Dear future and retrenched flight attendants,
Let’s face it! The aviation industry continues to bleed because of the pandemic. It will take awhile before passengers regain confidence for air travel. Even before Covid, there was already a long queue to qualify for the magic seat (as what my instructors call it) in the cabin crew training classroom. Competition was already steep then. What more with the diminishing demand from commercial airlines? A lot of experienced flight attendants have lost their jobs. So what are the chances of a fresh grad or someone with zero flying experience to be shortlisted? In other words, what will give me the edge to become a flight attendant?
They already heard these lines a thousand times, so what else can I say?
Here are some typical spiels of flight attendant wannabes.
- “I love talking to people. I am a very friendly and patient person.”
- “I want to travel the world. I can easily start a conversation with any nationality.”
- “I handle stress well. I can smile under pressure.”
- “I am very caring, compassionate and kind.”
- “I am a team player.”
And for Filipinos applicants, “I want to serve our Overseas Filipino Workers and Balikbayans.”
I don’t remember anymore how many times I’ve been asked for advice on how to ace a flight attendants interview. I don’t want to burst your bubble, ladies and gentlemen. But there are a lot of other factors besides knowing how to ooze with confidence just like a beauty queen (or king) in the Q&A during the application process. And before getting there, how can you even get shortlisted if what is in your resume is basically the same thing as what’s in the resume of hundreds of other applicants?
How do I get their attention?
Here’s my advice. Be different. Make sure you have everything in place: charming personality, height, nice teeth, nice smile, ideal weight, great confidence, excellent communication skills, etc. And have something in your resume that’s cut above the rest.
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report shared the top 10 job skills for tomorrow that companies are looking for. And here’s what they’re saying that’s relevant to being that flight attendants (or any employee for that matter) who’s cut above the rest.
“Critical thinking and problem-solving top the list of skills employers believe will grow in prominence in the next five years. And newly emerging this year are skills in self-management such as active learning, resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility.”
Let me ask you, if these are all present in your resume, do you think that you will be shortlisted? If your answer is ‘No’, I think you might have to reimagine your personal quintessential image of a flight attendant — especially in the new normal.
Here’s where I got the World Economic Forum information, in case you wanna read the whole article. TOP 10 SKILLS OF THE FUTURE
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While waiting for the aviation industry to recover, take time to invest in yourself. Look for value-adding and life-changing activities. So much have changed, it’s time to try something new. Innovate yourself!
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