Many of our readers have asked us to give tips for the new whirlwind recruitment by Emirates. Whirlwind recruitment because the decision is made to hire in 24 to 48 hours. The new style Emirates cabin crew open day and assessment day will take place at different venues globally and candidates can check on the Emirates Cabin crew portal for the latest venue dates and locations.

No doubt the Emirates cabin crew open day and assessment day will take a lot of energy out of you. The cabin crew recruitment and whether you get hired is decided via elimination rounds and there are several rounds starting from 9 in the morning and can go on to the early or even late evening.

It is called an open day as anyone can attend and you do not first have to apply online. Unlike an assessment day, you need to receive an invitation before you can attend.

In some countries and in popular cities, you can expect 50 to more than a few hundred people attending the open day.

THE EMIRATES OPEN DAY & ASSESSMENT DAY

As mentioned earlier, it is open to all, so you can just drop-by and submit your Emirates cabin crew CV to the recruiter. If you get shortlisted at the first round of the CV stage, these candidates will transition to the Assessment day which will take place in subsequent rounds.

Speaking of your CV, here is the greatest tip for any of you wishing to attend. Please ensure that you prepare your CV well. Your CV should be written to evidence the skills that you have for the Emirates cabin crew role. You can find the job description or what Emirates expects you to have from their Careers portal on the Emirates cabin crew website.

At the end of the day, to get shortlisted in the initial rounds, your CV really has to stand out from the competition. If you need help with checking or reviewing your CV, click-on the button below and select our CV writing service.

Emirates recruiters looks for great customer service experience, some team work that you are able to display on your CV in the last 12 months and will be looking for interpersonal skills i.e. communication and listening are important aspects of being a good successful Emirates cabin crew. You need to be at least 21 years to apply. Whilst no maximum age applies, the cut-off is often 30 years old. Being a junior role within the Emirates Airline, they seem to prioritise recruiting people with a mean age of 25.

The official business language used at Emirates is English so if your English is not at a reasonably high proficiency, you are unlikely to make it in the later rounds. Emirates is known globally for their excellence in service and safety, and often rated highly by business executives from around the world. Emirates are known for their superior high performance in service and safety standards and being popular with business executives and their premium classes, the official language used is English.

When bringing your Emirates cabin crew CV to the open day, please do not forget to bring in either a half length or full length formal photo wearing business attire. Do ensure your suit does not show creases and is properly ironed before you take these pictures.

Do not forget to also bring your passport and a photocopy of your passport page. They need to establish for identification that you are who you say you are.

HOW TO DRESS FOR THE 1 DAY OPEN DAY

Emirates prefers that you dress as though you are attending a business meeting in the city. For those of you unaware of what this is: For girls, you are expected to dress in a white blouse / shirt accompanied by a matching dark suit/skirt jacket. For guys, you are expected to dress in a dark coloured office suit with white shirt and a conservative tie.

Your personality is seen through the way you dress, walk and behave - remember that body language is sometimes even more important than what you say.

Style and image is very important in being cabin crew and this is where you could be eliminated if you do not conform to their formal dress code for the open day.

HOW TO IMPRESS THE EMIRATES RECRUITER AT THE ASSESSMENT DAY GROUP EXERCISES

You will be allocated to groups of 7 to 8 people and given different scenarios and the recruiter will go round making observations and taking notes. Stay confident, do not be arrogant or dominate the group sessions, Being too quiet is just as bad but a little better than taking-over the discussion.

If you have difficulty clearing the group exercises, we suggest you take up our practice zoom session where we will train you one-to-one the thought process, how and when to contribute, what NOT TO SAY, when to put your important point across, how to influence the rest of the group. If asked to be a team leader, we will also coach you on how to perform this presentation well.

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