Here's an e-mail that I recieved from a girl who wants to be a flight attendant.
Thank you so much! More like, what kind of questions will they ask. Is it as bad as they say it is, as in "it's like a cattle call"? I think that fact has me more nervous then anything, I know I can't be over the top but being quite and researved sure wont help. Lol Just those basic type of things that could help me get through.
Thank you so much : )
Brandi
Yes it is like a big cattle call, more like a beauty pageant. It's been awhile since I have been to an interview.
Here's a little fact: In a typical year 100,000 people will apply to be a flight attendant to just ONE major airline. Of those 100,000 resumes received 15,000 will be given an interview. Of those 15,000 interviewed, only about 3,000 will be hired. That's only 3%.
Being reserved or shy won't help you get a job as a flight attendant. This much I know. Airlines are looking for people who are outgoing, and who will be able to handle themselves in an emergency situation.
Think about it this way, the people conducting your interview are interviewing thousands of people, and YOU need to make yourself stand out from the other faces in the crowd.
The first question that they will ask you is to stand up and "tell us about yourself." Having good public speaking skills is a must in this business. because well, hello all of those PA's that we have to give.
Here are some key points that you want to cover:
Name
Place of residence
Current employment
Skills that you have that will make YOU a good flight attendant
(IE foreign languages that you speak)
Why you want to be a flight attendant
Some common questions asked at an interview:
Are you willing to relocate? (the only answer is YES)
Why do you want to be a flight attendant?
What do you like about your job?
What don't you like about your job?
How do you handle a co-worker that you may not get along with?
Have you ever had to deal with an angry customer?
Those are just some questions to give you an idea about the flight attendant interview process. If you go to Amazon.com there are several books about how to interview to be a flight attendant. That's what I did, and the books that I got helped me to interview better.
