Qatar
 

Qatar Airways advertised for Cabin Crew in the Sydney Morning Herald Weekend Edition June 29-30 2002 on page 16M

Based in Doha, Qatar Airways flies to 34 destinations in Europe, The Middle East and Asia and have a fleet of A330, A320 and A300 aircraft. Their operations are expanding and they are looking for enthusiastic customer - focussed individuals to join their cabin crew.

Requirements:
*Preferably aged 20-30 years old
*Minimum height of 158cm
*Well educated with a good command of written and spoken English
*Previous airline or customer service experience will be an advantage, but it is not essential as long as you understand the importance of good service.

Offering:
*Based in Doha, the state of Qatar
*Competitive Salary
*Free Accomodation
*Medical Insurance
*Airline Benefits
*Career prospectsand personal development opportunities are tremendous in a dynamic and exciting environment.

"If you feel you can contribute in building an exciting future for yourself, please come and meet us for a walk in interview" along with you CV with one full length and one passport size colour photograph; you must include your height and weight.Include details of why you would like the role in your cover letter.

Walk-in interviews and information sessions will be held in the central business district area on Tuesday 2 July and Wednesday 3 July.
Telephone 02 9212 0146 from today on between the hours of 0900-1700 to confirm your attendance.

Website is www.qatarairways.com

Hope this is of help. Cheers,

Shaggy:D

anyone gng for it?

im debating whether to fly up to syd or not

Nick Did you apply to Qatar Airways? Go for it, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Do Qatar employ male expat FA's?


Mutt.

hey maradona (love the name by the way)!

yer i did apply to them about 6 months ago....have an interview scheduled for 1200pm wednesday...have to organise my ticket to sydney...think i will go for the interview experience though..

makes it hard for males though...its hard for guys to get in with middle eastern airlines

anyone else gng along?

Qatar
 

Hey Mutt and all,

Qatar Airways DO take ex-pat male flight attendants. There are a couple of hundred males here just now - English, Irish, Belgian, German, Australian, Jordanian, Bangladeshi, Indian, Malaysian, Chinese, Dutch, French, Lebanese, Syrian, Sri Lankan, Portugese, Italian, Bulgarian, Tunisian, Moroccan, Egyptian......and I would say that there is an equal split of all those nationalities, although the majority are Indian and European.

Go for it!!!!! You'll all enjoy it here. Culture is different and the company is operated on strict principles. But, give it a try for a couple of years anyway.

There are also rumors around that QR are to start flying to Oz next year, as the Company tries to cash-in on business vacated by Gulf Air.

Drop me an e-mail if you need more info.

nickmelb and others

go for the interview! you have nothing to lose. i think its a great opportunity to get flying in the gulf. a nice change from EK. And now that Gulf Air seem to be having problems, Qatar seem to be the next best option in terms of future career prospects. Even though Doha isnt the greatest place on earth, it still has lots to offer in terms of lifestyle and location for travel on days off! best of luck!!

galleygirl

you are right...would be a great opportunity...and if i am not lucky enuff to get a job its just more interview experience!

keep u guys posted!

Thanks for the info A300man, but as I'm only a 2 hour flight to the west of you, my next move will be to somewhere COLD with an ample supply of Guinness http://www.stopstart.fsnet.co.uk/smilie/guin.gif

My question was just out of nosiness!

Cheers

Mutt.

Good Luck !!!
 

Hey Nic,

Long time, no hear! Hope you are well. Best of luck for your interview mate, let us know how you get on.

Pam XXX:D

Qatar
 

Hi Mutt and all,

Loved the animated Guinness being poured down pac-mans throat!!!!! We have Guinness in Qatar, you know.

Maybe not as good as the real thing on O'Connell Street, but sure does the trick on a Thursday night here in Doha.

Hope you are enjoying whatever you are doing 2 hours West of me, and to all the others who are considering Qatar Airways......go for it!!

e-mail for info.

pammy!!!

how r u!

hope all is well over there in dubai! will let u know how i go...

all the best

nick

Qatar Interviews - Sydney 3rd July 2002
 

Dear Nick and all,

For all of you guys out there going to the interviews tomorrow, very best of luck and we look forward to welcoming you all to Doha very soon. (I will be the thirsty-looking guy standing at the Doha Marriott corner bar every evening around 7pm. Feel free to buy me a drink.)

Seriously though, Good Luck to you all.

Prayers said, Nick!!!

A300man

u rock mate..thanks for ur emails...check your inbox sent u one back....to everyone else gng to the interviews at qatar airways in sydney good luck to u all\

cheers

nick

Guys and Girls

Suggest you search all about Qatar in Rumours / Middle east etc and take a very long hard look at what their offering. Duties are very long living conditions are ok but qatar is not the same as living in dubai. Been their done it and well yes loved my time in Qatar and QR but would not advise anyone to take it. Did you know that they probably wont pay for your return tkt home but only as far as BKK or MNL.

Was quite a few ozzies their who were ex Ansett Worldwide/Nordstress contract from italy none left the last girl who left them was in charge of training and got shafted rather nicely if you get my meaning.

Its long hours / very hard work and well lets just say a junior at EK earns more than a Cabin Service Director at QR.

Not that im shy of hard work was their 3 1/2 years and did enjoy it but not working for the ceo of qatar who is lets just say a little bit power hungry.

If you want any advise just let me know. They are constantly short of crews approx 30 europeans left last month due to the rosters. Not a lot of days off at base but down route.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED ask the people who have worked their like gulf-crew or tabba or me

happy flying



:eek: :eek: :eek:

who else was at the interviews for qatar?

how did u go?

cheers

nick

:)

I went to the interview and thought I went ok ... hard to tell though. Does anyone have any examples of how bad the rosters are ?:confused:

Australian style

when did u have yours? had mine yesterday at 9am...made it thru to final interview with the panel.....now just waiting to hear...about 2 weeks they said,..what did they say 2 u>?

Qatar Rosters
 

QR rosters are pretty random and erratic. One month your roster will be good, and the next not so good. Depends on your definition of good, though!

Initially during the training phase, you will be given a number of local turnaround sectors, typically Dubai and Abu Dhabi on the A320 and sometimes the A300.

Short sectors, but a full service with a full load on a 40 minute block time isnt easy.

Lately, the company has been keen to "throw you in at the deep end", and place new FA's onto long haul London flights. Although this would normally happen in the 3rd week of flying, it can be much easier than the short local turnarounds. Again, it depends on your own preference and definition of easy......

Each month will - on average - contain 4 layovers for a new recruit, and the remainder turnarounds. Layovers would normally be Kathmandu, Dhaka, Colombo and Trivandrum. (Reasonably short block times).

But, in the main, there are no hard and fast rules, and crew availability during the peak periods sometimes plays more of a part than it should (lots of crew are curently on annual vacation).

I know of one new recruit last month who had all long flights on her roster - Paris, London, Colombo, Munich........just depends too on the assesment given by the trainers (line and classroom) during your training period.

Don't worry though. You'll all manage, especially if you have flying experience.

Nick - I forgot to ask if you were experienced or not? e-mail me.

Take care

Qatar panel interview
 

I made it through to the panel interview as well. And like nick i will find out in 2-3 weeks. It seems like a really good company to work for, their were heaps of Ansett flight attendants their, and their was also a girl who use to work for Gulf Air, id love to be given the green light, to move to Doha. I guess we will have to wait and see. I will let you know how it all goes. And guys just remember that they are recruiting all around the world. Good Luck all

maradonna


when did u have ur interview mate?

cheers

nick:D

Does anyone here know whether Qatar employ asian??? I'm from Singapore and I have never seen the recruitment ad for Qatar. I really want to give it a try. How long is the bond??? Is it the same as EK?And pay wise pls, I need a lot of info.....:)

thanx

Nick I had mine at 1230pm Tues. Im ex Ansett and they kind of fast tracked us I guess ... Watched the video and then went and discussed the nitty gritty stuff with an ex-union rep. After that had a one on four with the Qatar manager. Difficult to say how it went honestly ... Said we will recieve a 'yay' or 'nay' in about 10 days. Also thanks A300 for roster info - how long do you stay in a port on an overnight trip ?

manty,
QR does recruit asian people. I actually had a girl from Singapore in my training course last year but unfortunately she left to get married back home!

A300man,
part of our training is 2 observer flights, one in the A320 and one in the A300. The reason for that is that service in the narrow-bodied aircraft is different to that in the wide-bodied. I think now new recruits can get an obs flight in the A330 instead of the A300. Depends on rostering.

I also went for an interview with QR on tues 12midday session. Grateful to hear from other attendees when they might get a response from them.

I've been an avid observer till today when I decided to register and join in on the discussions.

Thanks

Nick From Melbourne
 

Mate i went to the interview on Tuesday 2nd at 9am with Qatar Airways, got through to the second stage, now im just waiting to hear if i get the nod, or if i get a letter saying thanks for coming. After consideration i applied to QF for Casual positions, have my interview 10th july at 8am. I will be looking for the postman, waiting for that letter. Hey Nick are you a FA or wanting to be one? All the best mate. Hey r u going for QF casual position?

maradona

i was there on tuesday at 9am as well...we probably chatted hahahaha small world

email me if u like mate...

cheers

nick

Hey good luck to you both, hope you guys get into Qatar!!! I'm not really sure if they are conducting the interview here in S'pore. If not, I had to try my luck with EK again. Pls keep me posted regarding the outcome k!!!:D

tread very carefully people...

take it from someone who knows...the management (cabin crew) are nasty pieces of work!!!

go to ek...much more stable!;)

Hey Nick

I'm in the same boat man. Just waitin for the "Yay" or "Nay"...
I was the last to go thru the panel from our group. I was the 'Last Man Standing' geez it had those horrible similarities to Big Brother evictions..
For those who made it thru the final stage... Good Luck!!
This waiting is horrible... Anyone know how many FA's they are lookin to recruit from OZ?
Be sure to let us know when you finally here from them.

Paul:)

Hey A300man,

I was just wondering how I could get in touch with you. If you want you can mail me on [email protected]

Thanks, would appreciate it!

paulsyd

cant beleive we sat next to each other at the group interview!

small world huh matey

QATAR interviews
 

Well kids..

Just wondering if anyone esp.ex AN staff has had any response from QR.
I heard a group (90) Flight Force staff were interviewed on the Monday before the general Information and registration sessions were held on Tues/Wed.
If so were you guys given any indication of the intake number for OZ FA's, and what was the time frame specified to you?
We were told that we should receive a response in two weeks.. (1 week to go).. and if given the green light , Visa's would be organised ready to commence 4weeks.

Paulsyd1:)

qatar interviews


paul...

probably wont hear anything now till monday..its their weekend over in Doha now..(fri and sat)...

apparently loads of people were interviewed and they are culling the lists as we speak..


good luck everyone

Ok guys have sat back and looked at all your replies and well what can I say.

Fact Qatar Airways have a no poaching agreement with EK so if your looking at it as a way to perhaps get over to Emirates forget it. They will not touch you with a barge pole if you join qatar.

You would have to resign from QR go home and then apply.

Perhaps your looking to join qatar to get some experience give it a try but can guarantee that within six months if not sooner you'll be quitting and going home or jumping ship down route somewhere.

Their are still a lot of problems at qr well what can you say with 31 cabin crew resigning in the month of may and many more in the last few months.

Please dont get me wrong I very much enjoyed my time at QR and the country is great a little bit hot but what can you expect with living in the middle east. But what I did refuse to accept was a COMPANY CEO telling me what I can do in my spare time and who I can see as well.

As for rosters I still have a few friends still their and their rosters are like hell and have been for months operating with min crew and getting bribed to do it. Days off down route seem to be common place these days and its being rostered that way. It has not moved on from my time back in early 1997 only got a few more crew..

Suggest you check things out very carefully and not just take the glossy cover and oh by the way the training department is also run by a twit who also thinks he god!!!!!

Best bet guys hang it out and keep going for EK if its the middle east life you want and also a No1 (CSD) at qatar gets about the same money as a Junior at EK. (this is fact also)

Happy flying and keep safe:D ;) ;) ;)

Gulf Crew,

Been trying to get a hold of you...call me at home asap!!!!

and guys, listen to Gulf Crew or Taba (where is he anyway?) or myself, been there and we know the score!

Be sensible!

........ARMCHAIR..........

Number 5

Soz mate out in the sun did tell you. Ph not working send me email flying back monday BA109 eta 1400 L will call you then

Making Contact - Lodestar
 

Hey Lodestar,

Have just read your message today. Sorry for the delay. I have tried to e-mail you, so please check your inbox and I'll be glad to help if I can.

Best wishes.

A300Man

Anyone Recieve letter from Qatar
 

Hi Guys and Girls, Has anyone recieved their letter from Qatar Airways, as to wheather they were given the go ahead for the 3rd round of the interview? Im sure everyone would love to know. Thanks Guys

Re: QATAR interviews
 

ya Hello I was one of the ex Ansett crew that went on the monday Interview .There was no flight force people there and there was only 31 ex Ansett crew .
We all watched a vid on Qatar and them had interviews 5 people at a time .
I know of one people that has been told so far about getting the job ,but as for the rest well they will be told soon ,.
talk to you soon
see