Becoming a hostie: worth it? How?
 

No, not for me. Lipstick doesn't suit me ;) I have a friend (yes, a real friend not a hypothetical one) who wants a career. She currently works reception for the flying club I instruct for, but is getting unsatisfied as this will not lead anywhere. As far as I can see she has a reasonable temperament for cabin crew, and is interested even though I warned her it was hard work. She is 19 years old, neat and presentable, polite even to awkward customers and puts up with pilots every day.

The problem is I have no idea (a) if anyone is likely to be training any new cabin crew in the near future and (b) how one goes about efficently finding a job; where are they advertised, or should she just apply to every airline like pilots do?

so does anyone know about the recruitment situation? How did you land your first job?

Best bet from my point of view are the websites aviationjobsearch.com or flightinternational.com.

They list many airlines recruiting. Otherwise, check individual airlines websites for vacancies.

Many take on inexperienced crew but most have a minimum age limit. 20 is the norm.

Cabin crew recruiting tends to be through mass recruitment drives rather than the occasional one here and there like pilots, so it may not be worth sending CVs to all if they do not have a current camaign. Some airlines will also only accept completed online forms too.

Wish her luck anyway, she sounds good for the job!

Six:ok:

Thanks for the advice. I can give her some better advice now, and look out for which airlines she should apply to.

BA are recruiting.

Get her to Visit BA.com

If she is even polite to awkward customers, get her to look at executive aviation operators. Skill levels required are higher and rewards can be also.

MM