EK Reference Checks

[AT7^DRIVER]

Does EK check references on every applicant or only the applicants that they are actually interested in?

 

[Father Jack]

They only check refs on people that they are fixin' to hire. However, sometimes they check them and you still don't get hired.

 

[bmpilot2003]

Does EK check references on every applicant or only the applicants that they are actually interested in?

Hey CM there are 2 at7 drivers i tried to send you a pm but it was the wrong person. Did they check your references yet?

 

[AT7^DRIVER]

Hey B,

Yes they are checking my references as we speak. Hopefully the guys over here that I listed won't drag their feet about replying. How about you, heard anything yet?

 

[AT7^DRIVER]

Thanks Father Jack! Still looking for you around FSI this week.

 

[bmpilot2003]

Hey B,

Yes they are checking my references as we speak. Hopefully the guys over here that I listed won't drag their feet about replying. How about you, heard anything yet?

Nope not yet.

 

[On Your Six]

Are there a lot of ASA guys over at EK?

By the way, in case you didn't already know (it's obvious), the 777-300 is one big airplane - check out this photo demonstrating its size at a gate (even though it is Etihad and not EK):

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6201631&skip=1

That would be a nice change from an ATR or CR7 to a 777-300. Good luck.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

Hey B,

Yes they are checking my references as we speak. Hopefully the guys over here that I listed won't drag their feet about replying. How about you, heard anything yet?

They check mine references this past week. I talked to FL and BS, they both replyed on my behalf on their days off.

Dick

 

[Richard Gozinya]

Are there a lot of ASA guys over at EK?

By the way, in case you didn't already know (it's obvious), the 777-300 is one big airplane - check out this photo demonstrating its size at a gate (even though it is Etihad and not EK):

http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6201631&skip=1

That would be a nice change from an ATR or CR7 to a 777-300. Good luck.

I know of at least 4 right now, 1 should be on his way over, and 3 more that should be ontheir way within the next 3 months.

Dick

 

[bmpilot2003]

They check mine references this past week. I talked to FL and BS, they both replyed on my behalf on their days off.

Dick

When did you interview?

 

[AT7^DRIVER]

Hey B,

Hopefully the guys over here that I listed won't drag their feet about replying. How about you, heard anything yet?

I didn't mean to sound so negative, I just know that at the actual interview, the HR Reps told us that getting the refs to respond is normally the longest part of the pre-employment checks!

I spoke to 2 of the 3 refs that I listed, and they promised to respond by weeks end.

Good luck to all of you!

 

[Richard Gozinya]

When did you interview?

Early Feb.

 

[bmpilot2003]

I didn't mean to sound so negative, I just know that at the actual interview, the HR Reps told us that getting the refs to respond is normally the longest part of the pre-employment checks!

I spoke to 2 of the 3 refs that I listed, and they promised to respond by weeks end.

Good luck to all of you!

No i didn't think it was negative at all, im just really hoping i get called now. I found something to do while i'm in Dubai. http://www.dubaikiteclub.com/
With my situation it will probably take longer than sooner to find out if i get hired just because i can't come right away.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

With my situation it will probably take longer than sooner to find out if i get hired just because i can't come right away.

I think this is the key to your reference check. One of the guys from ASA told them 2 weeks to a month, well, they gave him that much time. He got a month to resign and be in training.

I told them six months, so it took them 6 weeks to get to me. Now, lets hope the bribes to my ref's paid off.

Dick

 

[bailey3083]

I am heading over to interview next week and was wondering if the info on pprune.org about the interview is fairly correct?