CAREER EDUCATION. Corporate Resume flight attendant

Writing a résumé can be one of the most daunting parts of any job search. Quite frankly, it is one of the most important elements in helping you find work. A good résumé can ease doors open while a poorly written one will certainly shut these very same doors.
In aviation, there are certain things that must be included in a résumé to help you get noticed and getting noticed is, of course, the first step toward securing an interview which may lead to employment.
There is no "one-size fits all" résumé that will guarantee success. In my many years of reviewing pilot and, later, flight attendant abstracts submitted I have seen everything from multipage treatises to two paragraph summations. As a private flight attendant, your résumé should fall somewhere in between: a one page copy is the preferred length in this industry.
The top part of your résumé must include the following:
1. Your name
2. Your full address: house or apartment number, street, city, state, zip and country if applied internationally.
3. Your home phone number.
4. Your cell phone or secondary number such as a fax machine.
5. Your email address.
This first bit of information should be centered for easy reading and your copy should be on white or off white paper. No fancy fonts, no loud colors, nothing to make it stand out. Why? More than likely it will be trashed if it is not visually appealing. Trust me: in business aviation, which is generally a very conservative field, the flamboyant self promoter is often ignored.
What follows next is open to debate. Some human resources people insist that you need an Objective on your résumé while others do not. If you do include an Objective, please write to strong and positive statement about your career and job objective, concentrating on your strengths and how you can add value to a potential employer. When creating your objective, use clear and concise language. One of the advantages of including an Objective is that it tends to set the tone for the entire résumé. Leaving one out is sometimes preferable if you are applying for different positions. Always been the Objective what you can contribute to the company and not what you want to get out of the job or the company.
After you write your Objective, you should follow up with your work history. Instead of centering the remaining information, align your copy to the left of the page.
Work History: Please, if you have been working for many years, you might want to consider limiting your information to the last ten years. A résumé is not your job history, rather it is a summation of who you are and what you bring to the table. Save the nitty gritty details for the application form. This is particularly important if you are over 40: do not kid yourself by thinking that age discrimination does not occur. You want to get the interview and then you can work on getting the job during the interview. In some situations you will not even get the interview if someone finds out that you are 49. Is this legal? Usually, no. Is it provable? You probably will never find out.
Training: After including your work history, you will need to list your training. If you completed FACTS, Alteon, FlightSafety, Beyond and Above, etc. then spell it out. Includes training locations, dates, and a brief synopsis of the training. For example, "emergency egress training, emergency medical procedures, food safety and culinary arts, wine service, etc." Do not write several paragraphs but do include some information about what was accomplished during your training. Taking other types of training related to the field can and should be mentioned as well including: food service, wine courses, language training, etc. The training section could easily be titled "Education" and include college degrees and other post high school training as well.
References: Please do not include references on your résumé! If you feel the need to mention references, please end your résumé with something like this: References furnished upon request. That's it. Nothing fancy. If you do mention that references will be included at a later time, please make sure that you have at least three, be prepared to present them upon request, and make sure your references know that you are using them as references.
Hobbies: Hmmm .... I am not sure why some people feel the need to include details on how they spend their free time. Perhaps they are trying to tell the person reading the résumé that they are a well rounded person. In my opinion, save those details for your interview.
Other personal information: In most states giving out one's marital status, age, height and weight is illegal. If you are applying for work overseas the company or agency may want this information in addition to a full length picture of yourself and a headshot. I have heard objections from some about this particular practice. Remember: the U.S. Bill of Rights stop at our borders. If you want to work internationally, you must respect local laws and customs. Your opinion will probably not shape what they want; if you do not like it then do not apply.
College and universities are key institutions where many get their first try at crafting a résumé. I like what the University at Buffalo School of Management has to say about writing a résumé:
Do:
* Do try to fit your résumé on one page
* Do leave an appropriate amount of margin space (1/2 – 1 inch is good, no less than .25 inches)
* Do use positive action verbs to highlight your skills
* Use the present tense for current activities and the past tense for previous experiences
* Do place important items in the most prominent areas
of your résumé
* Do published your résumé for spelling, punctuation, grammatical and typographical errors
* Make sure your résumé is neatly typed and letter perfect
* Be honest and accurate in the facts you give on your résumé
* Be Positive!
Do Not:
* Do not write RÉSUMÉ on top of the page
* Do not use "," "Me," or any abbreviations!
* Do not date the résumé, advertisements, or attach list salary requirements
* Do not leave out volunteer or other experiences where you have demonstrated relevant skills
* Do not give any false information
* Do not include reasons for changing jobs
Have others proofread support your copy and do not be offended by their suggestions or comments. Consider all comments and suggestions for possible changes to your résumé; if you are rigid about your résumé you may be too rigid for this industry. Remember, there is no "one-size fits all" résumé; your copy, however, should accurately reflect what you are all about and what you can do for the company.
For more information about the wonderful world of business aviation, please visit the internet's premier independent site for private flight attendants, the Corporate Flight Attendant Community. Links to this site and others are listed in the resource box which follows.

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CAREER EDUCATION. What skills would I leave out my Resume?

I am currently working as an employee of courtesy to a big chain grocery store. Duties are quite humble, and I have been there since May 2001.
Bag of groceries for customers, I take them to their cars as needed, clean up spills when necessary, put the item back on the shelves and bring back the central collection point. My wife says I should leave this position out my resume, but if I do then it seems that I have not worked since the year 2000. What is your recommendation on this?
My advice: don't leave good jobs as this outside the application. The advantage of him, however, will depend on how you frame. Describing it as seen above, probably wouldn't mean much for a company you are applying to? unless there was another store, maybe.
But let's say in language that will understand every employer:
You mean you were the public face of your company?
The first contact and initial perception of the company for all customers?
You mean that you understand how important it is the first experience of a client with a business can be?
After all? If customers are to be turned off, then you have no business!
You mean you're an expert in giving customers what they want? Namely ... helping people with their food?
Showing them in various parts of the store? You are so good at anticipating customer needs, which can sometimes seem as if you have ESP?
You mean that you are an expert in & go the extra mile making sure experience customers in your shop has been as comfortable as possible ... so that it would return more often and tell others about the archive? (From here? more profit for the business.)
I could go on and on ... but I hope that you get the point. Absolutely no work experience or work can be transformed into excellent reasons to hire me. You just have to be able to speak in the language of the employer. And you will get the job!
Now? lets talk about why they were working in an unrelated field, as the shop in the first place. It was to get some experience of life right? (If you wassn 't now!)
You wanted to see how other industries worked and find out if [Insert industry you want to move] was the right thing for you ... here is the key ... If the rule of law for your employer, too!. You don't want to be some "wet behind the ears" University or college graduate begging for a job in [Insert industry] that you want to move] ...
I hope this gives you some food for thought!

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CAREER EDUCATION. The perfect Resume

When one goes for an interview, the potential employer has no idea who is the applicant. In some cases, the person applies to the ad, while others used a headhunter or job site on the internet and found your credentials for the position.
The first impression that employers always look is the curriculum. Given the many that apply, this usually takes about 30 seconds and so with the words limited, one must be sure that the resume is well written and grammatically correct.
The curriculum must say almost everything about the person. This should always start with the relevant person's information such as name, age, address, contact number and social security number. So if one is considered a potential employer, it will be easy for the company to get in touch with the applicant and scheduled for an interview, you need the details here.
Next is the goal of career which is the reason why the applicant wants to apply for the position. Putting a strong goal in mind and not a general, the employer will see that this person has a direction and that is why the person wants to work for the company.
The next section should include the relevant skills and knowledge one has had jobs current and previous as highlighting one is the most important goals. Putting things in detail that one has done in that position and experience learned from it, that information is already the base for the employer see the potential of the applicant for that position. Shows one has the quality and the benefits that one can contribute to the further growth of the company.
After that, your resume should show one's educational background. Some companies prefer someone with a degree in a certain field, a licensed professional to do the job or one that has a master's degree. Showing his credentials, which is a good indicator of the type of training one has owned in school and accomplishments that one has reached in the course of his career.
The latter should provide details such as hobbies, interests and character references. Employers look at potential candidates who not only have the qualifications for the job, but also those that even those who are well rounded. Being active in an organization and to be seen as a leader of a group of social skills with others. Character references do the same and give people an idea how a performed work with that person.
There is no ideal curriculum. Depends on the job. This is an important step that one must pass before being called to that interview.

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