When it comes to getting jobs on cruise ships, almost everybody takes the easy option – and that’s firing out a load ‘hopeful’ emails to prospective cruise line employers and in the hope that one actually gets through and gets looked at.
I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s so important that it’s worth mentioning again here.
Because so many people find emailing a resume a heck of a lot easier than physically posting one out – it means that cruise lines are continuously bombarded by thousands upon thousands of completely untargeted, unqualified applications from hopeful cruise ship job seekers.
What chance do you think YOUR resume has of getting looked at if it’s lumped in with this lot?
Very little, if any chance at all, is the correct answer.
What’s more, because there are so many anti-SPAM, anti- virus, anti-junk mail, anti-phising, anti-EVERYTHING filters in place these days, that it’s a wonder that anything ever gets through at all!
So, my advice to you is to try and be a little different…
As well as emailing your resume, also prepare a nice clear and concise resume ‘package’ targeted to the position that you’re interested in. It should consist of a cover letter and resume (on good quality paper), along with a nice, cheerful photo and ideally some copies of related certificates and references, then send it via “snail mail” to the head office of the cruise line company that you’d like to work for.
Trust me, a nicely presented resume package sent through the mail will ALWAYS get more attention than a resume sent by email and it will vastly increase your chances of landing a job on a cruise ship.
Sure, it takes a little more effort, but I think you’ll find the results and potential rewards are definitely worth it.
Neil Maxwell-Keys
Author – "Get a Cruise Ship Job!"
Founder – www.WorkOnCruiseShips.com