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Becoming a flight attendant?


Can someone answer and offer their advices to the questions below?

1) How can I apply for a flight attendant job for Air France..if I'm not living in France? Is my dream impossible to achieve?

2) I am 170 cm..half way through my double degree uni course, can speak two languages fluently..chinese and english and can manage two more at only a conversational level..french and cantonese... trained in martial arts for a year...fairly healthy but unfortunately..I only have 2 months of experience handling food and have not yet received a first-aid certificate....do I have a chance? also..is there such a thing called 'over-qualifying' in becoming a flight attendant?

thank you

also in your views..what are the pros and cons of becoming a flight attendant?

Hi there,

I don't exactly know why you specifically mentioned Air France because that narrows down your options a whole lot.

Don't worry about previous experiences because they can sometimes be advantageous but NOT a must. I applied for the flight attendant position fresh out of school!

The "over-qualified" bit is sometimes thrown in an interview to see how the interviewee reacts. The interviewers are also concerned that a "highly-educated" person may think she's above the job of delivering a service to the passengers/customers.

I am guessing you are from China or Taiwan? I know Singapore Airlines will think you're an asset because of the languages you speak.

The airline job gives you a lot of free time to pursue your other interests and hobbies. Many of my friends get their degree while flying and others are able to do volunteer work. You gain plenty of experiences and travel opportunities and get to learn about many cultures and see various historical places. Remuneration packages are usually good too.

The disadvantages aren't many but work hours can be long and physically draining and you won't always have days off on festive/special ocassions. Needless to say, you will also spend a substantial amount of time away from home (but this to some is good)

Do visit http://www.newflightcrew.com for more information.

Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Aud

Sounds like you are well qualified. I would go to their website and apply.

The pros: lots of travel, see interesting places, meet lots of people.

The cons: away from home a lot, the pay is usually pretty low, extensive travel is hard on the body.

Good luck!

well this is just an assumption, but since you want to work for Air France, I'd imagine they would prefer if you spoke French.

most answers are already above me..but I thought you are going to live in France? Change of plan?

If you think you just wish to try out Cabin Crew's position, I know SQ, CX, JAL do employ ppl outside their country. But my advice is, do not make it your career..just earn the free travel whilst you work..then you need to say bye-bye. I have came a cross many applicants of ex cabin crews who could not get a good job after they lingered a few years on this job and when they are out, they are used to luxury travel, food and accommodation, they are too spoilt to start off with a meagre salary due to inexperience. You are even sored when your surrounding colleagues of same age and job got a higher salary than you..

Good luck and tell me if you got one!

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