TP,
I've been reading this forum and PPRuNe about Emirates and your posts are very elucidative.
I'm currently flying for a company that is doing poorly on the financial side and as Emirates Recruiting Department contact me by phone (for a quick interview) and by e-mail saying they are looking into my application and are going to contact me soon, chances are that I'll get an interview on Dubai soon too.
I'm still thinking about going or not (as it is very far from home).
My question for you is based on your statement saying that there is a rate of success of 50% on the interviews, but from my company felows that have tried it the success was only 10% on the DEC interview. On the FO's ones the rate is 50% allright.
Most of them speak very good english, get more than the desired experience and are very good people.
So, as I got more than 14000 hs, 10000 PIC, 5300 of them on B767, 4300 on the B733, I do speak good english and consider myself a good professional pilot, I'm wondering if the interviews are being decided on the psychological side of them, and all the said characteristics will worth very little on the process.
If you (or anyone who knows about the issue) can say something about it, it would help me making up my mind about going or not to the interview.
Thanks.
SF

 

I think the guys on PPRuNe have an agenda, i.e. drive away as many DECs as possible to get an early upgrade, and drive away as many FO candidates as possible to make the hiring process more difficult and thus increase their value to the company.

 

No response? Smells like pay-dirt!

 

Spike,
I don't know if there is an agenda of the Emirates FOs posting on PPRuNe to drive away some possible DECs or others FOs, but I know for a fact that the success ratio on a number of company felows of mine doing the interview was between 10 to 15% for the DECs and 50% for the FOs.
As long as it is going to cost me some real money getting to Dubai with my wife, I'm really not comfortable with this percentage.
SF
P.S.: I did not understand the "Smells like pay-dirt" part of your message.

 

The silence was deafening. I struck a nerve an no one was prepared to respond. In other words, "Bull's Eye."

 

Spike, how did you crack the code? Brilliant, nothing wrong with EK just a concerted effort on the part of the FOs to prevent you from coming by discouraging other applicants and spreading falsehoods about the airline, Dubai and the middle east.
Get on over here. You and Typhoon'll be able to play golf and enjoy those tax free bucks every day from now until retirement.
If you're the guy with all the kids, don't worry about that. Management take all those kinds of things into account and will make sure you're looked after.

 

I get it! That's that new thing they call sarcasm, right?

I have some very reliable people giving me very different information. I realize that everyone's situation is different and that everyone has his own expectations and thresholds. I'll have to decide for myself and ultimately bear the responsibility for my choices. One does have to wonder, however, if there are not underlying motivations or agenda on the part of the bitter-pill crowd.

 

Fair enough, just make sure you have the contact details of those reliable guys so you can discuss your situation at a later date once you're aware of the ramifications of the move. Or ask Gillegan now and accept that he won't give you a story.

 

Hi TP, could you explain me what is Consessional travel ticket A or C, any advise for the Accomodation , Thank You

 

CAT A is space available and is a little better price than an ID90. CAT C is Firm and is probably closer to an ID50 in price.


TP