Who says Bigger is Better?

When most people think of cruise ships, they envision a giant, floating resort packed with thousands of passengers, 10 stories high, and equipped with every amenity imaginable.

As you probably know, the number of mega ships or "superliners" is increasing all the time. Not a year goes by without yet another contender for "world's biggest cruise ship".

In fact, Royal Caribbean's Project Genesis (right), due for launch in 2009, will carry up to 6,400 passengers, nearly 4,000 more than the largest cruise ship currently afloat!

Of

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Ask any cruise ship recruiter what THE most important thing is when they are looking at candidate applications, and they'll tell you "the resume".

The resume can be make or break as to whether you're considered for an interview, so it's important that your resume looks good and also sells you in the best possible way.

Here's our ten top tips for making your resume work for you:

1) If you're applying for several different positions onboard, especially if they are with different cruise lines, then tweak your resume slightly to focus on the specific parts

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As you can probably imagine, most weeks we receive hundreds of emails about working on cruise ships.

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A popular question we get asked is:

"Do online resume distribution services work for cruise ship jobs?"

In other words, if I pay a website $50 to blast my resume out to hundreds of different cruise line companies, will I get hired?

Let's face it, most of us want the quick and easy option! We're all looking for the magic pill that will help us 'lose weight' or 'make money' in the minimum time...and it's no different when people try to get jobs in a glamorous business like the cruise industry.

Ideally they want to

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Don't get filtered out before you start applying for jobs on cruise ships!

When it comes to applying for jobs on cruise ships, one of the most common mistakes cruise job seekers make is not following simple application instructions laid-out by cruise line companies.

For example, here are some simple application instructions that were given in a recent cruise ship job advert:


"Please mail a cover letter, resume/CV and a 4 x 6 headshot photo to..."

Pretty straightforward, huh? 

Well, out of 322 job seekers who applied

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Following on from our earlier tip which you can read here I said that "97% of cruise ship vacancies are never advertised". This is mainly because applicants who apply directly to the cruise line company get most of the jobs before they even get to the advertising stage!

However, what I didn't mention was this...

There are also many jobs on cruise ships that are completely unique to particular cruise line companies - and even specific cruise ships. And these "insider positions" NEVER get advertised. Ever.

In fact, the only way an "outsider" would even

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Have systemised "plan of attack" when applying for any cruise ship vacancies.

From the emails and comments we receive it seems that quite a few people simply wait for suitable vacancies on cruise ships to become available before applying. Of course, you should keep your eyes open for any new cruise ship vacancies that appeal to you. 

But remember, at least 97% of cruise ship jobs are never advertised - so as well as waiting for the vacancies to appear on our Cruise Ship Jobs Directory or on any other job site, it's

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These cruise ship jobs Tips are courtesy of WorkOnCruiseShips.com member Indy from the Philippines.

Quite recently Indy received not one, but TWO cruise ship job offers, from two different cruise lines and for two totally different positions onboard.

Now, if you've been trying to get hired by a cruise line for any length of time, then you'll know that this is quite an achievement!

Indy has kindly agreed to share his advice for putting together a great cruise ship application package that

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When the idea of working on a cruise ship first popped into my head years ago, I was indifferent about many things that are important to me today.

Back then I was young, free and single and I wanted to see the world, enjoy new life experiences and meet lots of people from different backgrounds and nationalities. But most importantly, I was eager to do something more exciting with my life.

At the time, this was my biggest motivator.

Still,

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