What To Expect In A Flight Attendant Job Interview
i! I've just been invited for a flight attendant job
to attend an 'informational interview, here are some things
session' at XYZ Airlines that you should know.
that's being held next Saturday.
I sent them my resume a couple of The "cattle call"
weeks ago. Is this an interview?
Is there anything I should know?" The first stage of the interview
process is often called a 'cattle
Yes, Virginia, airlines are call', after the same practice in
hiring flight attendants again - the acting profession. The
and the so-called 'informational airline will invite as many as
session' is often the first step several hundred applicants to a
in the flight attendant job conference center or hotel where
interview process. Start off by you'll get to fill out an
congratulating yourself - application, then stand up and
obviously, your resume and cover introduce yourself. You'll have
letter did their job, and now the two to three minutes to wow the
company wants to meet you in interviewers with your personal
person. That's the good news. The statement, and if you do, you may
bad news is that they probably get an invitation to a personal
also liked a few dozen other or small group interview later in
people's resumes enough to also the day.
invite them to this cozy little
tea party. Much like acting, This kind of flight attendant job
where there are dozens of people interview is great for the
who want that one job, those who airline, especially if they're
fill positions for flight hiring a lot of people in a short
attendants at major airlines have time - for instance, when they're
their interview process down to opening a new base in a new city.
an art. If you've been invited in It's far less expensive for them
to rent conference centers in be seated in a room with 8-10
several cities and weed through other applicants while the
several hundred people in a day interviewer asks questions of the
than it would be for them to fly group at large. It'll be up to
everyone to the home base for the applicants to answer in their
personal interviews. own order - and how you answer
Unfortunately, it's not so great questions will be as important as
for you - you need to make a good what you say in response to the
impression in a very short time. questions. The recruiters will be
Basically, it's a 'stress watching you as much for your
interview' - you may be asked, demeanor as for your knowledge -
“Tell me a little about remember, they'll be training you
yourself,” or be hit with a after they hire you, so knowing
tougher interview question. Your the job isn't the most important
best strategy for this kind of thing here.
flight attendant job interview is
to practice responding The best strategy is answer first
spontaneously to many different on some questions, last on some
questions. They're looking for questions and somewhere in the
unruffled poise - and that comes middle on most questions. When
with practice. you answer, be polite and
pleasant, never ever belittle
Small group interviews another person or their answer,
and answer briefly and concisely.
If you wow them in the cattle The types of questions you might
call, or if your resume is really be asked will range from 'How do
impressive, you'll move on to the you handle a conflict in this
second round of interviews, situation?' to 'What's the most
usually a small group flight important thing to remember on an
attendant job interview. You'll international flight?'
different than it is in
The interviewers are looking for interviewing for any other job.
people who are poised, confident Listen to the questions asked;
and sensitive to other people. respond to them briefly and
Remember, their job in a flight concisely. Take the time to draw
attendant job interview is to out your interviewer a little -
find people who will represent knowing whether she or he was a
the company and make them look flight attendant, and what his or
good to the customers. As a her experience is in the industry
flight attendant, you are the can help you frame your answers
person that people will associate effectively. Most importantly,
with the airline. Make sure you remember that the airlines hire
project a confident, competent as much for attitude and image as
attitude. they do for skills - as noted
before, they'll train you in the
One-on-one interviews knowledge that you need. Instead,
you should be working to present
So you made it to a one-on-one an outgoing, resourceful and
interview. That's quite an friendly personality - just the
accomplishment in itself. At this kind of person you'd want in the
point, the advice isn't much aisles on your flight home.
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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