Final Approval

The waiting is over and it’s confirmed, I passed my medical exams; I received my final approval  yesterday and officially I’m moving to Dubai and the countdown has begun.

Date of joining: 22 April 2016

I have a lot of emotions inside of me, I’m happy and sad at the same time. I know I’m living the dream, a one lifetime experience job, living in Dubai, traveling to more than 140 destinations in over 70 countries across 6 continents with great benefits and privileges that a lot of people have tried  to accomplish so many times. Emirates receives over 15,000 applications for Cabin Crew per month, maybe the less of the half are currently working for them, I mean, It’s a very competitive industry, although they say otherwise, let’s get real, airlines are selective when it comes for recruiting new hires. But the bottom line is that, yes, I’m so thrilled and yes sad again.

I’ll be away from my family and boyfriend. I’m quite attach to them that I know when the day of departure comes, perhaps I’m going to cry. I know me, I’m a very independent person and to be honest, I’ve never lived so far away from my country, although it’s a great opportunity to develop myself with more independence and confidence. It may seem as a little bit of fear, but this is just normal, indeed. Maintaining focus and confident of your goals will always help to move toward success. After all, this job is all about adjusting yourself to a new lifestyle. The best part of this, is that my family and boyfriend supports me, and that’s all I need to keep flying.

Emirates Medical Test

The entire process of becoming cabin crew is WAITING! From the time you o start tsubmit your application, to your assessment day, to your final interview and searching information on the web, forums, blogs or even  in the facebook page “Emirates approval in progress status”  while preparing yourself with the nervousness of making it through every stage; and when finally you pass every stage and interview, the waiting begins to receive the Golden Call. After you receive the Golden call eventually you’ll receive an email stating that you have being successful through the process for the cabin crew position and also, all the paperwork and medical exams that had to be put together. NO, you are not done!

In this stage, the employment contract is not final, but  it is subject of you being able to clear all the medical tests. For the next couple of days or weeks the only thing you’ll be doing is making doctor appointments and being checked. Later, these documents need to be submitted through the portal by login in with your username and password that they send you by email. The portal is a very nice organized page were you can see how is your progress is going, and it also has post were you can see how many days you have untill your day of joining.

Some docs are:

Vaccinations: such as; Polio, Diphtheria, Yellow fever, Hepatitis A&B, Tetanus, Typhoid and so on..

Dental Certification: requires some standards like, teeth should be free from cavities, plaque, gingiva, and among others. The dentist certificates that you’re dentally fit and complies with all standards.

*Blood test for HIV, SVRL and  TB chest x-ray will be completed in Dubai.*

The vaccinations are on your own expenses which mean no reimbursement from Emirates.

Medical history declaration:These are some personal medical history that you have to answer with yes or no and these documents are filled by you.

Once they received all the documents, the human resources team will evaluate the medical test and if you fit the requirements they will contact you for the next stage.

At this point is practically another waiting!

Emirates GOLDEN CALL

Hello everyone! Okay, now that I have ran around telling EVERYONE I know about my Golden Call and Date Of Joining, I can finally post about it. Today around 2pm, as usual I check my phone for the time, then messages and updates on Facebook. Again, my news feed was full of  people congratulating others on their success, to which I joined in because I cannot help but be excited for everyone. I had that moment of butterflies in my stomach as I signed into the Emirates Careers website to check my application status and there it was, those 4 beautiful words: JOINING FORMALITIES IN PROGRESS


At that moment, I actually danced up and down with joy. I was ecstatic to see those few words because it meant that everything I has worked for was starting to become very real. So I was waiting for my Golden Call and expecting they will call me tomorrow. But is turn out that around 6.30pm, I got my golden call and that time I was taking a short nap. I feel so unreal! I feel like I am walking on clouds. In 3 months I will be in Dubai, getting ready to travel the world! 

This was it. I answered it calmly. I vaguely remember the call now but she advised me that my application for Cabin crew with Emirates had been successful, and congratulated me. She asked a few questions about my notice period and when I could join. My original joining date was going to be the 29th April 2016. I snapped up the date because I didn't want to push my luck any further. She informed me that I would receive an email within the next couple of working days with my candidate portal details. 

Now I just wait for my e-mail and FA. As always, good luck on your Emirates journey, and I can’t wait to meet you in Dubai!

Here my timeline:
5/12/2015- OD
6/12/2015- AD
8/12/2015- FI
27/12/2015- IC
31/12/2015- OH
2/2/2016- JFIP
2/2/2016- GC

My Singapore Airlines Cabin Crew Experienced

Today post I will be sharing with you my experience for the Singapore Airlines cabin crew interview stages and process that I have attended last year December 2015 at Inter-Excel.

Before I attend any interview,I will do research on the airline that I applying for. This is because I can know their latest development and it always gives me the advantage to show to the recruiters that I am very interested to join the company plus giving them a good impression of myself. 

I was really grateful because my boyfriend accompany me went to the interview. That helped me out a little since I was feeling really nervous and it's nice to have a companion. Moving on, the open day was held at Inter-Excel and the registration was between 8.30 am. So I was there around 7.30 am. I thought that I was a little late but as I reached there, there were no people lining up to register and I am the first to arrived. On that day, everyone was looking well groomed and all prepared to nail it. I wore a white formal blouse and a pencil skirt. My hair nicely bun up and short fringe. As for the make-up, I did a light one. I met a few really nice friends, who shared with me about their background and even their past experiences. During this stage, we were divided into small groups and there was a small brief introduction following with random question. 

For my group the question was ‘’ Christmas is coming soon, where is the places you suggest to celebrate the Christmas?’’. Unfortunately I was too nervous so my performances not really good. Once the introduction was over, we all were anxiously waiting outside the room. They called out the names who passed through this stage and I was unlucky that I wasn't one of them. 

For other rounds and stages I not sure because myself stop until first round. I thought I can did good for this SIA interview but unfortunately, I feel so nervous on that day so I didn’t get through until final stage. 

I was feeling quite devastated but hey, this is not the end of the world. We should not give up and lose hope in any circumstances. If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather the courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone upturned to make it a reality.

My Qatar Open Day Cabin Crew Experienced

I had my last recruitment experience with Qatar Airways December of 2015. I not made it to the Assessment Day but the whole experience is something I'll always look back to and feel proud of. I'm not a flight attendant yet but I admit I still dream to be. I just don't want to rush things and stress myself about it.

So here is my own experiences with Qatar Open Day. Open Day is more like initial screening or resume submission or initial interview. Two recruiters from different sides of the world and cultures receive the resume, do the small talks while screening each applicant. Everyone's lined up from the registration and initial reach test up to the submission of their resume. Once it is your turn, the recruiter will look and stare at you while talking. They'll ask one to more than two questions but the number of questions asked is not the basis of your acceptance. I've attended more than two ODs and the questions I got were mostly, "What's your current job?", "Why do you want to be a flight attendant?" or "Is this your number?". 

Then, you need to wait for their call. At the end, I didn't get invited for Assessment Day.

Well, that’s what I’ve experienced so far during the interviews. I didn't pass the Open Day. Well, that’s not as important as my next journey. Do not ever give up hopes and be strong in finding your dreams. Dreams will never notice you until you chase them.

Picture of me(left side) and my friend(right side) went to Qatar interview for the first time at KL.

Dermatix Ultra Scar Reduction Advanced Silicone Gel

Hello everyone!

As you all know, about three weeks ago, I went through a minor surgery and as most of any other surgery, it leaves mark on the skin. Yes, same as me the surgery really leaves me a scar. The doctor know I'm very particular on the scar so he gave me a product that can help to reduce the scar. The product called Dermatix Ultra Scar Reduction Advanced Silicone Gel, he said this product definitely can reduce the scar but not erase the scar. 

So I do some research about this product. From the research at Google, Dermatix® Ultra is an advanced scar formula that is proven effective in the management of scars. It has the innovative CPX (cyclopentasiloxane) technology for improved effects in flattening and softening scars and contains a unique ingredient of Vitamin C which gives the benefit of photoprotection and skin lightening. Dermatix® Ultra's high grade of skin conditioning agent heals your scar without the greasy tacky feel upon application. It leaves a soft, silky and clean feel when applied to the skin.

The benefits of Dermatix Ultra are:

• Proven efficacy in flattening, softening and lightening scars
• Innovative formula with CPX technology & unique Vitamin C
• Convenience with elegant, quick drying formulation
• Excellent cosmetic properties: smooth and silky feel, transparent & odourless
• Easy to apply
• Safe to use, even for children
• Recommended by plastic surgeon

So far after I used this gel, I haven't experience any discomfort. I always put it on a clean skin and put a thin layer of it on top of the closed wound. It is not recommended to be put on top of open wound ya, so please do be careful on this and read the instruction given on the leaflet. The gel easily create a thin film covering the scar on the skin and slowly but sure help the scar to diminish. At first when the scar is new, there's a bit swollen and the skin appears darker, after a month the swelling reduced by far and the skin appears lighter too in terms of shade. I was advice to use the product as soon as the wound is dry and the scar is new. Old scar will take longer time to heal than the new one. I've used the product for one week now and it does help reducing and not 100% eliminating the scar. It only one week and I can see the improvement so I will keep using it since the product show a progressive result. 

This gel come in two size which are 7g and 15g tubes. For 7g tubes it can last up to 3 weeks and for 15g tubes it can last up to 2 months. This Dermatix Ultra Gel quite pricey for me but is worth it. I bought 15g tubes at RM115. It also available in any drugstore, pharmacy, and online stores.

Dermatix Ultra Scar Reduction Advanced Silicone Gel

  

These are pictures of my scar after i used the Ultra Dermatix for a week (scar at inner thigh)

For those who want to minimize the scar or looking for scar reduction product, I highly recommended this product.

Air Asia Interview Stages

Today let me share my Air Asia interview experiences with you. I have tried 2 times for Air Asia but I still failed! I remember I went to Air Asia walk-in interview twice one in Penang (21 June 2014) and the second times in KL (19 September 2014).

As usual Air Asia registration was from 9 am to 11 am. Candidates are advised to be there early as the line may be quite long. Normally I will go there early so I arrived at around 8:45 am and the queue was super long. I heard the total number of candidates was somewhere over a hundred people and that is considered a small number. 

First Stage

The first stage is the document and credentials check. They will check if you have brought with you everything that you need such as IC, SPM cert photocopy, passport picture, etc. After that you will proceed to the height check without shoes. The minimum requirements is 157 cm for ladies. If you are a few centimeters below the required height, they will straight send you back home. Then you are given a number and start to queue for second stages. 

Second Stage

The second stage is the one on one interview which conducted in small office room. Once inside the office, there will be a holding place where you will wait for your turn.Totally different than what I expected. It was a small room with two tables set approximately one meter apart with one candidate per table. Behind each table are two interviewers. You will be asked to stand in front of the table. No sitting here. The questions they will ask you or the stuff they will ask you to do varies with each person. What you will be asked depends on the interviewer. For me they asked me to introduce myself, explain why I chose this position in this industry and what my hobbies were. All pretty straight forward. 

After they are done asking you questions there will be a card on the table. You will have to pick it up and read the announcement scripts. They are in English and Malay, 2 different sentences. They might not ask you to read all of it. They asked me to read the English parts only. But that part is simple. Just make sure you articulate your words well and be calm. Make sure your words are loud and audible. After that they will give you feedback and probably point out things that you need to improve on.Try not to give cliche answers. Map out your answers and make them stand out because within those few minutes in front of the interviewers, you really do need to impress them quick.

Please keep in mind they will not tell you whether you passed or failed on the spot. They will notify you via email in a few weeks' time. And with that, it's over. It seems really quick when you go in but it might actually be quite long.

During the interview at KL, I get to meet some new friends starting from the left are Bella, Christy, Vena, and me. Four of us chit chat together so that we won’t get bored of waiting. 

But at final result, they didn't pick me!