| "Hi! I've just been invited to attend an
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| | Small group interviews
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| 'informational session' at XYZ Airlines
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| | If you wow them in the cattle call, or if
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| that's being held next Saturday. I sent
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| | your resume is really impressive, you'll
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| them my resume a couple of weeks ago. Is
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| | move on to the second round of
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| this an interview? Is there anything I
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| | interviews, usually a small group flight
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| should know?"
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| | attendant job interview. You'll be seated
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| Yes, Virginia, airlines are hiring flight
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| | in a room with 8-10 other applicants
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| attendants again - and the so-called
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| | while the interviewer asks questions of
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| 'informational session' is often the
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| | the group at large. It'll be up to the
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| first step in the flight attendant job
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| | applicants to answer in their own order -
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| interview process. Start off by
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| | and how you answer questions will be as
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| congratulating yourself - obviously, your
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| | important as what you say in response to
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| resume and cover letter did their job,
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| | the questions. The recruiters will be
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| and now the company wants to meet you in
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| | watching you as much for your demeanor as
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| person. That's the good news. The bad
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| | for your knowledge - remember, they'll be
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| news is that they probably also liked a
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| | training you after they hire you, so
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| few dozen other people's resumes enough
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| | knowing the job isn't the most important
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| to also invite them to this cozy little
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| | thing here.
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| tea party. Much like acting, where there
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| | The best strategy is answer first on some
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| are dozens of people who want that one
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| | questions, last on some questions and
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| job, those who fill positions for flight
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| | somewhere in the middle on most
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| attendants at major airlines have their
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| | questions. When you answer, be polite and
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| interview process down to an art. If
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| | pleasant, never ever belittle another
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| you've been invited in for a flight
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| | person or their answer, and answer
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| attendant job interview, here are some
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| | briefly and concisely. The types of
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| things that you should know.
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| | questions you might be asked will range
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| The "cattle call"
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| | from 'How do you handle a conflict in
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| The first stage of the interview process
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| | this situation?' to 'What's the most
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| is often called a 'cattle call', after
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| | important thing to remember on an
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| the same practice in the acting
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| | international flight?'
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| profession. The airline will invite as
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| | The interviewers are looking for people
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| many as several hundred applicants to a
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| | who are poised, confident and sensitive
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| conference center or hotel where you'll
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| | to other people. Remember, their job in a
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| get to fill out an application, then
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| | flight attendant job interview is to find
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| stand up and introduce yourself. You'll
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| | people who will represent the company and
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| have two to three minutes to wow the
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| | make them look good to the customers. As
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| interviewers with your personal
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| | a flight attendant, you are the person
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| statement, and if you do, you may get an
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| | that people will associate with the
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| invitation to a personal or small group
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| | airline. Make sure you project a
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| interview later in the day.
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| | confident, competent attitude.
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| This kind of flight attendant job
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| | One-on-one interviews
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| interview is great for the airline,
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| | So you made it to a one-on-one interview.
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| especially if they're hiring a lot of
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| | That's quite an accomplishment in itself.
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| people in a short time - for instance,
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| | At this point, the advice isn't much
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| when they're opening a new base in a new
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| | different than it is in interviewing for
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| city. It's far less expensive for them to
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| | any other job. Listen to the questions
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| rent conference centers in several cities
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| | asked; respond to them briefly and
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| and weed through several hundred people
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| | concisely. Take the time to draw out your
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| in a day than it would be for them to fly
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| | interviewer a little - knowing whether
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| everyone to the home base for personal
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| | she or he was a flight attendant, and
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| interviews. Unfortunately, it's not so
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| | what his or her experience is in the
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| great for you - you need to make a good
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| | industry can help you frame your answers
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| impression in a very short time.
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| | effectively. Most importantly, remember
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| Basically, it's a 'stress interview' -
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| | that the airlines hire as much for
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| you may be asked, "Tell me a little about
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| | attitude and image as they do for skills
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| yourself," or be hit with a tougher
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| | - as noted before, they'll train you in
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| interview question. Your best strategy
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| | the knowledge that you need. Instead, you
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| for this kind of flight attendant job
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| | should be working to present an outgoing,
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| interview is to practice responding
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| | resourceful and friendly personality -
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| spontaneously to many different
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| | just the kind of person you'd want in the
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| questions. They're looking for unruffled
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| | aisles on your flight home.
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| poise - and that comes with practice.
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