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 skills as well as highlighting important skills that the cruise lines are looking for.
Skills such as customer service as evidenced by effective listening skills and the ability to focus on guest problem resolution.
Computer skills will also give cruise applicants an edge especially those with a working knowledge of Word and Excel. Positions such as Future Cruise Sales and the Port and Shopping Guide should also know how to use PowerPoint.
Public speaking training is an asset for many positions on board and not only for those that need to give presentations as part of their position. Public speaking skills boost confidence for when you have to talk to guests.
And one of the most important skills that almost everyone should list on their resume is sales ability. Cruise lines are in the business of making as much money as possible, and even cruise jobs such as Photographers, Hair stylists, Shore Excursion staff and Port and Shopping Guides can benefit from listing your sales experience on a resume.
Neil Maxwell-Keys