You could have all the right skills and tons of experience for the cruise job you are applying for. But, if you don't have the right personality it could cost you the job. Employers are looking for that unique combination of skills and values. How do you convey that you have the right personality with your cover letter and resume? Crafting your resume and cover letter to reflect your personality is equally as important as showcasing your skills and experience. Cruise lines wants crew members that are energetic, outgoing, approachable, charismatic and can get along with others.

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Although it's not uncommon to have gaps in your work history, holes can lead to trouble on a cruise ship resume. These holes or gaps in employment may be a red flag for potential employers if the details are left up to the imagination. Once you realize that you have a gap you need to do some damage control to prevent the gaping hole from jeopardizing your chance at landing your dream cruise job. So, what is the best way to explain an employment gap on a resume? A recent article on www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com outlines the types of employment gaps that are

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Is your cruise ship resume a regurgitation of job descriptions, if so it's boring!! 

Employers want to see accomplishments rather than a laundry list of duties and responsibilities. The truth is that this is a common mistake on the cruise resumes that recruiters see.

A cruise ship resume should be a marketing tool designed to sell your skills and strengths. You need to include specific achievements. Focus on what you have done rather than what your job was. Explain accomplishments that are unique to you. Quantify your achievements with percentages, dollars and numbers of employees.

Using numbers helps you express

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One of the most common questions we read on our Discussion Forum is What will they ask me in the cruise line interview?  Contrary to what many applicants may think, the initial interview is more about scaring the applicants than the interviewer asking questions that are actually related to the cruise job. Understanding what life on-board cruise ships is all about before your cruise line interview will prevent you from that deer-in-the-headlights feeling. Umana2713 writes, The first questions was why I wanted to work on a cruise ship...Then we spoke about what to expect about living on a ship and coping

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The cruise ship building boom is continuing for 2011 which equates to even more cruise ship vacancies.  The bottom line is that just over 7,000 positions will need to be filled for 2011. Do you want to fill one of these jobs? In just a few weeks, Norwegian Cruise Line will be launching the Norwegian

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What does your cruise ship resume say about you?  Are you sending out applications and not getting any responses?  Your resume should get you a job interview.  If it's not, then it is not an effective career tool. The main purpose of the resume is to make someone notice you.  You want to stand out from the crowd of other applicants.  It doesn't matter how qualified you are, how great of a personality you have, or that you think you are the best person for the job.  If you can't promote yourself on paper, you won't get an interview. For starters,

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One of the biggest mistakes that cruise applicants make is that they apply for a cruise job and then they sit back and wait for the cruise line or agency to get back to them.  This will not work.  Although it pays to be patient, you must also be proactive. First of all, if you've emailed your resume, you should also send a physical copy by traditional mail (courier is even better).  Then, keep a log of the dates, positions you've applied, and who you sent your application package to. After about 2 or 3 weeks, if you haven't heard

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Making your resume stand out over everyone else's is the key to landing the job interview. One area to shine is with your cruise ship training and job skills - skills you may have overlooked. You achieve your skills through academic, work, and life experiences and it's up to you to highlight the relevant skills in your resume and cover letter. Understanding the job you are applying for will help you unbury those skills and list them as important points on your resume. You can read, Training You Need to Get Cruise Ship Jobs.  This article examines how to develop your

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Job applicants spend hours and maybe days tweaking their cruise ship resumes, looking for grammatical errors, and adjusting the content. But employers may not read the whole resume because of one shortfall, The Career Objective. This is one of the most important elements of the resume, because if it interests the reader, they'll read further. If it doesn't, they won't...simple as that. But, how do you make a Career Objective grab the attention of the hiring manager, prompting him/her to contact you for an interview? 1. State the actual position that you are applying for BE SPECIFIC. If you are applying for a job as

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cruise concessionaire should not be confused with a cruise ship recruitment agency, although many cruise applicants make this assumption.  So how do you know when you should use an agency and what's the difference in the application process? The fact is that a concessionaire is a third party vendor that sells services or merchandise on board. For example spa, gift shops and the photography department are all departments that the cruise lines use concessionaires to handle the recruitment. In fact, you work for the concessionaire and not the cruise line. On the other hand, cruise line agencies qualify potential crew members for

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