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Medicals upon arrival
Hi everyone!!!
I had my FI on june 20th, received my golden call a week ago!!
I know already about the medical exams that I have to go through in my country but Im curious so can anyone tell me about the medicals once we arrive???
thank you!
I had my FI on june 20th, received my golden call a week ago!!
I know already about the medical exams that I have to go through in my country but Im curious so can anyone tell me about the medicals once we arrive???
thank you!
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Luxembourg OD 17th June, 2010
Hi TrolleyDolly29j,
I know how it sucks when you are rejected and you know you were perfect. I went to many OD/AD throughout the years (I was in LUX also :-)) and what can I see now is that I am always deselected at the same stage at EK, after group discussion. They are looking for certain pattern no matter how experienced you are, no matter you are the prettiest one, etc. You have to fulfil their criteria (nobody knows what the hell it is :-D) and they must like you.
On the other hand with EY it is a different story (my opinion), they prefer experienced people. 5 years ago (my very first OD) I made it almost to the finals, this year I was rejected from AUH. I can see some progress here. I am going to try again.
2 of my batch mates from my former airline are now working for EK and QR, we all lost our jobs due economic crisis and we are all trying to get somewhere. And what I am trying to say: the 2 are the youngest, before joining it was their first job, their english is not good (mine is neither, but there is big difference, mistakes in every sentence etc.).
One airline loves some people, the another one some other people, some people are able to get through for the first time, some people are able to make it anywhere!!! without problem (but they leave after a year or so because they do not like the job), some people would die for being hired but always fail (they would be perfect at work because they love the job and they would stay forever).
Good luck to everyone and remember KEEP TRYING!!!!!
I know how it sucks when you are rejected and you know you were perfect. I went to many OD/AD throughout the years (I was in LUX also :-)) and what can I see now is that I am always deselected at the same stage at EK, after group discussion. They are looking for certain pattern no matter how experienced you are, no matter you are the prettiest one, etc. You have to fulfil their criteria (nobody knows what the hell it is :-D) and they must like you.
On the other hand with EY it is a different story (my opinion), they prefer experienced people. 5 years ago (my very first OD) I made it almost to the finals, this year I was rejected from AUH. I can see some progress here. I am going to try again.
2 of my batch mates from my former airline are now working for EK and QR, we all lost our jobs due economic crisis and we are all trying to get somewhere. And what I am trying to say: the 2 are the youngest, before joining it was their first job, their english is not good (mine is neither, but there is big difference, mistakes in every sentence etc.).
One airline loves some people, the another one some other people, some people are able to get through for the first time, some people are able to make it anywhere!!! without problem (but they leave after a year or so because they do not like the job), some people would die for being hired but always fail (they would be perfect at work because they love the job and they would stay forever).
Good luck to everyone and remember KEEP TRYING!!!!!
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Emirates Open Day 17th July 2010.
Hello Everyone just wanted to share with you my Open Day here in Brisbane Australia. 17th July 2010.
So day started around 09:00am at Avaition Australia there was a turn out of about 350 people. All so Glamerous...
We were all taken up stairs and sat down, were had these two beautiful ladies Louise and Allanha, who would be interviewing us.
We were then shown a Viedo on Emirates and the culture.
After this we were asked what we new about Emirates etc... Then we watched another Video and then we had to ask the ladies questions...
After everything the ladies then told us the process and what would be expected over the next few days.. we were also told to removed any un-nessary paper work from our resume's as they had weight restirctions on their luggage when returning and to also attach one photo.
As time went by we were seen one at a time, and we had about 60secs to sell ourselves to the ladies and answer any questions they through at us.. Allanha did one side of the room as Louise did the other..
From this the ladies informed us that if we were successful to the next stage we would recieve a phone call by 05:00pm that day...
By the time i left it was around 01:30pm.. The rest of the day went soooo slow. Around 05:35pm i recieved a call asking for me to please return the following day @ 10:30am. And please wear exactly what i wore that day... being( a light gray suit with dark blue pinstripes, white under business shirt, full face of make-up, hair pulled back, i had it up and in a hair doungh-nutt with hair net, hair sprayed so no wispy bits showed, skin coloured stockings with court shoes+polished, red lip stick.
Arriving the next day i got there early just in case10:00am, once inside i found out that there was in fact three other groups one @ 09:00am mine @ 10:30 and another @ 11:00am... there was about 20 people in each group, so aroung 60 i think made it at this stage.
Once the first group had all the cuts there wasnt many that made it
.... It was my time to shine ... So first up we were split up into 2groups, two circles of chairs, in each group we were told to talk amounced each other until they were ready.. we were then told to discuss with each person on our left their most embarrassing moment in life. Then we had to discuss it to the group clockwise.
From this discussion we were given another topic to discuss, we needed to find 5 new destinations for emirates to fly too in which that don't already and why we think they should fly there.
After this we were then called one by one up for a reach test, and asked if we had any tatoos or scars any where and if so where??? we then were told to wait down stairs until called back up..
We waited down stairs for about 6mins, onced called back up we were told to just come in stand around and one at a time we would be called up and given a slip of paper, on this paper it would state if we were successful or non successful... Me being #40, i got called and as i walked out i was terrified to look, but yay i had made it through again i was so happy....
Eventually we were then called back up to the room, being left in our group there was about 7 of us.. We then had to sit again in a circle and were given a topic to talk about. Our Topic this time was:
We are all a commitee from the IOC. International Olympic Commitee and we had to discuss the next 2 up comming olympics, the london and the Brazil....
From these to games we had to take out 5sports from each, all 10 being different ones, due to the Golbal Financial Crises, we had to discuss which sports and why they were needed to be taken out??? throughout the whole discusions the ladies were watching all of us like hawlks.
After this we then went back down stairs and waited to be called up again... Second time round we were also given a slip of paper like the first and in this slip was the same information.. And once again i had been successful.. i was over the moon and also one of the gals in whom i had made friends with had made it all the way as well.. her being #41
So after this we were told to come back @ 01:00pm for another assessment. whislt group3 did there cuts..
A few of us headed out for a coffee and some lunch. when we returned the 3rd group was running way behind.. we ended up going back in around 1:50pm.,,
At this stage there were only 21 of us left out of 350.. WOW...
We were all then asked to come back up stairs and into a different room.. We were all then informed that we had all made it to the final interviews yay
We were all handed DVD's and alot of paper work, this all needed to be filled in so perfectly it wasn't funny...
We were then all told wat to wear the to the next interview, right down to the point, i'm serious it was full on, the lady used me as a example of what to look like i was like omg so embarrassed. After this we were all given 3 sheets of paper to choose our interview time for the next three days, Monday the 19th, Tuesday the 20th and Wednesday the 21st..
We all came to a decission that people who travelled to Brisbane from other states would go first and ten fill up anything after that,, i was placed on the Tuesday sheet @ 12:15...
After all of this We then had to do a test, it was a personality test and it took about 45mins to do, once finished this we gave it to the ladies and headed home for the day, "4:30pm".
Tuesday the 20th had finally come and i arrived quite early to my interview as thats what the ladies requested we do.
I got there aronf 11.30 and was seen very shortly after. Once inside we sat at the bigest table i have ever seen in my life, the sat accross from me while Louise asked me question Allanha wrote rappidly my answers, they were very impressed that i had all my documents and photos to profection and that they had all the boxes ticked on my application form. Some of the things i had to bring were one full legnth business attire photo, standing with feet together with left foot slightly back, hair up and very very neat. 2Casual photos smiling in all, as well as 6 pasport photo's so perfect as this would get us a yes or no for the job). ALso copies of every Cert i have ever gotten, Year`12 Cert, Letter of employment, all our application form's and 2 coloured copies of our Passport.
Some of the questions they asked me were to do with my currant job ( Checkin agent for VirginBlue).. from the questions they asked me the give spicific examples and what i said and as to what other said.. Some were
1.Have i ever had a conflict situation with a team member if so what was it?
2. Can you give us an example of when you went up and behond for a guest?
3. Can you give us an example of, have you ever suggested anything to better your team environment if yes what was it and was it implimented?
There was some more but i cannot really remember anymore...
From this the ladies then told me that i were successful and if i could take another test,
They lead me into another room and there Louise sat me down, told me i would be doing a aptitude test, there were about 180 questions i think all in sections, i had 30mins to do it but 45 if i needed it... when 30mins hit i would have to mark where i was up to, and continue... i finished it in 25mins.. i then went back and said my good buys ... all now i have to do is wait up to 6weeks,,, i hope this helps other.s thanks guys cause i now all your post's helped me x
So day started around 09:00am at Avaition Australia there was a turn out of about 350 people. All so Glamerous...
We were all taken up stairs and sat down, were had these two beautiful ladies Louise and Allanha, who would be interviewing us.
We were then shown a Viedo on Emirates and the culture.
After this we were asked what we new about Emirates etc... Then we watched another Video and then we had to ask the ladies questions...
After everything the ladies then told us the process and what would be expected over the next few days.. we were also told to removed any un-nessary paper work from our resume's as they had weight restirctions on their luggage when returning and to also attach one photo.
As time went by we were seen one at a time, and we had about 60secs to sell ourselves to the ladies and answer any questions they through at us.. Allanha did one side of the room as Louise did the other..
From this the ladies informed us that if we were successful to the next stage we would recieve a phone call by 05:00pm that day...
By the time i left it was around 01:30pm.. The rest of the day went soooo slow. Around 05:35pm i recieved a call asking for me to please return the following day @ 10:30am. And please wear exactly what i wore that day... being( a light gray suit with dark blue pinstripes, white under business shirt, full face of make-up, hair pulled back, i had it up and in a hair doungh-nutt with hair net, hair sprayed so no wispy bits showed, skin coloured stockings with court shoes+polished, red lip stick.
Arriving the next day i got there early just in case10:00am, once inside i found out that there was in fact three other groups one @ 09:00am mine @ 10:30 and another @ 11:00am... there was about 20 people in each group, so aroung 60 i think made it at this stage.
Once the first group had all the cuts there wasnt many that made it
.... It was my time to shine ... So first up we were split up into 2groups, two circles of chairs, in each group we were told to talk amounced each other until they were ready.. we were then told to discuss with each person on our left their most embarrassing moment in life. Then we had to discuss it to the group clockwise. From this discussion we were given another topic to discuss, we needed to find 5 new destinations for emirates to fly too in which that don't already and why we think they should fly there.
After this we were then called one by one up for a reach test, and asked if we had any tatoos or scars any where and if so where??? we then were told to wait down stairs until called back up..
We waited down stairs for about 6mins, onced called back up we were told to just come in stand around and one at a time we would be called up and given a slip of paper, on this paper it would state if we were successful or non successful... Me being #40, i got called and as i walked out i was terrified to look, but yay i had made it through again i was so happy....
Eventually we were then called back up to the room, being left in our group there was about 7 of us
.. We then had to sit again in a circle and were given a topic to talk about. Our Topic this time was: We are all a commitee from the IOC. International Olympic Commitee and we had to discuss the next 2 up comming olympics, the london and the Brazil....
From these to games we had to take out 5sports from each, all 10 being different ones, due to the Golbal Financial Crises, we had to discuss which sports and why they were needed to be taken out??? throughout the whole discusions the ladies were watching all of us like hawlks.
After this we then went back down stairs and waited to be called up again... Second time round we were also given a slip of paper like the first and in this slip was the same information.. And once again i had been successful.. i was over the moon and also one of the gals in whom i had made friends with had made it all the way as well.. her being #41
So after this we were told to come back @ 01:00pm for another assessment. whislt group3 did there cuts..
A few of us headed out for a coffee and some lunch. when we returned the 3rd group was running way behind.. we ended up going back in around 1:50pm.,,
At this stage there were only 21 of us left out of 350.. WOW...
We were all then asked to come back up stairs and into a different room.. We were all then informed that we had all made it to the final interviews
yay We were all handed DVD's and alot of paper work, this all needed to be filled in so perfectly it wasn't funny...
We were then all told wat to wear the to the next interview, right down to the point, i'm serious it was full on, the lady used me as a example of what to look like i was like omg so embarrassed. After this we were all given 3 sheets of paper to choose our interview time for the next three days, Monday the 19th, Tuesday the 20th and Wednesday the 21st..
We all came to a decission that people who travelled to Brisbane from other states would go first and ten fill up anything after that,, i was placed on the Tuesday sheet @ 12:15...
After all of this We then had to do a test, it was a personality test and it took about 45mins to do, once finished this we gave it to the ladies and headed home for the day, "4:30pm".
Tuesday the 20th had finally come and i arrived quite early to my interview as thats what the ladies requested we do.
I got there aronf 11.30 and was seen very shortly after
. Once inside we sat at the bigest table i have ever seen in my life, the sat accross from me while Louise asked me question Allanha wrote rappidly my answers, they were very impressed that i had all my documents and photos to profection and that they had all the boxes ticked on my application form. Some of the things i had to bring were one full legnth business attire photo, standing with feet together with left foot slightly back, hair up and very very neat. 2Casual photos smiling in all, as well as 6 pasport photo's so perfect as this would get us a yes or no for the job). ALso copies of every Cert i have ever gotten, Year`12 Cert, Letter of employment, all our application form's and 2 coloured copies of our Passport.Some of the questions they asked me were to do with my currant job ( Checkin agent for VirginBlue).. from the questions they asked me the give spicific examples and what i said and as to what other said.. Some were
1.Have i ever had a conflict situation with a team member if so what was it?
2. Can you give us an example of when you went up and behond for a guest?
3. Can you give us an example of, have you ever suggested anything to better your team environment if yes what was it and was it implimented?
There was some more but i cannot really remember anymore...
From this the ladies then told me that i were successful and if i could take another test,
They lead me into another room and there Louise sat me down, told me i would be doing a aptitude test, there were about 180 questions i think all in sections, i had 30mins to do it but 45 if i needed it... when 30mins hit i would have to mark where i was up to, and continue... i finished it in 25mins
.. i then went back and said my good buys ... all now i have to do is wait up to 6weeks,,, i hope this helps other.s thanks guys cause i now all your post's helped me x
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Thanks for the detailed report on your recruitment process. Best of luck!!
yep.. my DoJ is in two weeks, though here in Melbourne, don't think anyone had to do the test after the final interview...
yep.. my DoJ is in two weeks, though here in Melbourne, don't think anyone had to do the test after the final interview...
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Hello all
Do you guys think EK will be conducting OD/AD throughout the year and next year as frequently as they have done so this past year? Thanks!
TrolleyDolly29j
So sorry to hear that. I know how you feel like and wish you all the best. You said you attended 4 OD/AD in a year. Isn't there a rule of 6-month gap b/w each? Do you think they may have been the reason for EK rejecting you? All the best and may you make it
Do you guys think EK will be conducting OD/AD throughout the year and next year as frequently as they have done so this past year?
Thanks!TrolleyDolly29j
So sorry to hear that. I know how you feel like and wish you all the best. You said you attended 4 OD/AD in a year. Isn't there a rule of 6-month gap b/w each? Do you think they may have been the reason for EK rejecting you? All the best and may you make it
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HELP - Candidate Portal
Hello,
My name is Sofia and I was choosen to go to dubai in 30 of August but I can't access to my candidate portal!!!!
They tell me my password/email is invalid.... I tried to change password, nothing... Send emails to Dubai, nothing... Called and called and nobody answer!!!
I just don't know what to do...
I can't see my contract or even proceed with the medical tests.
Can someone help me??
My name is Sofia and I was choosen to go to dubai in 30 of August but I can't access to my candidate portal!!!!
They tell me my password/email is invalid.... I tried to change password, nothing... Send emails to Dubai, nothing... Called and called and nobody answer!!!
I just don't know what to do...
I can't see my contract or even proceed with the medical tests.
Can someone help me??
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tik
my dear atleast you made an effort from kampala, to nairobi God will sure grant you the desires of you heart..... am going for the Assessmenet in nairobi on 1st august 2010..... am kenya, it will be my first EK interview, any idea on what i should expect, and again wen are the photos needed, is it wen going for the FI or on the assessment day. 
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I just got a golden call tonight at 830pm been waiting since 26 june 2010
Good luck to you all, don't give it, try again if you didnt get thru you will get there xox
I'm still waiting for them to email me though! I thought they would emailed me right away but I guess they are super busy
Good luck to you all, don't give it, try again if you didnt get thru you will get there xox
I'm still waiting for them to email me though! I thought they would emailed me right away but I guess they are super busy
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Hi Versace ,
lucky you ;-))
I am still waiting... my profile sayes now approval in progress ,so i am hopping for the best.
I got an email as well asking me to send them some email and phone number for one of my refferies...
So do you allready now the date of your departure for dubai?
Lui
lucky you ;-))
I am still waiting... my profile sayes now approval in progress ,so i am hopping for the best.
I got an email as well asking me to send them some email and phone number for one of my refferies...
So do you allready now the date of your departure for dubai?
Lui
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CAn anyone help me I have a question regarding reference check...
It doesnt look like emirates has contact my referees but however I already got my golden call, does that mean that they will call me referees after my medicals??? please help thank you ;D
It doesnt look like emirates has contact my referees but however I already got my golden call, does that mean that they will call me referees after my medicals??? please help thank you ;D
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During my intreview my recruiter has told me that they contact the referries only in case that there are some problem regarding your previous jobs... So there is a possibility they will never call them ...
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Versace nathan
Hey! I got the call today too! Yay for us! but she said she might email me in the next couple of days with that stuff! I haven't got it either
What's your date of join??
Milliec
What's your date of join??
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versace nathan
Hi!
Mine DOJ is 27th September! so not far apart! good luck! let me know if you get your email! I will just wait in the meantime!
Hope it all works out and we see each other there!
Mine DOJ is 27th September! so not far apart! good luck! let me know if you get your email! I will just wait in the meantime!
Hope it all works out and we see each other there!
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OD question
I'm attending an OD in a couple of weeks. i know appearance is a big deal to them. They say that height should match weight and throughout my research most people say as long as your within your BMI it's fine. But I'm just at the limit for my healthy BMI. Would they think I'm too overweight for the job? Were all the selected people very slim?