Corporate Flight Attendant Resume
riting a résumé can be
one of the most daunting The top part of your résumé
parts of any job search. must include the following:
Quite frankly, it is one of the
most important elements in 1. Your name
helping you find work. A good 2. Your complete address: house
résumé can ease doors open or apartment number, street,
while a poorly written one will city, state, zip and country if
certainly shut these very same applying internationally.
doors. In aviation, there are 3. Your home phone number.
certain things that must be 4. Your cell phone or secondary
included in a résumé to help number such as a fax machine.
you get noticed and getting 5. Your email address.
noticed is, of course, the first
step toward securing an interview This first bit of information
which may lead to employment. should be centered for easy
reading and your copy should be
There is no "one-size fits all" on white or off white paper. No
résumé that will guarantee fancy fonts, no loud colors,
success. In my many years of nothing to make it stand out.
reviewing pilot and, later, Why? More than likely it will be
flight attendant résumés I have trashed if it is not visually
seen submitted everything from appealing. Trust me: in business
multipage treatises to two aviation, which is generally a
paragraph summations. As a very conservative field, the
private flight attendant, your flamboyant self promoter is often
résumé should fall somewhere in ignored.
between: a one page copy is the
preferred length in this What follows next is open to
industry. debate. Some human resources
people insist that you need an you have been working for many
Objective on your résumé while years, you might want to consider
others do not. If you do include limiting your information to the
an Objective, please write a last ten years. A résumé is not
strong and positive statement your job history, rather it is a
about your career and job summation of who you are and what
objective, concentrating on your you bring to the table. Save the
strengths and how you can add nitty gritty details for the
value to a potential employer. application form. This is
When creating your objective, use particularly important if you are
clear and concise language. One over 40: do not kid yourself by
of the advantages of including an thinking that age discrimination
Objective is that it tends to set does not occur. You want to get
the tone for the entire résumé. the interview and then you can
Leaving one out is sometimes work on getting the job during
preferable if you are applying the interview. In some situations
for different positions. Always you will not even get the
state in the Objective what you interview if someone finds out
can contribute to the company and that you are 49. Is this legal?
not what you want to get out of Usually, no. Is it provable? You
the job or the company. probably will never find out.
After you write your Objective, Training: After including
you should follow up with your your work history, you will need
work history. Instead of to list your training. If you
centering the remaining completed FACTS, Alteon,
information, align your copy to FlightSafety, Beyond and Above,
the left of the page. etc. then spell it out. Include
training locations, dates, and a
Work History: Please, if brief synopsis of the training.
For example, "emergency egress them upon request, and make sure
training, emergency medical your references know that you are
procedures, food safety and using them as references.
culinary arts, wine service,
etc." Do not write several Hobbies: Hmmm.... I am not
paragraphs but do include some sure why some people feel the
information about what was need to include details on how
accomplished during your they spend their free time.
training. Taking other types of Perhaps they are trying to tell
training related to the field can the person reading the résumé
and should be mentioned as well that they are a well rounded
including: food service, wine person. In my opinion, save those
courses, language training, etc. details for your interview.
The training section could easily
be titled "Education" and include Other personal
college degrees and other post information: In most states
high school training as well. giving out one's marital status,
age, height and weight is
References: Please do not illegal. If you are applying for
include references on your work overseas the company or
résumé! If you feel the need to agency may want this information
mention references, please in addition to a full length
conclude your résumé with picture of yourself and a
something like this: References headshot. I have heard objections
furnished upon request. That's from some about this particular
it. Nothing fancy. If you do practice. Remember: the U.S. Bill
mention that references will be of Rights stops at our borders.
included at a later time please If you want to work
make sure that you have at least internationally, you must respect
three, be prepared to present local laws and customs. Your
opinion will probably not shape * Do make sure your résumé is
what they want; if you do not neatly typed and letter perfect
like it then do not apply. * Do be honest and accurate in
the facts you give on your
College and universities are key résumé
institutions where many get their * Do be Positive!
first try at crafting a résumé.
I like what the University at Do Not:
Buffalo School of Management has
to say about writing a résumé: * Do not write RÉSUMÉ on top of
the page
Do: * Do not use "I," "Me," or any
abbreviations!
* Do try to fit your résumé on * Do not date the résumé,
one page attach advertisements, or list
* Do leave an appropriate amount salary requirements
of margin space (1/2 - 1 inch is * Do not leave out volunteer or
good, no less than "¼ inch) other experiences where you have
* Do use positive action verbs to demonstrated relevant skills
highlight your skills * Do not give any false
* Do use the present tense for information
current activities and the past * Do not include reasons for
tense for previous experiences changing jobs
* Do place important items in the
most prominent areas Have others proofread your copy
of your résumé and do not be offended by their
* Do proofread your résumé for suggestions or comments. Consider
spelling, punctuation, all comments and suggestions for
grammatical, and typographical possible changes to your
errors résumé; if you are rigid about
your résumé you may be too wonderful world of business
rigid for this industry. aviation, please visit the
Remember, there is no "one-size internet's premier independent
fits all" résumé; your copy, site for private flight
however, should accurately attendants, the Corporate Flight
reflect what you are all about Attendant Community. Links to
and what you can do for the this site and others are listed
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follows.
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About the Author:
Matthew Keegan is the owner of a successful article writing, web design, and marketing business based in North Carolina, USA. He manages several sites including the Corporate Flight Attendant Community and the Aviation Employment Board. Please visit The Article Writer to review selections from his portfolio.
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