Interview with Ionut Mihai Nastase

Today I am pleased to introduce you to Ionut Mihai Nastase, former student of our Academy, already a crew member of Eurowings.

 

You told me that you had no knowledge or connection to the aviation until the day you were visiting a relative who worked in this field and you had the idea that it would be nice to be you the one who tells stories about new adventures and new people, and on that occasion you asked for details about what you need to do in order to fullfil your wish!

It is true, Andreea, that day we laughed and made a lot of jokes, and when my in-law-cousin told me that her company was recruiting new staff I went ahead! I asked her what studies should I do or if I needed special training and she told me that I need an internationally recognized certificate from a specialized training school, then I though of your Academy! I saw a commercial on Facebook at your Academy and I liked the way it was presented, I called, signed up to the course and from that moment on everything went smoothly, I barely had time to realize how quicly time had passed!

 

But at that time you were working in a different field, why did you choose aviation as a professional reorientation, and why as a cabin crew member?

It might sound strange, but I felt that I have to do this, I considered that I need to change something in this particular way and here I am today a cabin crem member at Eurowings. Cabin Crew Member sounds really nice, the uniform is a sign of seriousness and respect and the fact that the job itself requires knowledge from several areas has strenghten my conviction that I made the righr decision.

 

You chose to wear the Eurowings uniform, how it happened and why have you decided to relocate to their Vienna branch?

I could say I got exactly what I wanted! To fly in new, different destinations, to meet new people, to have a new life. I decided to apply to the position at Eurowings because it is Lufthansa’s low-cost segment, which name represents a guarantee of seriousness and professionalism.

And then, what was the most important – and they chose me to represent them!

 

Please tell me how the interview was conducted, I would like to take the opportunity for readers to find out details about this.

The interview was structured in 5 stages. The first step was company’s presentation and requirements as well as the salary offer.

The second step was in the English oral exam, in which you had to make a self-presentation and afterwards you had to pick up two random tickets. For example, my tickets had the two questions:

1.What would you do if you won the lottery? – I told them I would buy a plane ticket.

2.Where did you spend your last vacation – I told them my last vacation had been my honeymoon and it was in Dubai.

The third step was a 10 minute English language test, which was an elimination round.

The fourth step was the group test.

The fifth step was the individual interview.

 

Do you think your new career will be easy? What kind of difficult situations do you expect?

The beginning is hard, nothing is simple, but I have to get out of the confort zone and take the first step. I strongly believe that I will have a wonderful experience, as I just began another chapter of my life! As per the relocation to Vienna, it is a bit difficult, but I am convinced that I will fit in quickly and I will clear this hurdle.

 

And now I’d like to go back a bit to where everything started, to Jetav Academy and tell me exactly how do you think it helped you to graduate from this course, how do you think you were helped here?

Jetav gave me the opportunity to learn from some of the best instructors in the Romanian aviation industry. People from different areas of aviation, people with extensive experience. People who open their hearts to you and share your memories and experiences in this industry. At Jetav I found the answers to my questions, new knowledge and kind people who shared with me not only knowledge, but even a good part of their life experience.

Apart from the class curriculum, I had practical demostrations at the flight simulator, I was also on board of an aircraft where practical courses were held, which is, from my point of view, extremely important. It is much better to get to touch all the things you talk about the course and see all day in class. For exmaple we had to open and close the aircraft’s door, which might seem very easy, but in reality, the first attempt was quite difficult. But thanks to Jetav instructors I went through this stage too. I was offered everything I needed to learn the basics of this profession and get the certificate.

 

Should you recommend us, how would you describe our Academy?

You are dedicated, professional with a broad experience in many years of work. The support offered to the students, meaning the support of both during the course and at exams and also at interviews is very important for those who are new in this field. I talk to everyone about what I learned at Jetav! 

So we are the ones who awakens new passions, if I may summarize your words!

Thank you very much Ionut congradulations! You are live proof that you can change your destiny if you really want it!

Clear sky and many flights to come!

January 25, 2018 By Andreea Malancioiu