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​**Important Update Jan 2018**  EMIRATES ARE NOW

RECRUITING.  Sign-up below to get help with the application

**Important Update Nov 2017**  Emirates have confirmed officially that they WILL be using video interviews.

Find out more at this blog post here

**Important Update Oct 2017** The New Emirates recruitment portal is now opened.

Find out more at this blog post here

You are totally frustrated.  

And I totally understand why


You’ve spent, like, forever, dreaming of being cabin crew with Emirates.

You’re finally in a position to apply to them and make your dreams come true and 

BAM

You go on their recruitment page and they are no longer recruiting

Say, what?

Yep, you are caught in the midst of a recruitment freeze.

​So, you turn to the web to find out what’s happen
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There is currently a recruitment freeze at Emirates

Big mistake! 
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​So, you read that they’re not recruiting for the next 6 months; the next year; not until 2020?!

You find out that they have 200; 500; over 1,000 on hold at the moment who have been through the recruitment process and are WAY AHEAD of you in the queue.

You find out that the reason for the freeze is low oil prices; it's President Trump; it's poor financial forecasts.

You read that decisions over the freeze will take place after their next set of financials in May; in October; not until 2020!
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You just read a blog that told you the cabin crew training college has been closed down and all the recruiters have been made redundant! 
​But then, you go into a Facebook group to be told by someone currently in training (and how can that be when the training college has closed down and there are no recruiters?!!) that recruitment starts up again in August 2017 and she was told this by her trainer!

Then someone else chips in to say that his trainer (because, yes, he’s in training as well- keep up!) told him there would be no recruitment until 2018 AT THE EARLIEST!
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Then a current member of crew posts that her purser (who knows these things and has a cousin who works in head office!) says there will be new recruitment starting next month! 


Then I was talking to my mum last night and she said there would be no new recruitment until November 2018!

Ok, I made the last one up

But I have read EVERY OTHER one on the web over the last few weeks.

They can’t all be right

Can they?

Of course they’re not!

Here’s what they are

THEY ARE RUMOURS!

They are rumours that have grown arms and legs and posted up and shared by people DESPERATE for information.

​But here’s the thing.

I know loads of cabin crew currently flying with Emirates and I have asked them all about the recruitment freeze

And guess what?

​They all told me DIFFERENT THINGS! ​
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Recruitment will start up again in 2017
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A video interview will be part of the recruitment process

Because, the truth of this is
unless you are part of the Senior Management Team of Emirates
NO-ONE KNOWS!
 

All anyone really knows is that Emirates have completely changed the way they are going to recruit when they do start recruiting again.

No longer will they hold Open Days or CV drop offs.

Instead, their whole application process is going online.

And, it includes a video interview.

How do we know this to be true?

​Because this is exactly what is says on Emirates own recruitment page. 
"The Emirates Cabin Crew recruitment team conducts regular assessments and interviews in numerous countries worldwide. In order to be shortlisted to attend one of these events you will need to first complete an online application and attach all of your relevant education certificates and photographs in business attire. This application now also includes a video interview where you will need to ensure that you are appropriately prepared and professionally presented, just as you would for any interview process. The video interview will involve answering a few questions about yourself, in one sitting but you will have the opportunity to practice first.

If you meet The Emirates Cabin Crew requirements and are shortlisted, you will be invited to participate in an Assessment Day consisting of:

• Initial Assessment exercise 
• English Test 
• Psychometric Assessment 
• Individual Competency Based Interview 

​Please note that the length of time required to go through the process will depend on your success at each stage of assessment. "
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The red text above the photograph is taken directly from the Emirates recruitment page.
 
So, there is TONS we don’t know about Emirates recruitment

Namely, when will they open their recruitment again. 

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But, let’s focus on what we DO KNOW

​We know that the new recruitment process will include an online application, photos and a video interview. 

Here’s what else I know

Last year, on average, Emirates received 30,000 applications PER MONTH for cabin crew.

Of these applications, 97% were rejected.

Yep, you read that right!

Out of every 100 applications received each month

ONLY 3 ARE MOVED ON TO THE NEXT STAGE.

​And, here’s another thing I know

​If you fail at the application stage (including the video interview) then you cannot reapply for the next 6 months 

Imagine that 

You wait for what seems like forever for their recruitment to reopen

And when it does and you don’t get selected for their Assessment Day you have to wait another six months to apply again

And they may have another recruitment freeze on again!

And, another thing that you may not know.

If your CV doesn’t cut it, then Emirates won’t even view your video interview, so all your hours of practicsing with your webcam will be wasted!

Aaaarrrgggghhh- this is a nightmare right?!

​Actually it’s not! 

It’s an OPPORTUNITY

If you stop and think about it, the one thing that will stand in your way is your CV which is where it goes wrong for SO MANY PEOPLE.

Now last year, here at Mondrago- My Travel Teacher we launched a FREE CV checking service for people who wanted to be cabin crew (because we’re nice like that!)

Anyway, what we didn’t quite foresee was how many CVs we would be sent!

​We were sent over 100 CVs a DAY

By the time we closed down the service a few months later (because it had taken over our lives!) we had read

OVER 10,000 CVs

Now, I’m sure you’ll agree that that’s a LOT of CVs

​So, when it comes to CVs we really know our stuff! 
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You will still need to send a CV to Emirates

Added to this, I’ve also been teaching employability to students for over 20 years, so I know a LOT about what makes a great CV.

However, when working with my students I noticed that the cabin crew recruitment process was getting ever more difficult.

So, I created a CV (using my much younger alter-ego Cara!) and applied to 12 different airlines.

And guess what?!

​I was invited to Assessment Days with EVERY ONE OF THEM!

Who cares you may be thinking? 
But, here’s the thing! 


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Pauline Park is the Co-founder and Director of Mondrago My Travel Teacher

One of the airlines I applied to was Emirates.

So, I know my CV works!

And, I am happy to give you a FREE copy of my CV 



Don't sit around wasting time waiting for Emirates recruitment to re-open

The time will pass anyway

So use it wisely and start preparing TODAY ​
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