What were your previous Jobs?
 

Hey Guys,
Just wondering, what were your previous jobs before becoming a Flight Attendant?? And did you go to University??
If so, do you think going to University helped you out in anyway, in becoming a Flight Attendant??

Sorry if it is too personal...

Thanks Guys
Cheers
Mike

So many things!
 

Snipp Snipp- hairdresser :)

Sales consultant for Telstra :o

Security :o :o

Hospitality :o :o :o

Cabin Crew :D :D :D

hi..mine were,,,,,

saturday assistant at a butchers....bleugh
bingo assistant.......dull
bar tender....would you like ice in that?
customer advisor in a well known uk catalogue store....yawn
soon to be cabin crew...would you like more ice sir? i cannot wait,
xxx

re
 

For me, started flying straight from Uni at the tender age of 21. Been flying for over 6 and half years now.You don't need a degree, GCSE's in English and Maths etc are enough but living away from home and meeting new people etc at Uni certainly helps you prepare for the job, especially if you join an airline abroad. Basically never hurts to have a degree but for cabin crew it isn't necessary.

What did you do before flying?
 

Me,

Food and beverage attendant at major UK shopping mall

Order taker @ Burger King/Hungry Jacks

Sales consultant - FCUK

Sales consultant - Titles Video UK
Store Manager - Titles Video UK

Store Manager - Blockbuster Video - UK
District Manager - Blockbuster Video - UK

Customer Service - OPTUS

PC Support - Compaq Computers

Network Anaylist - WorldXChange Communications

Web Page Designer - G1 Communications

Frame Relay Network Fault Consultant - WorldCom Communications


NOW -

Short haul f/a with Qantas - YAY!!!!

Looking forward to going Long haul this year....fingers x'ed.

Leemo

DJ - Barman - Car Salesman - Hairdressing Wholesaler.

Getting a job as Cabin Crew is all about YOU not qualifications and degrees.

If you like people are good at handling them and have a lot of patcience then this is going to stand you in much better stead than a degree in history.

Get into an industry involving customer service first and see if it's for you - e.g. bar work - you'll find most cabin crew at some stage have done it (and sampled the products as well!!!). Also on a CV a string of jobs involving customer contact shows what type of person you are. See if you can handle the pressure of a saturday evening witha bar of people 3 deep all pissed and swearing at you because you didn't serve them first. If you can keep you head and still be polite after a few months of that then cabin crew may well be the job for you!!!

Good Luck!!

I started off working for the bank then got my degree inBeauty therapy. Travelled a for a few years then started in the Hospitality Industry,Bars restaurants. Ive just finally after years of trying become a Regional Flight attendant.
For me i really think the hospitality Industry helped to deal with people of all sorts, being able to keep a calm manner.

:D

What were your previous Jobs?
 

Well lets see....

Waiter, Baguette Filler in a Sandwich shop, Bar Person. Then after leaving college at 18 - BT Customer Services til I just turned 20 and became a Lowly Junior for Monarch in 1999!
Thankyou BT!!

Hottowel xxx :D

I did a nursing degree at uni. If you can go to uni go! It will give you something to fall back on. With the current climate you may need a Plan B!

ok i'm not a f/a
 

Ok Well I'm not a flight attendant.....yet! but....

I WILL BE!

Graduated high school in 2000 then went into international business college doing business marketing,travel and tourism, Public relations and Advertising. Got a job oversease (hong kong) in events and promotions doing coaching and organising wacky asian shows/events 'livin la vida loca' then wanted a change and now I prepare aircraft for boarding....ie cleaning toilets and preparing cabins LOL!!!! I hope it helps to get into cabin crew!

anyone else with a weird and wonderful background??? :-)

I thought you were in catering for a bit , qf mike 737?:)

Registered nurse:yuk:

leemo,

QF must love ex Blockbuster Video staff ( prob because of the good cust serv training they provide) I did quite a large stint with them in the same positions you did ;) ( but in oz )

CB

designer - overworked and under pay

is this the way to live??!?! :mad:

Previous jobs
 

Went to the UNI, didn't like it. Then I worked as a company secretary for 2 years, I was sooo bored..don't think I will ever do that again!..

Then I escaped the office. I found a job in Horticulture, ate a lot of tomatoes there (I love tomatoes!).

But then I realised that since I was small I wanted to be a glamorous Flight Attendant!:O I remembered that advert on TV, about dry hands of a F/A and wonderful cream that helps..

Well, now I know it's not glamorous and I do use a lot of hand cream but I love it!;)

BSc (Hons) Mathematics
State Registered Paramedic

In my young years......ballet dancer, lateron management assistant in project management business. Needed a big change in my life ..... and became a flight attendant.

I really love my job (and still doing ballet performances in the front galley for my beloved colleagues, hi, hi!!!!).

Flying Swan

A part time waiter as a teenager, a full time labour office clerk for a month and FA for the past 25 years. My only regret is that I loved the job so much that I never thought of changing. Now I do diploma courses every now and then hoping for an opening in a ground job.

Office work after leaving school for a Helicopter Company
Helicopter Cabin Crew on S61N, S76
Graphic Design
Customer Services T1/T4 LHR for the worlds fav
Tried for BA cabin crew for 10 1/2 year 24 interviews there loss not mine

Left BA and went to franchise operator as cabin crew

Left UK and went to Middle East as cabin crew
Joined VVIP flight in Middle East as cabin crew
Left Middle East bumed around for 18 months to get over it

Joined ACMI company in UK as cabin crew = hated it
Joined charter company = was great fun but they went bust
Now flying as Cabin Crew on a Corporate Jet - The best job ever

Have also done lots of Bar work and still do occasionally


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