subject: Increase Your Chances of Getting a Dream Cruise Job [print this page] Author: Neil Maxwell Keys Author: Neil Maxwell Keys
Although there are many ways of increasing your chances of being offered your dream cruise job, careful planning during your application process is key. Ensuring that your application stands out will always help you in your quest to land your desired position, and will certainly increase your chances significantly.Firstly, cruise ship companies always look for a few fundamental criteria when it comes to the hiring of stuff, and it's advisable that you ensure that these come across strongly in your application. You will have to prove that you are capable of quality customer service, that you can work in a team, that you have great communication skills, and that you can work to a high standard. If you can get this across in your cruise job application, resume, and interview then you're halfway there already.You will also need to make careful research if you want to improve your chances of success when applying for a cruise job position. This involves visiting the Web site of the company, making notes about the types of positions available, thoroughly investigating the different roles and finding out what you will be expected to do, then deciding whether you have the skills to apply for the job.Carrying out research on the different companies will also help you to stand out during your interview as it will show that you are serious about the job. Because cruise line companies hire professional people, you can increase your chances by doing some indepth and meaningful research.The next thing you need to consider when trying to land the cruise job of your dreams is the application itself. To ensure that your application complied with what the company's requirements are, you should prepare your application thoroughly. These will always vary from application to application, so ensure that you alter your application for every post.One really great thing that you can do is to send it in by post. Everyone uses email these days, and there's no reason why you shouldn't send in your application by email as well. But you will give yourself an instant head start if you also prepare an attractive physical application package to send in as well.This has a number of advantages when applying for your dream cruise job. Firstly, less people think about doing it, meaning it will help you to stand out from the rest of the applications. Secondly, it will land on the right person's desk as long as you have found out who you should send it to, meaning it will be a lot harder to ignore. Thirdly, it will simply have more of an impact on the receiver. If you make it attractive, include your application, cover letter, resume, and a good photo, it will stand out and improve your chances considerably.After you have considered all of these tips, it's time to get started. Take your cruise job application seriously, get your application into as many different companies as you can, and you will get noticed. Then you will stand a greater chance of getting that cruise ship job that you've been dreaming about. About the Author:
Neil Maxwell-Keys is a former crewmember, hiring expert and founder of WorkOnCruiseShips.com: a website dedicated to showing you how to realize your dream of landing cruise ship jobs. Get Neils *free* insider's report by visiting =>
