Work Experience
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Work Experience
Another quick question for you all.
Sitting on the jumpseat one of my colleagues was telling me her daughter is 15 and wants to be able to do some work experience in the industry.
I dont think that this is possible, definately not at bmibaby pretty much for security and professional reasons, but I was wondering how airlines in general deal with people inquisitive with joining the industry and where it was possible to do work experience.
Sitting on the jumpseat one of my colleagues was telling me her daughter is 15 and wants to be able to do some work experience in the industry.
I dont think that this is possible, definately not at bmibaby pretty much for security and professional reasons, but I was wondering how airlines in general deal with people inquisitive with joining the industry and where it was possible to do work experience.
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From: Oz
Work Experience
Bmi,
I think you will find that most airlines do not allow work experience for Cabin Crew. However, it is possible for guys and gals to do work experience in a Customer Service role ie check-in, despatch etc. I think if she is keen it would be a worthwhile experience. I know its not Flight Attending which may be what she ultimately wants to do, but it does give you a good idea of what happens 'behind the scenes' and whether the industry is for you or not.
Hope this helps,
Shaggs
I think you will find that most airlines do not allow work experience for Cabin Crew. However, it is possible for guys and gals to do work experience in a Customer Service role ie check-in, despatch etc. I think if she is keen it would be a worthwhile experience. I know its not Flight Attending which may be what she ultimately wants to do, but it does give you a good idea of what happens 'behind the scenes' and whether the industry is for you or not.
Hope this helps,
Shaggs
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From: London, UK
I did my work experience in my L6th year back in 1998 at Heathrow T4 for BA. It was great fun, and we even got a temporary airside pass too, we had to be escorted at all times though. There were a couple of other people from my school that got to go too. By the end of the week they had us checking in the economy pax! They let us watch at the FIRST/Concorde check-in and we even got to use the Concorde room! The security people even had us checking people's passports on some of the flights. Back at school the next week everyone else was moaning about how they were so bored and had to make the tea for everyone, that week was certainly far from boring. It certainly made me appreciate how hard all the staff work there.
I'm not sure how the school arranged it, but it was during the time that Bob Ayling was in charge, and he was an old boy, so I suspect that played a signficant part.
I'm not sure how the school arranged it, but it was during the time that Bob Ayling was in charge, and he was an old boy, so I suspect that played a signficant part.
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From: LBA
Hi Dr. Phil,
Nothing to do with this subject... however....
I now fly around in VH-CZB in the UK, which is now with Jet2 as G-CELX.
See - http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/open.file/420464/L/
Small world ah??
Nothing to do with this subject... however....
I now fly around in VH-CZB in the UK, which is now with Jet2 as G-CELX.
See - http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/open.file/420464/L/
Small world ah??
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From: London
When I was at school I did work experience at the airport in the radar control room, and the control tower itself. THey et me sit up there, listen to everything that was going on, they even took me out on the runway in a little car and we parked beside it when a B-747 landed. The ground shook, I can still remember, and we had to wear ear mufflers...It was the BEST!!!!!!
