subject: How To Get A Cruise Ship Job With No Experience [print this page] How To Get A Cruise Ship Job With No Experience
Have no experience? That's not a problem! At least that's what you hoped would be the answer, right? To land your dream cruise line job do you often wonder if the experience you have is enough?The job that meets your skills, how do you go about getting it? How do you apply for jobs that seem to demand skills and experience that you don't have?For the positions that do not require a specialized skill, 'experience required' should be interpreted as 'experience preferred'. In order to be hired for the job many cruise companies are often stringent when featuring the skills and experience needed. Rather these requirements should be viewed more as a guideline or a wish list of what the employer would like to see in a potential crew member.As way of constraining the volume of candidates applying for the vacancy cruise lines often use this 'experience required' strategy. Sure, they have an ideal candidate in mind, but even they know that the perfect applicant perhaps doesn't exist. Then if the job description sounds fascinating and doesn't go beyond what you think your abilities are, then go for it.Which Do You Think Is The Cruise Job Right For You?Knowing what your talents and skills are may take some thinking outside the box. With your preceeding jobs don't get too hung up on the titles you had when assessing your own skills and experience. Instead, ponder on what you DID at your old jobs. Titles don't matterexperience does! Look at what your best qualities and skills are and be completely open and honest with yourself. Knowing how your areas of expertise and personal experience translate into a cruise ship job.There are many positions you can get without direct on-the-job experience, the key is to look at what you offer. Looking at what you already have, what are those skills, experience and training? If an employer wants to hire you, what is it about you that would make them offer you the job?Scan the cruise ship job descriptions for positions that have similar skills and experience to what you have. Along with your personality traits, you can start to look for a job that is best right for you.It takes a little imagination to compare a skill that you used with Company ABC to a skill required by a cruise line. Your ostensibly unrelated background takes some creativity when selling it.One of the most significant things to remember is to only apply for one cruise ship job with each resume and cover letter that you send out. This doesn't mean you cannot apply for five different positions, it just means sending give different resumes and covering letters.
