Just a few examples of wannabes who bought my e-guide or coached by me

 

I post the above to show those sceptics who had left negative comments regarding the cabin crew job in my last few posts that they are wrong and unable to discourage others from joining the airline. There are so many young men and women whose dream is to be stewards and stewardesses for SIA. Hundreds if not thousands have applied for the job in the last few weeks. Scores have passed the interviews and dozens are starting their training in a couple of days from now (first few batches starting in April). 

Good luck to all those who are so fortunate to fly with world's BEST airline. Have a great career with SIA just like I had for 35 years!

Good news for SIA cabin crew wannabes

It's an exciting time for those young women and men who want to join SIA as cabin crew. SIA has invited people after a break of two years to apply online for both Singaporeans and Malaysians.

SIA requires between 700 and 800 new crew for its Northern European summer schedule. Besides, it will aggressively promote many of its current junior crew to the rank of leading and chief.

Judging by the attendances at the last few weekends of the face to face interviews at STC (SIA Training Center), I can safely say that many wannabes are not being deterred by the pandemic or the negative comments posted by some "sour grapes" in this blog.

If I am young again, I would have joined in the fray to be a steward with the world's best airlines.

Seldom an "O" level in the outside world can be paid as much as $4,500 a month in salary. A senior crew can even earn as much as $10,000 a month if he or she is on the ULR (Ultra Long Range) fleet.

There were crew who complained publicly that flying has lost its glamour because they are disallowed to leave their hotel rooms during their nightstop at overseas stations. This measure is only temporary due to the pandemic.

To cut a long story short, nothing can and will discourage people from wanting to be a cabin crew with Singapore Airlines.

Steward earning $100k?

 Someone posted the following in a forum: "They told me their annual salary was more than $100k. One could buy a small condo and owned a HDB..."  Continue reading here

2 girls & 1 guy to be new SQ cabin crew

Two young ladies and one guy were successful at the last weekend cabin crew interview after purchasing and studying my e-guide.

Congrats and hope you will have a great career with the world's best airlines, Singapore Airlines!!!... read here

My response to the negative comments

 Below are some of the negative comments regarding the cabin crew job. My response to the comments are in red. There are countless such comments. Don't really know who these people are but my guess is ex cabin crew who for some reasons retrenched or sacked by SIA and some members of the public.

1) It's true CC can visit many places in few years than most people in lifetime - the job shouldn't be a lifetime career. Just ask the senior crew who still 'stuck in the air' after 30+ years because once grounded, it's taxi driving time. (Some PMET replaced by foreigners are also driving taxis and Grab)

2) Hi Boh Tong, you can share this article on your blog for CC to know that age 40 is hard to get a job unless wanna be taxi driver, etc..(Cc can work beyond 40. Even then what's wrong with driving taxis?)

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-mature-pme-unemployed-job-search-wsg-2293696

3) So, CC have to be sure that it's the job they want to do next 30 years (Cc can quit anytime and they will be paid gratuities by SIA. Which companies pay their staff when they resigned?)

4) Those 5 O levels or nitec people lor. Beats doing grab anytime (Nothing wrong with driving Grabs or taxis. It pays relatively well. Besides one can use the cars and taxis for their family and leisure)

5) there is no status and glamour as a crew in the first place (Which job has glamour and status...politicians, pmets?)

Why discourage the wannabes to be cabin crew?

SIA requires between 700 and 800 cabin crew for the Northern European summer flight schedule. It is frantically interviewing crew last weekend and for the next couple of weekends. In my other blog I have encouraged people to go for the interview and judging from last weekend's turnout at STC, indeed hundreds had gone to STC.

The is no walk-in interview anymore. So those who attended the face to face interview are candidates who had been shortlisted after submission of videos of themselves to SIA.

My concern is that some people (ex crew, current crew as well as some members of the public)are discouraging the wannabes not to fly for SIA. They cited reasons like flying has no  future, exposure to Covid-19 etc. My request to those people is that give these young men and women a chance to get their dream job. This is the best time to get into the airline. The reason is because SIA is very short of crew and it's much easier to be recruited during this period.

Wannabes go for it and don't let the pessimists and others discourage you.

Happy dinning again cabin crew

 

Our cabin crew reminisces on some of the best meals they’ve had overseas and the food they can’t wait to try again after Covid-19.

For more click here

Jailed for molesting female colleague

A senior male cabin crew was jailed for 5 weeks for molesting his female colleagues ...read here

As far as I know, this is the first time a case of such nature has been reported and action taken in a Singapore court.

Stressed and anxious to be confined to a hotel room

I stumbled across this report in a newspaper titled
'I dread my flights': Some SIA, Scoot air crew feel toll of movement restrictions they face while overseas..."
Couldn't believe a cabin crew could tell a reporter about her being "stressed", "anxious" etc when confined to her hotel room while on her nightstops overseas ....read here

In the outside world, many are worried about losing their jobs while the crew are being paid to be "confined" in a hotel room (with meal allowances paid by the employer ."The woman in her early 30s, who asked that her name not be published, recounted a recent incident in which she was overcome with panic as she prepared to embark on a flight to a destination where she would be required to remain largely confined to a hotel room"

Any comments?

Good News for SIA Cabin Crew Wannabes

SIA Cabin Crew Interview

Ukraine crisis may affect intake of crew

 SIA has suspended all fights to Moscow due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In fact, the SG government has joined a long list of countries in sanctioning Russia for its aggression against Ukraine.

The prime minister of Singapore in his strongly worded Facebook post said, "If international relations are based on 'might is right', the world will be a dangerous place for small countries like Singapore. This is why Singapore staunchly supports international law and the UN Charter, which prohibits acts of aggression against a sovereign state," he added.

In view of the above there will be some disruption to SIA flight schedule and consequently affect the hiring of cabin crew.

SIA cabin crew interview

Ex steward on the run? Not so

 While on an errand, I met an ex crew (Joe) whom I have not met nor seen for a decade. All along I thought he was dead. There were rumors of him being killed and dumped in Malaysia by loan sharks. Therefore, it was a big surprise to see him again.

John has not aged much except that he has put on some weight. It's true he was living in Malaysia for almost 8 years prior to his return to Singapore.
We adjourned to a coffee shop nearby and ordered our coffee and sat down to chat. Joe told me he had assumed a new identity. He does not have a passport for the old one has expired. He is a wanted man here. Omg, I asked myself what am I doing with a wanted man? Will I be arrested if the police closed in on him? I shuddered to think of it. I thought of leaving the coffee shop for fear of being seen with Joe. But there again, it's interesting to hear about his life story. I wanted him to tell me more about the things that happened to him while he was in KL (capital of Malaysia) and so I decided to take a chance and stayed back.
As Joe carried on telling about his adventure, he then clarified that he was actually arrested but out on bail. He is going to be on trail soon for a cheating case. I felt relieved as he is no longer a wanted man but one who is out on bail.
I knew Joe rather well since we joined the airline about the same time. He was two months my junior actually.
In 1969, Joe was one of the crew involved in a near airplane mishap. The nose wheels of the B707 on which he was working on could not be lowered during descent. The pilots had dumped the last drop of fuel and decided to land the aircraft on a foamed runway. Fortunately at the very last minute, the nose wheels were ejected by what the skillful captain called "gravity force". Joe had a narrow escape. Joe told me he had a new car delivered that very day he arrived home. Joe had bought the Volvo 144s from his lottery winnings. He told me as he was preparing the aircraft cabin and passengers for the emergency, his thoughts was on his new car. "I thought I was going to die without first driving my brand new Volvo", he told me laughingly.
Joe is an amicable fellow. He has always been a sort of a joker who would make us laugh with his jokes. In the 1970s, Joe was a successful horse punter. He made plenty of money through horse racing and gambling. I remember he once won 64k punting on a horse. Back then,64k could buy you a nice house with a small land area. By now that same house would cost around 2 million. Joe was in his mid 20s and was a bachelor. He enjoyed what he did. Joe had strong connection with horse racing syndicates and that's the reason he was a successful punter. The bookies had lots of respect for Joe. They would avoid taking his tickets.

PS: Above story was told sometime ago and am not sure whether Joe is still around. Not long after I wrote the above story Joe was very sick. I have lost contact with him.

Nothing is free? not true really

 I am prepared to coach cabin crew wannabes for the upcoming SIA   interview for free (only this time). More information here

 My ex colleague kena Covid 

Looks like many countries are living with Covid

 Many countries like Australia (except for WA), Norway, UK and more  are opening up to international tourists. This is fantastic news for a lot of businesses and in particular the airline and tourism industries. 

Some of my friends are planning to visit Australia and London in the next couple of days and weeks. UK has removed all restrictions and did away with Covid (PCR) tests, mask wearing etc.

SIA is now aggressively hiring cabin crew for the North European summer schedule. SIA needs around 700 to 800 cabin crew in the current interview. It has also allow former crew to attend the interview.