to all
 

hey, i have a question.

After receiving the medical approval, Does it mean it is 100% confirmed we get the job?
Their email was very brief, just saying medical received and approved. nothing mentioning about eticket or visa?
thanks

What a surprise!
 

I attented final interview the first week in June. I didn't have my photos and doc.s prepared so had to post them later. I emailed them last week to confirm that they recieved the stuff. The day after, I was fiddling with my phone and saw I missed call from Dubai. I was sure that when I phoned back they were going to say "No, sorry, we haven't received your stuff", but whahay!!!!!!!! They said my file had sucessfully made it though final decision and they'd be sending the contracts and medical stuff next week. I can't believe it. :ok:

They gave me a date of 5 October. Anyone else got this date?

You guys have it easy. Waiting only a few weeks to know if you have been hired or not. When I applied 7.5 years ago I had to wait 4 months! My interview was in December and they called my in April on Easter weekend. 2-4 weeks is a very short wait. Still cannot believe I have been here 7 years. Time flies so quickly.:p Good luck with your applications. I know you must feel very excited and a bit scared. If you do not get it,try again. One of my friends applied 8 times before they hired her. She quit last year and went to work for a private airline for more money. I will probably stay here until they kick me out because of old age!:O Emirates is a good airline but it's not for everyone. It can be quite tough here.....I see so many new crew resign every month because they cant handle the pressure. It is a very physically challenging job. Be very sure that you want this before you apply. Anyways, good luck to all of you.

whatzmyname
 

Good to share your thoughts and experiene in the forum.
Maybe you can help me with the questions posted few days ago, about confirmation of the job.
Thanks

obscure EK questions...
 

Hello again! I am getting very excited awaiting hearing either way about the result of the final interview... so much so that i had a DREAM last night that I was living in Dubai! Think it is playing on my mind a bit!! :p

I know this may be an obscure request, but does anyone have any photographs of the sort of accommodation that cabin crew stay in, in Dubai?

Also one more question - are crew able to do any part time work in the UAE (legally), for example, English tutoring? I am also a qualifed primary teacher, so thought I could do some tutoring to get my 'kid fix' and earn some extra cash.

Cheers,
SHFG :ok:

.... that is, ofcourse, if I get the job!!! :O

SHFG is getting a little ahead of herself!!! :uhoh:

Jessmin,

I have finally recieved the email with the contract and medical forms. Everything will be scanned and sent to HR tomorrow.

I have also completed the on-line joiners forms. Did you get a confirmation email or something once you submited? Cause I didnt. However, when I tried to log on again it said my details had been updated already. I was a little bit confused with the name fields though (name as in passport, ID card name and prefered name). Is your "prefered name" the one that will appear in your name badge? The reason I am asking is cause you know I go by my middle name.

Have you heard back from them yet (besides that medical approval email you already recieved)?

____________________________________________________________ ____

Anyone else joining EK on sep 14th? I can hardly wait!:)

Fly Rules:ok:

Flyrules - woo hoo bring on Sept 14!!

What date did you tell them you were available to start?? Immediately? Or did they ask you to start on the earliest date you said you were available?

I told them I could start on 26th September, however, it would be MUCH easier for my study schedule to start a little later (say, end of October).

So I am doing the figures... if your interview date was early June, and your start date is mid September, that is a 2.5 month time frame, from git to go.

Do you think if I changed my start availability now that they would be stroppy?

Once again, I haven't GOT the job yet, SHFG getting ahead of herself once again!!! :eek: Better stop it or might jinx myself!

SHFG:p

SFHG,

Thank you! My final interview was may 31st and I actually told them I was available immediately. They didnt give me dates to choose from when I recieved the call. However, in the email I recieved with the contract and medicals they said the starting given date could be changed at anytime to an earlier day if required by EK.

I think if you talk to your recruitment officer and explain your situation, they will understand. Also, in the contract says that the job offer is valid for 6 months after the email is recieved. In my case and if needed, I could join EK until december/07.

By the way, there`s nothing wrong with getting ahead of yourself, I reckon we all had at some point!

Fly Rules:ok:

212cm
 

Questions and questions
 

ya, I agree with Jessmin. The email was very brief. They just stated medical report received and approved..
I guess the eticket and visa would send to us in coming weeks ya?
email or fax?

By the way, can anyone share how's the 5 weeks training in Dubai like?
For the swimming part, do they require certain type of style? Coz I only know breakstroke and thought they might need us to swim freestye...

any malaysian will depart by 10 Aug?



Thank you.

Changing Start Dates ...
 

EK are great about changing start dates, they have been very accommodating in my situation.

I was originally supposed to start in May but rang up about a month before hand and asked to postpone it. The recruitment officers were very helpful and i was able to take the full six months between final interview and start date.

So i know have only 3 weeks till i leave OZ and my airline and start with EK in DXB. Let's hope that i have make the right decision.....

Gone U/S - that's awesome. So would you recommend that I go through the medical etc, and then wait for them to offer a start date, before I bring it up?

How much did you alter it by, from your original start date? I originally said I would be available from September 26, but now am thinking October 31.

?????
 

i have just send some casual photos today. 10 days after my final interview. is it ok or is it too late. any suggestion!

Alya

Pending Docs
 

I've sent my school documents 15 days after the final interview. I had to request for it in my school and it usually takes that long to process. Dunno if its a good thing for them or if its quite late. :uhoh: The recruiter said theres a deadline for pending docs and its 2 months. So i guess its still ok :uhoh:

ikoysss !
 

great. thanks. better now!

drop out?
 

Oooh ooooh ooooh!
 

Hellllooohaaa :)

I had a missed call today from the UAE!!! :eek: Only 2 weeks after the final interview.... do you think that's a good sign? Would it be RE: reference checks do you think?

Just hope they call me back soon, the suspense is killing me!

SHFG

Oh man!
 

Thats gotta be it! I mean, they dont call if you got rejected right? They just send you an email. Its been a week from my final interview.. crossing my fingers :ugh:scared to death:uhoh:

A call from Emirates.... BNE
 

Hey SkyHighFlyGal

I did my final interview on June 27 in BNE and got a phone call from Emirates yesterday as well... they were asking for me to send in more photos.. one more casual (even though i previously submitted four) and for me to take my formal Suit photo again as they wanted my jacket to be more fitted at the waist with no wrinkles. So i quickly express posted those today and the woman who called me said that after receiving the photographs i should be hearing from them in 10 days.. So fingers crossed that is a good sign for me! I want the job so badly!! Ive applied four times already and have been studying and working hard the past 3 years to prepare myself for the role..

Don't know if you remember me, but i was the one that was given an unsucessful letter after the group scenario discussion then when i was about to hop into my car and burst into tears, Chelsea the recruitment officer came running out and told me she gave me the wrong letter and for me to stay!!! That day was such an emotional rollercoaster!!

Well good luck to everyone who are still waiting for the results and Congrats to those who got a 'Yes'! :)

Hi to everyone waiting to hear from Emirates.
I haven't posted on here for a while, but as I've mentioned before, I don't work for EK, but my daughter does.

She's been in Dubai for 10 months now and loves it!

Melisa.....regarding photos: the same thing happened to my daughter. They rang and asked her for more photos. They wanted the business one's again. Skirt too long, jacket too wrinkled and not fitted enough etc.

Just to say not to worry, as I said, this happened to her and she was accepted, and now happily flying with Emirates for 10 months!

Well, best wishes to all, and good luck,

mother hen.

SHFG;

Congrats! :D What`s your start day? I also had Chelsea and Rowena as recruitment officers! They were both very nice gals.

Fly Rules:ok:

Melisa
 

Hi Melisa - yes I remember you, you poor darling, I remember watching Chelsea run after you thinking 'this girl is either going to jump in the air and cheer or break down in tears of relief'!

Ahhh... well... if my business attire pics are no good, I will be rather cheesed, as they cost me $180 to have done at a studio! I was not able to get sky blue background anywhere else, short of stringing up a sheet at home and standing on it. So hope they just want some more casual ones or something...

Not sure if you remember me - I was the one who spoke briefly to everyone about what it is like to be cabin crew (i used to fly with Ansett and Virgin Blue). I don't think we chatted much, but I do remember you.

I'll post again when I find out what they were calling for!

SHFG xo:p

:pThanks Flyrules! Not accepted yet, but was excited to get a phone call with a strange +971 start number... !

SHFG

SkyHighFlyGal:

hopefully all will be well with your photos, but if not don't worry.
Just take them again using a normal digital camera, that's what we did with my daughters photo's. We then loaded them onto the computer and changed the background colour on there.Then we printed them off in the correct sizes they required. We also did this for the passport pics she needed to take with her.

I'm sure everything will go well for you,
best wishes,
mother hen.

Thanks guys!
 

Mother Hen: Thanks for telling me about your daughters' experience.. Your story is very encouraging to me :)

SHFG: Ahh yes were you the one on the open day to the right hand side of the room in the middle rows? Yes after Chelsea told me and went back into the building i burst into tears crying in Joy!!! Lol.. Then when i walked back into the lobby I said to everyone "I'm Back!" and everyone applauded!!! Wow the amount of support everyone gave was amazing!

I'm also working for Virgin Blue at the moment as Ground Crew, its a great job but i've always wanted to fly for Emirates.

I also did my pictures at home! Luckly I love taking photographs and had bought myself an SLR camera last year. So before the final interviews i rushed out and bought white material to use as a backdrop and used all the lamps in the house to make me brighter.. Lol. It turned out really well like in the studios. I didn't use the blue background as that is only really needed for the passport pic's if you are approved.

I'll keep you guys informed too :)

Thanks again!

Melisa

Hey!!
 

It was great hearing that a lot of you are about to fly for emirates..would just like to ask if anyone knows when is the assessment for amirates here in the Philippines? since I dont see any post in their sched of assessment in their website..Thanks!!:)

I've never attended any of their assessment so far.. doesnt seem to get track of their scheds!

Im in!!
 

I attended the BNE open day last mth and i finally got the call yday (2 weeks and one day after my one on one interview)!! they havent sent me my medical yet though!!...im pretty keen to get it done asap!! so after all the official stuff...i will fly out to dubai 31st aug and start a new chapter of my life!!! cant wait!!!!

Emirates Open Days
 

Hi Guys,

i wish to attend an open day in Belfast, Northern Ireland and will be travelling over there from Scotland. is it all done in one day or would i have to return (if succesful) another day.? its on a saturday too. just wanted some advice, as i don't want to clocking up hotel room bills if i had to stay on,aalso i'd be booking a flight. thanks! x:)

Hmmmm....
 

So they called yesterday, no voicemail message left but it is a number from the UAE.....

I called back today... twice... left two voicemail messages asking them to return my call, and they haven't.

I am assuming they are really busy, but starting to panic slightly!

:sad:

Just want to KNOW... ya know?? :)

SHFG:p

Hi MissWorld21,

I attended an open day in Ireland. And the whole thing was spread over 3 days. The first day was the open day which started at 9am. People who didn't make it through the group activities were dismissed at about 12.00.
The day went on till about 6pm. Then we could choose if we wanted our final interview the following day, or the day after that.
Your open day is on a saturday. I don't know if they'll do interviews on the sunday! maybe someone else can answer that.

To be on the safe side, I suppose book your flight back on the Monday.

Hope you do really really well. Best of Luck

Hi desmayani
 

Hello! From what country are you? I also had my final interview last July3 here in the Philippines and haven't got a call from them.All of us from our batch are still waiting for the GOLDEN CALL.Congratulations!:)

hi bes &dsky
 

hello!:) they had an assessment here in the Philippines last June30 and July1.I think they'll be having their next assessment around August.Go to Ipams first:) Goodluck:)

CP8
 

Hey CP8, i was at the july 2 interview.. Havent gotten a call either..

To anyone who's already received the email with details of the medicals:

How long after you got the famous phone call, until you get the email? I got the call on the 5th July. It's now a week later and I have received nothing.

Hello Everyone,

In average, you should recieve "the call" 4-5 weeks after the final interview. Within 2 weeks you will recieve "the email" with the contract, medicals, check list and drug list. After medicals have been emailed to DXB, another 2 weeks for them to confirm.

Right now I am just waiting for them to confim whether or not my medicals and everything is OK. I submited my medicals on monday.:D

Fly Rules:ok:

Well, it's nearly close of business for the week in the UAE, so I guess I won't be getting a follow up call this week... they phoned at 4:30pm on Wednesday and I missed it, then have tried calling back but just get voicemail...

I suppose I need to be grateful that I did receive a call at all, although they still haven't called me back.... I guess it is better than hearing nothing at all... and I figure it is a good sign that I have heard from them so soon (2 weeks after final interview)...

I just hope and pray that because I missed the call they dont' put my application at the bottom of the pile and forget about me! Does anyone know how they do the follow up contacts for recruitment? The voicemail message went to an individual's voicemail (ie - not the general 'thanks for calling emirates' message, it was 'thanks for calling XYZ')

Are they usually pretty slack at returning calls??

Ahhhh - *breathing into brown paper bag*


SHFG:p

Pls help
 

I have yet to receive any email after the medical approval email. I understand we have to scan the resignation form and return to them. The main question for me is I am not working at the moment. EK knows that. So will I receive different email stating about my eticket and Visa?
Help would appreciated.

Hey Jess,

Looking at all the information they sent us, I think you dont need to worry about that. It says:"To be issued on company letterhead and signed by the company designated official only" (you obviously dont have one at the moment). You are right, I am sure they are aware of your current employment status.

They do ask, however, for 2 reference letters from your previous employer (must be stamped by them). This information is in the body of the "Offer of Employment" email. Notice it says that if you have already submitted the same to the recruitment officer at the final interview, you must ignore that requirement.

I remember during our final interview, there were some candidates who never had a job. Those were asked for 2 reference letters from professors at school. So if that is your case, I`d go ahead and submit 2 of those letters. I mean, the same applies for any job when you have just graduated from college.

Most likely, if they ask people for reference letters from their actual employer followed by a confirmation of resignation, is because they want to make sure you left your job in good terms :) (you didnt just ran away or vanished from your current job, that just doesn`t look good:=) and that your contract with them is over. Again, this may not be your case.

Not sure if this will help but I hope it somehow does;)

FlyRules:ok:

hi jessmin
 

hi! what's that resignation form?because i'm planning not to resign..because we have to pay the bond if we resign.so i'm thinking of AWOL(absence without leave). DO you think it's okay if i do that?i'm worried regarding that resignation form.thanks