Emirates - Wannabes & Recruitment V
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Is anyone going to the open day in Toronto on Feb 21st? I'm starting to get a bit anxious as I keep looking on the Emirate's site and though the date is still there there's no venue confirmed ,it says "postponed until further notice",and I need to get my transport and hotel reservations...is it normal that they don't have a venue confirmed yet?
To all those waiting for final approval (me too!) I think that they are not really breaking the contract if they say we will take you on but not for a while. So if they change the DOJ to 3 months away, theres not much we can do. I am praying they don't do that though!
I figure if they tell me a week before that I am approved, then I will just have to forget giving my months notice and just leave! Wouldn't want to miss the oppurtunity.
And also I don't think they would be withdrawing our offers if they are still recruiting people. I think if they cancel all recruitment sessions, then we should start to worry. But why would they cancel our contracts and continue looking for people to offer jobs to? Trying to stay positive...
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i agree with Skywards...we have to be positive..
they still recruit... my flatmate is going to Belgrade tomorrow... so...Let us just be positive and pray they will send us Final Approval soon 
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applefigher - thank you soo much! i know it was a very stupid question but i just don't know why i can't think right nowadays.
dear everyone, the withdrawing of employment happened to one of my friend who was awaiting her final approvals(after spending a bomb on medicals & she's supposed to fly on the same day as me). The email that Emirates sent her stated that they know that the withdrawal of employment is gonna be very disappointing but it is unavoidable. The reason they gave is due to the economy downturn and they're affected afterall. They also said that they are reducing recruitment this year. I know this is not good news for anyone here but please be prepared. I had a friend from another airline, she told me that her colleague got a day of MC and got sacked! They're finding ways and excuses to cut cost.
As for me, I'll just have to pray that all goes well when i reach there not surprised that i may be sent back home anytime for doing some minor mistakes.
Whatever it is, i believe things happen for a reason. Let's all be positive. I sincerely wish all who are reading this the best of luck and may God bless us ALL
dear everyone, the withdrawing of employment happened to one of my friend who was awaiting her final approvals(after spending a bomb on medicals & she's supposed to fly on the same day as me). The email that Emirates sent her stated that they know that the withdrawal of employment is gonna be very disappointing but it is unavoidable. The reason they gave is due to the economy downturn and they're affected afterall. They also said that they are reducing recruitment this year. I know this is not good news for anyone here but please be prepared. I had a friend from another airline, she told me that her colleague got a day of MC and got sacked! They're finding ways and excuses to cut cost.
As for me, I'll just have to pray that all goes well when i reach there not surprised that i may be sent back home anytime for doing some minor mistakes.
Whatever it is, i believe things happen for a reason. Let's all be positive. I sincerely wish all who are reading this the best of luck and may God bless us ALL
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Recruitment...
Hey guys,
this is a copy paste from the Emirates Crew discussions forum... Written by a current cc with EK..
quote begin:
It is true, we have most definitely stopped recruitment and all upgrades from March 09 until further notice. Was told this yesterday by the cabin crew managers who came to graduation. They state that this could be a good thing as now they can focus on consistency. Big word the latter!
If the rumours are to be true, that would be awesome to get rid of Sao Paolo, the layover is way too short and even the Lufthansa crew mocks us for flying god-knows-how-long for a layover that still leaves you feeling like a zombie when back on the aircraft to Dubai. The Brasilians will not be too happy though if that route goes!
Oh, cancellation of the A380! Wohoo! That whale should never have seen the light of day. Bring on more Boeings I say, preferably the new 747s Intercontinental.
this is a copy paste from the Emirates Crew discussions forum... Written by a current cc with EK..
quote begin:
It is true, we have most definitely stopped recruitment and all upgrades from March 09 until further notice. Was told this yesterday by the cabin crew managers who came to graduation. They state that this could be a good thing as now they can focus on consistency. Big word the latter!
If the rumours are to be true, that would be awesome to get rid of Sao Paolo, the layover is way too short and even the Lufthansa crew mocks us for flying god-knows-how-long for a layover that still leaves you feeling like a zombie when back on the aircraft to Dubai. The Brasilians will not be too happy though if that route goes!
Oh, cancellation of the A380! Wohoo! That whale should never have seen the light of day. Bring on more Boeings I say, preferably the new 747s Intercontinental.
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Words of Wisdom
Just wish to advise those words of wisdom from the current EK cabin crew member happen to be Ali_Xander (my flatmate).
Also Sorry to hear about those of you that are receiving the email about the downturn in the industry and hence the cancellation of your course dates.
The rumours from inside the company are saying that all recuitment in March is being postponed ... the numbers graduating each week are smaller aswell.
So good luck to all!
Also Sorry to hear about those of you that are receiving the email about the downturn in the industry and hence the cancellation of your course dates.
The rumours from inside the company are saying that all recuitment in March is being postponed ... the numbers graduating each week are smaller aswell.
So good luck to all!
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This news isn't good at all. Sorry to all the ones who received that awful email, they couldn't even of had the balls to do it over the phone like. Fingers crossed the bunch joining on 20th don't get the same email from EK, although it doesn't look good after this. I feel really sorry for all you guys that had to fork out for medicals etc then get this charming email. 'Economic crisis' has a lot to answer for. I contacted Emirates AGAIN yesterday to see what was going on with my application, 10 weeks now lol got speaking to the relevant person who then insisted on laughing down the phone at me when I asked her if there was any progress on my application seeing as its been so long. Marvellous recruitment staff you employ EK. Maybe they should show their office staff what 'customer service' actually means.
Sorry again to all that got their contracts withdrawn, must be truly soul destroying. xoxo
Sorry again to all that got their contracts withdrawn, must be truly soul destroying. xoxo
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Hey! I never seem to have a positive phone call with EK haha...
I just came on the phone nice and polite, simply asking the status of my application and enquiring if there was any problems with my application etc she then went on to say my application was fine and that id hear in 1 weeks time (bearing in mind anytime i call them im told 'wait 2 more weeks' 'wait 1 more week') same story different day. So I just said to her I was told this the last time i phoned up and you still didnt get back to me with an outcome, will i really hear next week??? Thats the point at which she laughed at me, I didn't say it with a joking tone or anything so it wasnt as though she was laughing with me I was expecting an answer to my question but in turn she hung up.
At that point I was raging, if i'd have been anywhere near her she'd have been getting that phone cord wrapped round her neck!!
Im a nice person really but im sick of this bvll****. So apologies for the rant. Good luck to anyone else out there who is waiting for any kind of answer from EK coz I seriously doubt it'll be positive in any shape or form. I've officially given up...
p.s. the people on this forum are great and were a huge help to me, loads of useful advice on here for people. Oh and if anyone wants contact numbers for EK i've got about 8 of them LOL. Should I hear anything in the future i'll keep you all posted.
BYE GUYS!!! It's been super talking to you all on here, made some great friends from this forum! TAKE CARE EVERYONE, loads of love from snowy Ireland!! xoxoxox
I just came on the phone nice and polite, simply asking the status of my application and enquiring if there was any problems with my application etc she then went on to say my application was fine and that id hear in 1 weeks time (bearing in mind anytime i call them im told 'wait 2 more weeks' 'wait 1 more week') same story different day. So I just said to her I was told this the last time i phoned up and you still didnt get back to me with an outcome, will i really hear next week??? Thats the point at which she laughed at me, I didn't say it with a joking tone or anything so it wasnt as though she was laughing with me I was expecting an answer to my question but in turn she hung up.
At that point I was raging, if i'd have been anywhere near her she'd have been getting that phone cord wrapped round her neck!!
Im a nice person really but im sick of this bvll****. So apologies for the rant. Good luck to anyone else out there who is waiting for any kind of answer from EK coz I seriously doubt it'll be positive in any shape or form. I've officially given up...
p.s. the people on this forum are great and were a huge help to me, loads of useful advice on here for people. Oh and if anyone wants contact numbers for EK i've got about 8 of them LOL. Should I hear anything in the future i'll keep you all posted.
BYE GUYS!!! It's been super talking to you all on here, made some great friends from this forum! TAKE CARE EVERYONE, loads of love from snowy Ireland!! xoxoxox
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Does this mean that people who were to join in march and april have no hope left? Man, I spend so much money on medicals...this is not fair.... this crisis is not what happened yesterday... they knew about it long before!
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The Big Picture
Hi all,
Few questions in mind:
Did EK withdraw all their offers ?
Are there still people joining the company ?
If anyone is joining on the 13th of Feb and didn't have their offer withdrawn, please state ...
Now few facts to mention since I live in Dubai and I hear a word from here and there:
- The government of Dubai is paying extra attention and has high hopes on Emirates Airlines to help it's economy after the crash in the financial and real estate market in Dubai.
- A huge amount of money was invested by Dubai government on Terminal 3 which is exclusive to Emirates Airlines and was designed to better suit the A380, in addition the huge amount of money which is being invested in Al Maktoum Airport (Jabel Ali Area) which is under construction now.
- Emirates Airlines has placed an order for 45 Airbus A380 worth 15 Billion Dollars (There were rumors that Emirates threatened to cancel the order due to a delay in the delivery but experts say it's most probably a negotiation strategy from EK)
- Emirates Airlines is like any other company, it has new staff joining and old staff resigning, and the gaps need to be filled.
Now taking these facts into consideration, is it possible that emirates airlines has completely stopped recruiting operational staff like Cabin Crew, who are the essentials to keep this company running and expanding.
And if they did, why would they withdraw offers from people who were already offered the job instead of canceling their open days in Dubai and other locations around the globe which are still running ?
I really can't figure it out. what do you guys think ?
I called EK last week and they checked my name and they informed me that I will hear from them within a week or so, again I have no idea what that means, why would they cost me more time if thy are not recruiting ?
The only explanation that I could come up with is that Emirates is reducing the number of new joiners per open day, so maybe people who got their offer withdrawn had many people selected with them in the same open day, and the number was downsized so they withdrew their offer.
I am really sorry for you guys, I know how it feels, I've been there. I had a very good job offer from a big company in Dubai and they were already working on my residency, 10 days later, I got the call, offer withdrawn due to financial crisis.
Let me know what you guys think
Cheers,
Fido
Few questions in mind:
Did EK withdraw all their offers ?
Are there still people joining the company ?
If anyone is joining on the 13th of Feb and didn't have their offer withdrawn, please state ...
Now few facts to mention since I live in Dubai and I hear a word from here and there:
- The government of Dubai is paying extra attention and has high hopes on Emirates Airlines to help it's economy after the crash in the financial and real estate market in Dubai.
- A huge amount of money was invested by Dubai government on Terminal 3 which is exclusive to Emirates Airlines and was designed to better suit the A380, in addition the huge amount of money which is being invested in Al Maktoum Airport (Jabel Ali Area) which is under construction now.
- Emirates Airlines has placed an order for 45 Airbus A380 worth 15 Billion Dollars (There were rumors that Emirates threatened to cancel the order due to a delay in the delivery but experts say it's most probably a negotiation strategy from EK)
- Emirates Airlines is like any other company, it has new staff joining and old staff resigning, and the gaps need to be filled.
Now taking these facts into consideration, is it possible that emirates airlines has completely stopped recruiting operational staff like Cabin Crew, who are the essentials to keep this company running and expanding.
And if they did, why would they withdraw offers from people who were already offered the job instead of canceling their open days in Dubai and other locations around the globe which are still running ?
I really can't figure it out. what do you guys think ?
I called EK last week and they checked my name and they informed me that I will hear from them within a week or so, again I have no idea what that means, why would they cost me more time if thy are not recruiting ?
The only explanation that I could come up with is that Emirates is reducing the number of new joiners per open day, so maybe people who got their offer withdrawn had many people selected with them in the same open day, and the number was downsized so they withdrew their offer.
I am really sorry for you guys, I know how it feels, I've been there. I had a very good job offer from a big company in Dubai and they were already working on my residency, 10 days later, I got the call, offer withdrawn due to financial crisis.
Let me know what you guys think
Cheers,
Fido
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I am so disgusted with that email. The fact that they say you can go through the whole process again, really good of them! The absolute very least they should be doing is reimbursing us the cost of the medicals....and then saying when things pick up will we pay for your medicals and have a job waiting for you.
How dare they still be holding recruitment days and at the same time turn people down who have made it this far? Some other suckers are going to pulled into hoping they got the job, only to be let down.
I specifically asked the recruiters at my one-on-one whether this was a possibility, and they insisted it wasn't even an issue.
I agree with vix85, I've lost hope because they have no right to treat people like this! My DOJ is in March, so if the February people are getting turned down, then what hope have I got!
How dare they still be holding recruitment days and at the same time turn people down who have made it this far? Some other suckers are going to pulled into hoping they got the job, only to be let down.
I specifically asked the recruiters at my one-on-one whether this was a possibility, and they insisted it wasn't even an issue.
I agree with vix85, I've lost hope because they have no right to treat people like this! My DOJ is in March, so if the February people are getting turned down, then what hope have I got!
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hey as far as i know the people who alrerady received their final confirmation and were asked to resign from persent jobs are still going on FEB 13. so far only the ones waitin for final approval may reciecve the withdrawal...
