How to Work on a Singles Cruise Ship
Working on a singles' cruise ship offers some incredible benefits. Your room and meals are free, so you pocket all wages and tips. Plus, in such vacation-like surroundings, you might never feel like you are actually at work.
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Things You'll Need
- Outgoing personality
- Interest in helping singles
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Instructions
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Contact singles' cruise lines. At the top of your list should be cruise lines that are in the process of adding new ships because they will be recruiting new employees.
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Use a recruiting agency. Turnover rates in the cruise ship industry are high. This is because many people want to work just for the summer or work during holidays. Some people also might take a job and then decide that a career at sea is just not for them. any cruise lines use recruiting agencies to fill the gap in employees. For a list of cruise line recruiting agencies, check out the Free Guide to Cruise Ship Jobs. (See Resources for link.)
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Use online job search engines. You might have more success by using job search engines designed specifically for the cruise line industry. Be careful; some of these search engines want to charge a registration fee when there are free job search engines available.
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Decide how long you want to work. Are you ready to make a career change or is this something you just want to test? Cruise lines hire more employees during their busiest times such as the summer and holidays.
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Sell yourself with a stellar resume and cover letter. Instead of just highlighting your qualities and achievements, express how hiring you would benefit the company. Don't explain how getting the job would benefit you.
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