I can't believe it!!! I'm so happy!! It's on Feb 9th at the Holiday Inn in Kensington, got lots more reading about Emirates to do!!!
I will prob stay at the hotel the night before so I'm nice and fresh in the morning and not rushing to get there on time. Looks lovely :)
If I'm successful at the assessment day, the interviews are held on the 10th and 11th, hope it all goes well! Will keep you updated!! xx
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
It must be fate.......
It's been approx 12 days since I sent off my online application, no reply yet :(
However, something happened which I though was very strange seeing that I'm travelling around around Australia and have been for 12 months....
I went shopping the other day and reached into my purse to find a $1 coin, I saw a silver coin in there which is wierd cause australia money is gold, looked at it and ther was a shiny UNITED ARAB EMIRATES silver money coin!!!!!!!!
My boyfriend didn't put it in there, no idea how I got it!! So, I'm thinking it muxt be fate and the stars are trying to reassure me that I will get an invitation to the next assessment day :)I'm deff keeping the coin as my lucky charm!
I've been tryig to take extra care of myself over the last 2 weeks ( even if I have eaten way too much chocolate and drank too much beer at Christmas!! ), I've heavily invested in my career ( that's just an excuse to buy lots of beauty products! ),
bought New Glo to whiten my teeth, new L'Oreal lipstick, Sheer Cover for my wrinkles, a manicure set, vitamins and some lovely fresh perfume, Calvin Klein Euphoria. I really need to go the hairdressers too, after being in the sun for the last 12 months, my hair is lopking more like Worzel Gummage than a groomed Emirtaes air hostess!!!!!
There are lots of one day courses in London which cost approx $150, they give you an insight to role plays, interviews, the cabin crew job and what to expect, aircraft info, information about the different airlines, think it would be really useful especially the interview stuff, I'm dreading the question...what are your weaknesses?
Of course I have lots but don't really want to go into my weak points in an interview like I'm moody if I don't get enough sleep and I am sometimes impatient! So, I've been trying to think of a negative that I can turn round into a positive in an interview situation. Could do with some interview advice I think!
I'm also a little worried about the fact that I have no airline experience and seeing that Emirates receive 15,000 applications per month, they can be picky.
So, maybe one of these courses will be an advantage in their eyes?
I've got 3 days left in sunny Broome Australia then flying back to Perth for 6 days, when I get to Perth I'm going to Camera House to get some professional photos done just in case I get the interview, they need 6 passport pics and full length shots in business attire so going to make the most of having a tan and get them done here!
Fingers crossed for the invitation.....
Love xxx
However, something happened which I though was very strange seeing that I'm travelling around around Australia and have been for 12 months....
I went shopping the other day and reached into my purse to find a $1 coin, I saw a silver coin in there which is wierd cause australia money is gold, looked at it and ther was a shiny UNITED ARAB EMIRATES silver money coin!!!!!!!!
My boyfriend didn't put it in there, no idea how I got it!! So, I'm thinking it muxt be fate and the stars are trying to reassure me that I will get an invitation to the next assessment day :)I'm deff keeping the coin as my lucky charm!
I've been tryig to take extra care of myself over the last 2 weeks ( even if I have eaten way too much chocolate and drank too much beer at Christmas!! ), I've heavily invested in my career ( that's just an excuse to buy lots of beauty products! ),
bought New Glo to whiten my teeth, new L'Oreal lipstick, Sheer Cover for my wrinkles, a manicure set, vitamins and some lovely fresh perfume, Calvin Klein Euphoria. I really need to go the hairdressers too, after being in the sun for the last 12 months, my hair is lopking more like Worzel Gummage than a groomed Emirtaes air hostess!!!!!
There are lots of one day courses in London which cost approx $150, they give you an insight to role plays, interviews, the cabin crew job and what to expect, aircraft info, information about the different airlines, think it would be really useful especially the interview stuff, I'm dreading the question...what are your weaknesses?
Of course I have lots but don't really want to go into my weak points in an interview like I'm moody if I don't get enough sleep and I am sometimes impatient! So, I've been trying to think of a negative that I can turn round into a positive in an interview situation. Could do with some interview advice I think!
I'm also a little worried about the fact that I have no airline experience and seeing that Emirates receive 15,000 applications per month, they can be picky.
So, maybe one of these courses will be an advantage in their eyes?
I've got 3 days left in sunny Broome Australia then flying back to Perth for 6 days, when I get to Perth I'm going to Camera House to get some professional photos done just in case I get the interview, they need 6 passport pics and full length shots in business attire so going to make the most of having a tan and get them done here!
Fingers crossed for the invitation.....
Love xxx
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Emirates Inteview Questions
I applied to work as cabin crew for Emirates a week or so ago and have been doing lots of research about the recruitment process.
The next step for me hopefully is to receive an invitation to an assessment day in the UK next year, either Jan or Feb, that's if I pass the initial screening ( they screen all 15,000 applications they receive per month!! ), they can be picky as they receive so many applications for all over the world.
The assessment day is normally conducted in a posh hotel close to your home town, mine will be probably London. The day starts around 9am, the days consists of group exercises, maths and English tests. Apparently, if you are successful at this stage you are invited back for an interview the next day. The questions are something like following :
1. Tell us about yourself
2. Why do you want to join us?
3. What would you like to do in five years' time?
4. Do you prefer working with others or alone?
5. What are your biggest accomplishments?
6. What are your favorite subjects?
7. Why should we hire you?
8. What are your hobbies?
9. What is the worst feedback you have ever got?
10. What is the most difficult situation you have faced?
11. How do you measure talent?
12. How do/would you optimize performance and lift standards in a team?
13. Have you ever dealt with a customer making an unrealistic demand?
14. How would you respond if you were offered the job?
15. Tell me about something recently that really annoyed you.
16. What will you bring to the job/company if we employ you?
17. Tell me about the culture at your last company/employer.
18. Tell me about your life at College or University (or even your time in your previous job).
19. What do you want to be doing in 2/5/10 years time? Or: Where do you want to be in 2/5/10 years time?
20. What is your ideal job?
21. What did you achieve in your last job?
22. What are your strengths?
23. What are your weaknesses?
I hope this will help anyone applying for Emirates too!
Fingers crossed, an invitation will be in my inbox soon!
The next step for me hopefully is to receive an invitation to an assessment day in the UK next year, either Jan or Feb, that's if I pass the initial screening ( they screen all 15,000 applications they receive per month!! ), they can be picky as they receive so many applications for all over the world.
The assessment day is normally conducted in a posh hotel close to your home town, mine will be probably London. The day starts around 9am, the days consists of group exercises, maths and English tests. Apparently, if you are successful at this stage you are invited back for an interview the next day. The questions are something like following :
1. Tell us about yourself
2. Why do you want to join us?
3. What would you like to do in five years' time?
4. Do you prefer working with others or alone?
5. What are your biggest accomplishments?
6. What are your favorite subjects?
7. Why should we hire you?
8. What are your hobbies?
9. What is the worst feedback you have ever got?
10. What is the most difficult situation you have faced?
11. How do you measure talent?
12. How do/would you optimize performance and lift standards in a team?
13. Have you ever dealt with a customer making an unrealistic demand?
14. How would you respond if you were offered the job?
15. Tell me about something recently that really annoyed you.
16. What will you bring to the job/company if we employ you?
17. Tell me about the culture at your last company/employer.
18. Tell me about your life at College or University (or even your time in your previous job).
19. What do you want to be doing in 2/5/10 years time? Or: Where do you want to be in 2/5/10 years time?
20. What is your ideal job?
21. What did you achieve in your last job?
22. What are your strengths?
23. What are your weaknesses?
I hope this will help anyone applying for Emirates too!
Fingers crossed, an invitation will be in my inbox soon!
I've applied!!
I started my application online on http://www.emiratesgroupcareers.com/ on September 22nd 2009, after alot of research and debating with myself whether this is a career I want to pursue now or in a few years ( I can never make up my mind as to where or what to do with my life as you'll notice! ), the writing began.........it took me approx 2 months to finish my application! Not that I'm at lazy, it's just I wanted everything to sound professional and word perfect and of course didn't want to come across as desperate for the job ( although I am :). The pics were quite hard to get right too, they asked for a head an shoulders shot and a full length one, not easy getting a full face full of make up to stay on whilst trying to take decent pictures in 42 degrees heat!! ( Travelling round Australia by the way ).
The questions were quite tricky and do demand a fair bit of research on Emirates, the first question was 'why work for us?', well in my head my answer was.....live in year round sunshine in Dubai, live a glamorous life with no rent and feel like a celebrity whilst weearing the famous uniform and of course travel to lots of amazing destiantions for free!! Of course, I didn't write that, I talked about how I'd travelled with emirates on several occasions and admired the servie they offered, also talked about how Emirates is an award winning airline with over 400 Inernational awards, spoke about my ability to speak fluent French and German and most of all, wrote about my natural ability to deliver exceptional service even after being on my feet for 15 hours! The other questions were quite straight forward, experience, education, references...
Anyway, I've sent off my application ( both paper and online ) about 1 week ago, on http://www.cabincrew.com/, many of Emirates previous applicants have said it can take up to 3 months to hear back. I did receive a letter back from them saying that they had received my application and the status had changed on their careers website from 'submitted' to 'application under review' so it's all a waiting game now.......
The questions were quite tricky and do demand a fair bit of research on Emirates, the first question was 'why work for us?', well in my head my answer was.....live in year round sunshine in Dubai, live a glamorous life with no rent and feel like a celebrity whilst weearing the famous uniform and of course travel to lots of amazing destiantions for free!! Of course, I didn't write that, I talked about how I'd travelled with emirates on several occasions and admired the servie they offered, also talked about how Emirates is an award winning airline with over 400 Inernational awards, spoke about my ability to speak fluent French and German and most of all, wrote about my natural ability to deliver exceptional service even after being on my feet for 15 hours! The other questions were quite straight forward, experience, education, references...
Anyway, I've sent off my application ( both paper and online ) about 1 week ago, on http://www.cabincrew.com/, many of Emirates previous applicants have said it can take up to 3 months to hear back. I did receive a letter back from them saying that they had received my application and the status had changed on their careers website from 'submitted' to 'application under review' so it's all a waiting game now.......
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