How to become a Flight Attendant

I have been a flight attendant for 7 years and in this article I will tell you how to attain a career as a flight attendant.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• High school diploma or GED
• Resume
• Briefcase to carry resume in
• Nice pant or skirt suit for interview
• Ability to handle diverse individuals and stressful situations
• Willingness and ability to relocate
• Customer service experience
• Flexibility & promptness
• Professionalism & a smile!

1. 
   Airplane

   Send your resume out to every airline you are interested in working for. Be sure to list and emphasize all prior experience that relates to being a flight attendant such as public speaking, customer service positions, military or nursing experience, anything safety related, CPR certification, foreign languages etc. Be sure to stress your willingness and readiness to relocate (Even though you might not need to they want to know you are ready and willing if need be).

2. 

   Once you are contacted and invited to an interview you must look the part! Confidence, professionalism, great tailored suit (basic black & white is best or neutrals), women wear hair back in bun, minimal makeup & no jewelry except for a watch,(you are required to wear one on the job & it makes you look together & prompt) and no high heels only small pumps. Men clean shave & no facial hair whatsoever & no visible tattoos. You want to look as much like a flight attendant as possible without being obvious or going overboard (do not try to pin wings on yourself) so it is easy for them to visualize you working for and representing there airline.

3. 

   Practice speaking in front of a crowd. At any interview for any airline you will be asked to stand up either in front of a group or a few of the interviewers and answer a question probably something like why do you want to become a flight attendant? Or if you had the chance to meet one person who would it be and why? They do this because as a flight attendant you will be in front of lots of different people everyday making announcements, answering questions etc.

4. 

   Remember the most important part of being a flight attendant is safety. That is your number one priority and always comes first before anything else (you will probably be asked what the most important part of being a flight attendant is).

Tips & Warnings

• Smile at the interview and tilt your head slightly to the side when listening to the speakers (it shows you are interested).
• Make a good cover letter for your resume that is written specifically for the airline you are sending it to.
• Do not say the reason you want to become a flight attendant is because you love to travel or that you love people or that you think it would be fun. The position of a flight attendant is very serious and is not taken lightly. You are better off saying something like you want to help and assist others or that you excel in intense stressful situations.
• At the end of the interview you will either be told that you have been accepted to go to new hire flight attendant training or you will be mailed a letter a few weeks after the interview letting you know. However, if you are accepted you are not officially hired as a flight attendant until after you successfully pass and graduate from training (5-8 weeks) and complete IOE training. I will be writing another article soon on how to survive and pass new hire flight attendant training.

[acole]

on 7/16/2008 Ok. Good.