A Etihad Cabin Crew sharing her journey from her assessment, to interview, joining, training, life in Abu Dhabi & flying. Very useful reading 😊
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Her application timeline::::::::::
March 3th 2016: Application sent
March 7th 2016: Invitation to the assessment day
March 15th 2016: Assessment day
March 16th 2016: Final Interview
March 17th 2016: Successful e-mail
March 31st 2016: First date of joining offer (3rd of july)
April 3rd 2016: Second date of joining offer (24th of july)
April 4th 2016: Received the contract
June 6th 2016: All required approvals completed e-mail
July 10th 2016: Ticket receipt
July 14th 2016: Visa receipt
July 21st 2016: Flight to Abu Dhabi
July 24th 2016: Date of joining!
Her Assessment & Interview::::::
'''''My AD was
in Amsterdam on the 15th of March and there were about 90 people. We had three
recruiters: 2 females and 1 male. The recruitment day started at 8:00 sharp and
if you want any chance to get the job, you are required to be there at least 15
minutes early. During the assessment day and the training they have stressed a
lot how important on time performance (OTP) is for cabin crew, so if you are
late at the AD this is a very bad first impression. The AD took place in the
Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam and we were all guided to a big meeting
room for our CV drop off and height measure. To work for Etihad you must reach
210 cm without your shoes on, however you are aloud to stretch as far as you
can. During the CV drop off two of the recruiters took their time with their
applicants, while one of the recruiters kept it very brief. I went to the woman
that kept it very brief and she asked me one question about my recent
experience and its fit with being cabin crew. After the CV drop off there was
no cut, so I did not worry about my short chat too much.
After the
CV drop off all applicants were sent to the hall and we were all called back in
one by one to ask us a random question. E.g. If you could change anything to
better the world what would it be? What would you do if you were invisible? If
you could choose one superpower, what would it be? If you could choose one
woman in history to have dinner with, who would it be? The questions are very
random and impossible to prepare. My question was: Do you think lying is OK? I
was kind of relieved because it was such a straightforward question. I guess
they just want to see your confidence in handling an unexpected situation and
your posture.
Then there
was the first cut. We were with about 90 and about 30 of us were sent
home.
After the
cut, there was the group assignment. These were also very different. We were in
a group of 5 and they asked us what 5 items we would bring to a deserted
island. Within a few minutes we agreed and went back to the hall. We were kind
of worried about finishing so quickly, but only one of us did not make it to
the final interviews. Other questions are hard for me to remember, but this
assignment is all about how you cooperate with your group members.
Then there
was another cut and again about 30 of us were sent home.
Approximately
30 of us made it to the final interview, which is quite a lot. People that came
from far had the final interview the same day and others had their final
interview the day after. The questions I got at the final interview were very
standard but I did not get a lot of them. I had the final interview with a
really nice recruiter and she asked me how I would think living in a country
like Abu Dhabi would be like. Then she asked me a lot about my internship in
Mexico, because she would love to visit the country and we talked about this
for 10 minutes. Furthermore, she asked me questions about a challenging
situation in my job and how I handled it. Also, she asked me a time where I
went above and beyond to meet customer demands. The questions for the final interview
can be easily found in google, but maybe it is better not to prepare too much
and just make it a nice conversation.'''''
