Hotels are also a good base for customer service. You want to be able to build solid customer service experiences you can use in your interviews. Another idea would be to try getting hired as a gate agent or check in clerk for an airline. It will not only give you the customer service skills, but will also familiarize you with the industry, terminology and lifestyle. At some airlines, when you transfer internally over to inflight, you sometimes carry your date of hire for vacation, staff travel, pensions, and for redundancy purposes. One other very important aspect of working in this industry is flexibility; if you are already working in the business, it will show that you understand this concept.