
- bob around for a while in a group like you would have to whilst waiting for rescue (yeah right!) :}
- then climb into a liferaft and pull others in
- paddle the liferaft to the end of the pool and back again

In the pool next week? We'll be in with you aswell then! Are you coming up from Gatwick?

Did the pool session with Monarch a few years ago, if I remember correctly we had to swim a length or 2 normally then put the lifejackets on and do a length or 2 with the jackets on. Then had to tow another person a length and then fun and games with the liferaft, putting the canopy up etc. As for the treading water, I cant quite remember if we had to do that or not.

Hope that helps!
M330

:ok: Thanks everyone coming from B'ham to luton for swimming next week god help us :)

Fire and swimming all in one day :ugh:

Twinklinggem,

You have nothing to worry about.......Swimming and putting out fires is the best part of the course, so enjoy it. At least it gets you out of the classroom for a day :zzz: :zzz:

The smoke filled cabin can be a little scary, but least you only have to do it once, then thats it for 3 years.....unless you leave and go to another airline ;)

"The smoke filled cabin can be a little scary, but least you only have to do it once, then thats it for 3 years.....unless you leave and go to another airline"

...or experience it for real!

Don't worry, provided you can manage a couple of lengths (in your own time) the training is good fun. Nobody will expect you to swim home from the middle of the Atlantic to get help!

Thanks i feel better now :ok: got my uniform yesterday and had a full try on at home :D looked and felt great can't wait to get up there now flying :bored:

Hi exmax,

Thanks for the reply :) Good to hear
Guess what? I attended a recent Emirates open day last Saturday and was invited to go on to the next round. The next interview will take place in 2 weeks time and I'm pretty concerned about the type of questions that will be thrown by the Recruitment Officers.
Also, I've checked with the agent, representing them, on the eyesight issue and I'm so happy to know that it's not a problem so long as contacts work fine for me...;)
if you don't mind, any tips on what questions I should expect from them at the next round?

waiting in anticipation:)

Cabin Crew salary
 

I really wasen't sure wich other thread to post this on so please don't shoot me down if it turns out i could have posted this elsewhere. This question is not related to one pasrticular airline to but the cabin crew job in general.
On the whole, what kind of previous experiance and qualifications are airlines looking for in someone who has no previous cabin crew experiance?
What is a typical starting salary?
What can you expect to be earning in a couple of years or so?
And what can you expect to be earning further down the line as an experianced cabin crew person?

Thanks for any help that can be given on this subject.

I just got a job as cabin crew this past week, so I'm not sure if my insight is helpful!!!!! I had worked as ground-staff for another airline, and recently applied. They seemed happy that I knew a lot about the airline, and had customer services experience. I know for the airline I got the job with, onboard sales and sales-awareness was a key part of the interview, and I got asked a lot of ''what would you do if...''. Hope that helps!

Thanks for that. Any info about the pay aswell? starting and what you could be on in a few years?

Airlines at GLA
 

Hey all,

I spoke to a girl who had previously worked for Jet2 she told me that their training is not as intense and difficult as Ryanair. Can anyone else vouch for this?

Anyhow, I was just wanting to know of any airlines based at GLA that could be recommended to work for.

I have again applied to GSM Im not 21 yet but I am determined, or foolish...whatever.:ugh: lol

Im not sure if Loganair are still recruiting, I checked Thomas Cook, My travel sites and they are blank.

I really dont want to work for FR for a long period of time, heard alot of bad things about them that their training is meant to be intense as they hate people claiming them as they are very low cost Cabin Crew have to be trained on everything...

Cheers