Content of your resume

As mentioned in my previous blog, a resume is a selling tool that outlines what you have to offer to your future employer.  The content of your resume is very important.  A successful resume for a flight attendant position should include the followings:

1.      Personal information such as your name, address, phone number and email.  Make sure you double check your personal information!!!  It is not uncommon for applicants to mistype their email address and didn’t get contacted for an interview!

2.      Your career objective statement.  You should state that you are interested in the flight attendant / cabin crew position (depending on how the airline calls it) with the specific airline.  This statement should be very specific. An example would be:  Applying for a flight attendant position with ABC airline using customer service experience and a proven ability to apply excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  Something like “to pursue a career in the aviation industry” is too generic.  Also, please state the airline’s name; this shows that you are not sending the same resume to all the airlines of interest!

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Most airlines have a height or reach requirement for cabin crew.  Let me explain to you what they mean.

Height requirement:

Most airlines set height requirements to correspond with the size of the aircraft they operate.  Sometimes a height minimum is specified on the posting; sometimes a height range is specified rather, usually between 5'2" and 5'9" tall.  Why a height requirement?  Too tall, and you're bumping your head on the ceiling. Too short, you may not be able to reach the overhead compartments where the safety and emergency equipment is located, which are typically between 6' and 6'10" inches high.   

Some airlines allow their tall flight attendants to avoid aircrafts that have lower ceilings.  However, smaller airlines with limited types of aircrafts cannot offer this option to their flight attendants.

To give you an idea what airlines look for in terms of height, here are the height requirements of some United States airlines:

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The content in your laptop matters when entering a country.

As reported by Malaysia Star, a Malaysia Airlines co-pilot who operated a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Adelaide, Australia was convicted and fined upon arrival for bringing in child pornography.

Ahmad Said, 25, was arrested by custom officers at Adelaide’s International Airport last week, after he claimed he had nothing to declare.

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