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hen I was growing up,          are over 75 airlines operating in 
they were stewardesses,       the United States and Canada, and 
and they had a party          you'll find a flight attendant    
hearty reputation that stuck          job opening at most of them. The  
despite all the hard work they        fastest growing segment of the    
did. Today, the word 'stewardess'     aviation industry is in private   
is out of fashion, and flight         airlines - charters, fractional   
attendants are respected              operators and company-owned       
professionals in the aviation         airlines. There are also many     
industry. While many in the           mid-size and smaller airlines     
general public see flight             that run commuter flights and     
attendants as glorified airborne      flights within the continental    
waitresses, the cabin crews and       United States and Canada. Because 
regular passengers know better.       they don't have the glamour and   
The flight attendant is the face      cachet of the Big Boys - United   
of the airline, and her - or his,     Airlines, American Airlines and   
since many flight attendants          the others - they get far less    
today are male - primary job is       applicants for every flight       
making sure that all the              attendant job opening. And the    
passengers have a safe flight.        fact is, because flight           
                                      attendants bid on the flights     
But you knew that - that's part       they work based on seniority with 
of the reason that you want to be     the plum jobs going to those with 
a flight attendant. According to      the most flight hours, the flight 
the U.S. Bureau of Labor              attendants working for the major  
Statistics, it's not quite as         airlines are just as likely to be 
hard to find a flight attendant       working the short hop flights as  
job opening as many believe.          those working smaller airlines    
Besides the major airlines - many     who specialize in them.           
of whom are not hiring - there                                          



Finding a flight attendant job        on your next step.                
opening is no different than                                            
finding a job opening in any          Preparing yourself for your       
other industry. It takes              interview is just as important    
diligence, persistence, luck and      when the interview is a 'cattle   
some insider knowledge. You'll        call' - industry slang for open   
find listings for job openings        houses where recruiters prescreen 
for flight attendants in your         applicants for a flight attendant 
local newspaper, on the job           job opening - as it is for a face 
boards like Monster, and by           to face interview. Impeccable     
applying directly to the              personal grooming is important in 
airlines. Once you've found a         any job interview, but it's vital 
flight attendant job opening, you     when you're applying for a flight 
can apply online at the airline's     attendant job opening. Trim and   
web site, or send a resume by         manicure your nails, be certain   
mail or over the telephone. If        that your hair coloring is not in 
you've done a good job of             need of touching up - be certain  
presenting yourself in your cover     that every detail of your         
letter and resume, you may            appearance is just right. After   
receive an invitation to an           all, your competition will be     
interview, or other instructions      dong the same thing.              




About the Author:

Rita Henry is a contributing editor for Flight Attendant Jobs, the leading job site for the Avaition Industry. Interested in receiving only the hottest Flight Attendant jobs weekly for free? To learn more visit Flight Attendant Jobs.


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