Qatar Airways - Wannabes & Recruitment II

[luv2flytheworld]

@FBW - your assumption is incorrect -

after consideration, research and personal contacts that work for Q and an offer from another airline - I am happy to say that I chose not to work for QT

[wildVV]

QR don't require you to be a swimmer

Hey guys, don't worry about not knowing how to swim. It is not a problem at all in QR.Unlike other airlines they don't require it. it is not safe though. Qatar don't do a swim test to check whether you know how to swim to 25m unaided. you have to be able to float on water. But don't say you don't know how to swim if anybody asks. there are many current CabinCrews in QR who don't know how to swim...........no clue at all.

[luv2flytheworld]

@toefike

No need to get defensive, you took my post in the wrong manner.

And you are missing the point - all I simply suggested was that there are other airlines out there that have more to offer than Q - and to look at the bigger picture.

So your telling me that Q purchases 200 airbuses every six months?
Everyone is entitled to there opinion, and I respect yours - but don't get defensive about it. And don't make points of items i did not suggest. I did not mention anything about being able to party etc or the fact that it was a muslim country. Those are logical

Again you are missing the point - when it comes to Q - they want to grow quickly - how? making money - so they will take any small mistake - i'm speaking about your hair out of place, to slow on serving, etc one makes and use it as an excuse to dismiss one.

Like I said in an early post - I've done my research - and if your smart so should you - read the fine print

happy flying

[Kay17]

Toefike

Great post Toefike! I wanted to write a similar one for a while now,but didn't seem to find the time. Definitely people are exagerating about how strict things are in QR...if you enjoy your job and you give 100% of yourself while on duty,then you have to love it...I've been flyin for 2 months now and i love it more everyday.Of course there will be people who will not be nice to you..it's normal it happens just about everywhere ,in any other industry...why should you take it personal while it's at work?As long as you do your job right you should have no concern about whatever mood anyone is in .

[adorably2902]

Hello everybody! Recently I attended EK Open Days, but I failed after my FI. If I wanna re-apply I should wait one more year!
I won't give up after the first failure ...Actually it was my first expirience. So I decided to try with Qatar Airways. I'm thinking of going in Frankfurt 27 th March 2010. Someone of you is attending the Open Days there too? If yes please PM me
This time I don't wanna fail, so if you any other tips, they would be appreciated! Or if you have in mind questions you were asked during the FI. Thank you very much!

[toefike]

@Kay17: Thanks. I wish you a very happy flying!!! Hopefully we will fly together sometime.

@luv2flytheworld: I am very happy for you honestly, I hope you will have a great time with the other airline.
By the way, I am not defensive. I only say my personal experience. Yes, I also heard bad opinions before I came here, and good ones as well. I had to decide, and I made my decision. Just like you did yours. You can have your opinion and I have mine. There are only 2 things, that makes me let's say 'angry' or upset: 1. if some has an exact opinion, but has never ever worked for that company he/she is talking about. 2. if someone goes somewhere to work for a company, knows the regulations before, and after arrival starts complaining how bad these regulations are. That's it.
As I know, I did not write that QA is receiving 200 new planes every 6 months. I wrote, that ordered 200 and there are arriving aircrafts every month, and we all know, that to operate a new aircraft you will need many new crew members if you want this airplane to fly and not stand on the ground. So they are hiring very aggressivly now.

So far I like it here in Doha. I really like my batchmates, I like the city, I can't wait to go and start flying.
I wish everyone good luck and all the best for the future!

[ScrapyCoCo1]

@toefkle
+10
@Luv2fly
read d fine print.... ?As these are anonymous forums the origins of the contributions may be opposite to what may be apparent. In fact the press may use it, or the unscrupulous, or sciolists*, to elicit certain reactions?.
don't take me wrong but you mean to say that QA terminates you always for Hair and slow service? and you researched only the bad review?
but what about good one's? i'm know that people get terminated, but not for the same hair issue!
all i've heard is hair issue and spilling juice in galley gets you terminated!
well if thats the case then i'm sure no one in the company would be more than 2 year old?
but i've seen people working there for more than 5 years, not 1 or 2 but many.
World is not a perfect place, if you learn to adjust and be mature then small things won't be that big a problem.
I 'm not trying to prove you wrong but thats my 2 cents.

[ScrapyCoCo1]

Kandy_girl

you need to bring 1 full length pic(10cmX15cm),description:-
1: Blue background
2: Warm open smile
3: One foot slightly forward and hands relaxed by the sides
4: Photoshopped or polaroid pictures should be avoided.
Dress code: Hair must be tied back if long.
No neck scarves
Court shoes with heels
Business suit with KNEE-LENGTH skirt and skin coloured stockings.
Passport size pic - 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm
All the best!
See you in Doha.

[viett_boy]

"4: Photoshopped or polaroid pictures should be avoided."

Not even a little bit of photoshop to get rid of couple of acnes ??? That's hard >.<

[carmen1982]

hello

Hello all, Im new at this, however qatar airways is coming shortly to my country and im planning to go to the open day session, Im pretty nervous i had read a tones of forums and done a lot of research about the cabin crew recruitment selection process. If anyone can provide me with some sort of tips for the open day session in order to at least pass for the interview process, it will be extremly helpfull for me. Thanks

[ScrapyCoCo1]

ha ha.
not heavily photoshopped, little bit is fine(honestly even i did), but don't make yourself look like the next super model(fair skin should not be photoshopped too much that makes you extremely white). thats my point.
everybody does little bit os editing, even the pic on their own website must be photoshopped!

[CaptFickle]

@carmen1982

Please go through the earlier posts in this thread, and you will find lots of tips regarding the Open Days. All the best for your OD..!

@Scrapycoco1

I agree with you buddy...!
Thats exactly what the recruiters had told us the day before FI, about the pics. "We dont want Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie look-alikes in those pictures, so please dont do heavy photoshopping...!!"
A lil bit of editing for acne and marks is OK, but dont go overboard by changing your skin colour..!! Be proud of it, coz thats what you are in real life.

[carmen1982]

Question dress code

hello, im a girl and I only read that we should wear KNEE-LENGTH skirt, is this the only outfit we can wear for the OD or can we wear bussiness suit with long pants instead of skirt??????

like this picture, can I wear a business suit like this??

[ScrapyCoCo1]

Carmen

I think you should wear a skirt, i have no clue whether you can wear pants, but atleast the pic SHOULD be in a skirt.

[rfortupino]

You can wear trousers durind the OD, but recomend to wear a skirt just because the visual impression is the first impression they get from you. During the 2nd recuitment day, at least one girl was wearing trousers and succesfully passed to the final interview. But it's your choice! What they want to see is your appearance, how approchable you are, etc...

The pictures must be with knee skirt, mandatory.

[carmen1982]

OMG dress code dilema

@ ScrapyCoCo1 & @ rfortupino

hello, thanks for your reply so ealry, im in big trouble now since i bought one similar to the photo, i really dont like to wear skirt.. well i guess ill have to get one.

another question, do they investigate your finnancial status, meaning that if you have a lots of debts will that impact you in a negative way, does anybody knows.

also what background color i must have for the FULL-LENGTH photo

thanks

[toefike]

carmen

Hi Carmen,

I'm also a 'throusers girl' not a skirt one, but for the OD I bought a knee-length skirt, and I have to tell you, it was very-very-very useful. Later on, during the training and also while we are flying, we can choose what to wear, so you can wear your throusers if you wish, but during the OD and final interview I strongly recommend you to choose the skirt. Believe me, it will help you a lot!

The background should be blue, on both pictures. It is not a problem, if you have a photo which is nice, but the background is not blue, you can easily change it with photoshop. It is not a problem, that you use photoshop.
And please check the make up of the cabin crew at the website of the company, and put enough make up on your face. Colourful lipstick (red, rose...etc, but NO orange or purple) is very important.

Good luck for you, I keep my fingers crossed!

[carmen1982]

Crazy week

@toefike

Thank you a lot for the tips, I must say that Im EXTREMLY nervous, my OD is tomorrow saturday, and I only have my cover letter and resume ready Im still missing a lot of things.... OMG.... this has been crazy week for me.

Any additional tips I should know? should I wear skin color stalking and heels?

Are you working with QA already?, hope you do.

[toefike]

Carmen

Hi Carmen,

Yes, use the skin colour, but not the shiny one, but the natural, plain one. And yes, high heel shoes, but not too hight, I would say 2-3 cm is enough, but you can wear higher ones too, if you can walk in that kind of shoes nicely.

Take care about your nice make-up, nice nails!, and wear a bun or a french twist, but not a pony tail if possible. And the most important thing is, SMILE! Really, just smile, try to be confident and try to be yourself. You can make it!

You will only have 1 minute on the first day with one of the ladies, because they only will collect the CV-s, and after they will call you during the afternoon if you are invited for the next round. When give them your CV, they will probably ask you 1-2 questions, like how old are you, are you single/married, have you ever been working as a flight attendant. Than they will say thank you. I advise you to say something nice when you leave the table, just like: 'Thank you very much, have a nice day.' A said that, and the lady just looked at me, and smiled, I think it was a good point that I tried to make good impression and I tried to be nice and friendly.
Oh, and try to get enough sleep today.

Yes I am with the company already, I am just doing my training and I love it!
Don't worry everything is gonna be fine!!!

P.S. If you are done with the OD, pls write how it was like, OK? ALL THE BEST!

[carmen1982]

OD in Panama Sat Feb 20th

@ toefike

Hi, I just got the OD session today, to be honest when I entered to the room, I felt really confident cause I followed all the tips that i could find, there was a lot of people on jeans, mini skirt, no make up, so then I though great i followed all the necessary tips for my great presentation, since the first impression is the most important, i keep smiling every time any of the ladies were looking at me, I sat at the 2nd row so basically i have them really near to me. is totally truth 2 ladies welcome the team, we spend approximatelly 2hrs talking all bout qatar airways, policies, contract, salary, conditions, welcome bonus, also about doha and the way of living there, the weather I mean everything we were getting into, mainly to let us know what is it that we are getting into, and if we really wanted.

when it was my turn to deliver my CV, a pretty lady from UK ask me just 2 questions. if i have any cabin crew experience and also what do I recomend them for recruting here in panama. I think the question was mainly because they posted the application during holidays here in panama and there was at least 40 to 50 people on the room. I really think that this questions were ask to see how fluent was our english, cause they mentioned to us that it was the one of the four main requirements.

They also told us that it will be a 3 day recruitment session and that they will be calling a shortlisted candidates today before 5pm.

unfortuntally i didnt get the call for the 2nd day, not sure what happened, i follow all the tips, but im no sure if it was because i dont have any cc experience, wondering if there is somebody that is working with QA that was contracted without any flying experience.

I guess ill have wait till next year that they come back

thanks for all your help.