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Using Cruise Ship Recruitment Events to Get Hired
Is May a Good Time to Secure Employment On Cruise Ships?
May is a great time to secure employment on cruise ships!
Why?
Because the busy "Summer Season" is just around the corner.
In just a month or two most ships will be running at full capacity and all will need to be fully staffed across all departments on board to cope with the demand.
The hiring departments of most major cruise lines are already ramping up their recruitment in anticipation of this... and just lately we've heard from more and more people who landing interviews and securing employment on cruise ships.
So,
How Long Will It Take YOU To Get A Job On A Cruise Ship?
If you've been trying to get a job on a cruise ship for any length of time then here's a short, inspiring message which also contains a valuable lesson.
It was posted to our discussion forum by Karen from the UK who fly's out to Gibraltar next week to join her ship the Aurora (right). She will spend this summer getting paid to cruise around the Mediterranean and America!
Here's what she had to say:
"It has been a while as to be honest I ALMOST gave up. I have been bashing away since early December,
Why 97% of Cruise Ship Vacancies are Never Advertised
You might not realize this, but around 97% of cruise ship vacancies are NEVER advertised.
This means a large majority of positions are filled BEFORE they ever get to the advertising stage - by people who simply sent off their CV/resumes and put themselves in front of the cruise line for the position they really wanted.
If you're serious about working on cruise ships, then don't wait for the jobs you want to be advertised...
Just apply for them anyway!
I know from all the emails we get that too many applicants are sitting around waiting
Working On Cruise Ships And Who Is The Best Cruise Line To Work For
A question we often get asked often is:
"Which is the best cruise line company to work for?"
If you're going to commit 6+ months of your valuable life to working on cruise ships, then this is a great question!
The problem is, there are simply too many factors involved to say whether one cruise line is "better" than another... which makes it a pretty much impossible question to answer.
What's more, you can speak to 5 crew members who have each worked for the same 5 cruise lines... and every person will give you
Working On Cruise Ships & What NOT to Say in Your Job Applications!
I heard a great tip this week and I want to share it with you because it's very important if you're serious about working on cruise ships.
When applying for jobs, a lot of applicants love to tell cruise lines just how much they want to travel the world and meet new people.
Well, guess what? Cruise lines are NOT here to make a crewmembers dreams come true!
The cruise industry is all about the passenger and making sure they have a great value, fun-filled vacation. The brutal truth is that a cruise line does not really
3 Steps to a Winning Cruise Ship Cover Letter
A cover letter is an important tool you should always use to "dress up" your resume, grab a cruise ship recruiters attention and urge them to contact you for an interview rightaway.
Yet, despite its importance many people seeking jobs on cruise ships still do not bother to include a cover letter or "covering email" of any kind when applying for jobs onboard.
Over the years I've personally received thousands of emails with nothing more than a message saying "please see attached".
Did I ever open the attachment? Never!
Not including a cover letter with an
Copy this winning cruise jobs getting strategy!
Having a good strategy for applying for cruise jobs is often a key factor in the successes we see.
The people who get hired quickly are the people who:
1) Have a CLEAR idea of the positions they're suitable for
2) TARGET their applications to these specific positions
3) FOLLOW UP on every job and with every company they apply to
4) Keep TRACK of everything they do
And they do this consistently and persistently until they land the job they've been desperately seeking. And in many cases, they do.
On the other hand,
A quick tip to force your cruise job applications to the top of the stack!
Here's a great 'Follow Up' tip a former recruiting colleague of mine shared on our forums recently, that you can use today:
When you apply for cruise jobs with several different companies, create a simple spreadsheet listing the cruise lines you applied to in a column going down the page. Then, make three additional columns labeled "Recommendations," "Call," "TY Card".
Here's what these mean:
Recommendation: Two days after you send in your application, send three letters of recommendation in to the HR department.
If you don't have any letters like this, then simply ask people for them!
Even better, write the letters
5 Essential Qualities Every Cruise Job Seeker Needs…
If you're applying for jobs on cruise ships then it's important to demonstrate in your applications that you possess particular qualities that make you suitable for living and working on a cruise ship.
These are the essential qualities that most cruise ship recruiters will be looking out for in every application, cover letter and CV or resume they come across, regardless of the job you're applying for. Here they are: -
1. Customer service ability
2. Team work ability
3. High work quality
4. Strong work ethic
5. Good communication skills
If any one of these qualities