subject: Are You Qualified For More Than One Cruise Job? [print this page] Are You Qualified For More Than One Cruise Job?
It may be tough for some to choose which cruise ship vacancies to apply for. There are so many types of cruise jobs to choose from after all, many of which are specific to only the cruise industry.Lots of cruise applicants will find themselves qualified for a small number of different job descriptions and will want to apply to all of them.Go for it!! Make a different cover letter and resume for each job and cruise line you are applying for, always keep this in mind.Here's an example sample, one guy I know was applying for jobs such as Internet Cafe Manager, Computer Officer and Techspert and he had lots of experience in IT. He landed a position as the Art Director on Holland America's Zaandam after a while.For the Spa Receptionist job, a girl I know initially had an interview with Steiner. In the end she was hired as an Explorations Cafe Manager (also known as Librarian) with Holland America Line.She was able to secure a full time position as a Travel Agent on land with her two contracts onboard. Who knows, possibly in the future she'll use her travel agency experience to apply for a Cruise Sales Consultant position.If you are flexible about the type of experience and skills that you have, you have much more of a chance of finding a cruise job, that's basically the bottom line.Another important point to keep in mind is, never to wait for cruise ship vacancies to be advertised. Just go ahead and apply for the position anyway.If you are keen about landing your dream job, then you need to send your resume out to cruise lines that currently don't have a posted cruise ship vacancy.Most positions are NEVER advertised. However, just because you haven't seen the position advertised anywhere, does not mean that they are not recruiting for that position.If you can't find a cruise line that is currently recruiting for the cruise ship job description that you really feel suited to, just go ahead and apply for it! Many types of positions get snapped up before they even reach the advertising stage by applicants who have simply submitted their resumes and cover letters. When the opportunity is finally available the applicants who keep themselves at the front of the line by always following up on their resumes are the ones who get hired.Many applicants wait to see a job posting first and then decide to apply. Unfortunately then they have extra competition from all other applicants that have seen the ad and as a result they have much less chance of ever getting hired in this ultra-competitive industry
