Qualification

[zjofja06]

Can any help me!??
well i am doing GCSE's now and after i would like to become a air hostess!!...what are the Qualifications to do this?
There is a problem, i doing take a language for GCSE, i do know a little bit of french, will this help me??
Some please help
Thanks

[Trottie]

Being a member of cabin crew (whatever you do, don't say "Stewardess":-) is a hard and pressured job. You need to have a good all round education and most companies will want to see a good GCSE in Maths, English and a few more for good measure. What you study at A level is not as important as doing reasonably well at them. It would show a bit of depth of interest if a Travel and Tourism option was available at your school/college. This is the basic side.

What the companies really want is personality, strength of character and a very high level of interpersonal skills - and that is harder to show. You need to get experience in customer service and dealing with people - a lot of CC have started off as check in agents or other jobs that deal directly with people. I have known a lot of ex-nurses, teachers, barmaids, shop assistants etc. working as CC - all those jobs have personal communications aspects. That is where you need to focus - the rest is the hard work. Good luck..

[Buenchico]

This might help:
http://www.learndirect-advice.co.uk/helpwithyo urcareer/jobprofiles/profiles/profile118/

Chris

(PS: As Trottie indicates, 'stewardess' and 'hostess' are definitely not seen as 'politically correct'. Stick to using 'cabin crew' or 'flight attendant')

[KARL]

In addition to all the above, one thing employers and passengers alike look for is clear diction, and good body-mass-index and general fitness are important . Some of the bigger airlines give opportunities for young hopefuls to visit their operations and career advisors can give useful information. If you have the communication skills already, why not simply go to your nearets airport and ask to speak to the 'station manager' (for all airlines that operate there - avoiding agents such as Servisair who are unlikely to be very helpful) and explain you are looking for advice and a nosey round.

[milly143]

Your physical well being will play a part in selection also. When my ex trained to be a cabin crew, he had to go through a series of physical tests, including being able to swim a certain length competently. This is important as you will be responsible for your passengers in the event of an emergency. This was in Sweden but I imagine it will be very much the same with UK agencies.

Good luck!