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Start Search
Start beating the bushes - visit the major and regional airline websites for job openings, and hit up job fairs and recruiters specializing in airline careers. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA website is well worth repeated visits, as it spells out the career issues that impact flight attendants most. Make it a point to regularly follow your favorite airline's career website page, and scan for opportunities and career fairs. -
Create a Gleaming Resume(Education)
Should reflect any customer service skills, and any experience in the travel, leisure, or high-end luxury retail or dining sectors.It's also highly helpful to include two photos along with your resume and/or job application. Make one photo a headshot and one a full body photo. Wear tasteful business attire and, ideally, have the photo shot by a professional. -
Fill Out an Application
Visit the airline website most favorable to your career needs and fill out an application. at least 21 years old, be a high school graduate, speak English, and be ready to meet minimum height, weight and reach specifications. You need to be tall enough to reach and open and close overhead cabins and bins, svelte enough to maneuver through tight aisles, and you need to be over 21 to serve alcohol to passengers. -
Put Your Best Foot Forward
A background in customer service will give you an advantage, as well, as airlines look for professionals able to engage with hundreds of customers a day. -
Time for the Interview
Once your application is vetted and you're chosen for a first interview, often conducted online via video, you're in the game. If you pass the original interview, you'll likely be asked for an on-site interview at the airliner's headquarters or hub destinations. If you clear that hurdle, you'll likely receive a conditional job offer that will include flight attendant training with the airline. -
Flight Attendant Training Camp
In airline training sessions, the emphasis is on honing your customer service skills, as they relate to air travel, and on proper safety and operating procedures. Training usually lasts about six weeks and your best move is to keep your ears open and make sure to ask questions if any particular training session seems confusing in any way. Better to ask questions in training than asking them 30,000 feet over Phoenix. -
Getting a Job Offer (Workplace)
When airline offers a job, have every right to thoroughly review the offer to make sure it works. Work 8 to 14-hour shifts, including nights, weekends and holidays. Get between 10 and 15 days off month to make up for long and irregular shifts. -
(Earning)
First year $30,000 per year. -
Earning ten years ago
With 10 or more years of flight experience, can earn significantly more than the $50,000 median salary average each year.
