Please, any tips to success in Air Stewardess job interview?
Oct 23rd, 2011 | By admin | Category: Interview TipsAnyone who are good at interviews or favourably are air stewardess or steward would like to give advice to stand out in a crowd of hundreds of women in such a job interview? Or managers or HR dept experts would like to give suggestions? Thanks a million!
smile, and more smiling. good luck and mention the word career. employers love that word, never say job, always CAREER.
For a stewardess job you need to look well put together with lots of style. Wear something that makes you sexy but at the same that looks professional. Wear some nice makeup with a sexy lipstick and always smile especially if you know you have a very sexy smile. And most of all be confident and tell them that you are patient and outgoing.
I was an airline stewardess for a few years. From my experience, i would have to suggest to you that in your interview you make an outstanding impression. Shake their hand when introducing yourself & have a copy of your resume & certifications readily available. Flying at 40,000 feet or so especially long flights they like hearing about Teamwork, you your captain/first officer and other staff are a team and that you work well with others and can often solve problems & are eager to make each and every passenger feel welcome & comfortable. Implment that you are the face of the airline and want to make problem solving an easy task. If anything while they are speaking to you….nod your head and acknowledge what they are saying and try not to interrupt them. They will probably as you questions like: why do you want this job? A good answer would probably be, “To work with a group of professionals and to learn from others that i work with.” A BAD answer would be: “I want to travel and see the world”-DO NOT SAY THAT!!! I wish you the best of luck.
This is a job that’s changing fast — but the public’s perception of it hasn’t changed quite so quickly.
It’s not a glamour job any more and airlines are keen to promote a business-like, competent, efficient image.
What are your core skills? How many languages do you speak competently? What other skills can be brought to bear on the work you would be likely to be involved in?
Remember that this is mainly about personal relations — dealing with people sympathetically, yet speedily and firmly. Giving them your full attention, addressing their needs, but moving on without any delay. Planes are getting bigger and there are more passengers to be dealt with.
The sort of skills that you’d need as a stewardess are the skills you’ve got to demonstrate in your interview.
You’ve already had excellent advice from someone who’s been employed in the position, so I won’t duplicate that. As an experienced interviewer, I’d make the following additional points:
1. Dress. The interviewing panel WILL look at what you’re wearing. Choose it carefully. Nothing too flashy or stylish or impractical. Understated but smart. Most would prefer to see a skirt rather than pants. Shoes should NOT have high heels. No opaque tights (usually deemed to be hiding hairy legs and indicating you were too lazy to shave). No low-cut tops — remember that stewardesses spend a lot of time bent over passengers and while airline uniforms ensure that breasts don’t fall out, an indication that you’re comfortable with the sort of attire you’d be required to wear is not a bad idea.
2. Grooming. No exotic hairdo (No-one wants the stewardess’ hair in their coffee and no-one wants to employ a stewardess who has to spend too much time maintaining her hairdo). No overdone makeup. No trace of moustache and no hairy legs (You’d be amazed the number of girls who appear with hairy legs or obvious facial hair or an upper lip red from very recent removal of facial hair. The best answer, if you’ve facial hair, is to shave it that morning.)
3. You definitely stand a better chance if you’re just under average weight and aren’t too busty.
4. Walk into the room confidently (but not cockily), smile and wait to be invited to sit down.
5. Be prepared to be asked to tell them something about yourself. Practise what you’d say if you were asked to do that. Not more than 3 – 4 minutes. Major on your interests — they’ve already got the facts about you on paper in front of them. If they want to know more, they’ll ask. Most candidates say too much, rather than too little. Don’t fall into that trap.
6. When they ask you, as they very often do, if you’ve any questions, have something to ask about opportunities for further broadening your skills or something along these lines.
7. When the interview’s over, they may shake hands with you. Or they may thank you and say they’ll be in touch. If so, stand up, say “Thank you for giving me an interview,” smile (very important), turn and go to the door, turn and smile again briefly and go out.