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Job Survey: Cabin Crew

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Location: London, UK
Company: British Airways
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: High School Diploma



Job Responsibilities
Senior Cabin crew handing customer services ensuring high standerd of service were met. Participating in all aspects of promotions and Sponsorship. assisting in Marketing plan and administration action feed back. I fly very regularly as cabin crew, you'll spend about aprox 20 days away from home, and around 10 days or more sometimes, all depends on your monthly roster.
Job Requirements
Well, as crew you dont need specific qulafication as its very more like your peronalty for each person and how would they deal with the probs and how would they deal in the emergency and the leader ship withen the crew, and most of all its most likely see the teamwork.
Uppers
The job in general very good as thers no routeen in it and you do meet new people and new culter everyday,and you see new counries and part of the world the you not experinced befor,and you have a lots time in your hands to do what ever you want from education to bussiness.
Downers
The worst things in this job is you always away from your loved ones and family and friends, but if you are willing to have a value time for yourself it's the best, but you do feel lonely and homesick a lot, but the crew is your family when your away and every body stick togather to have fun.
Lifestyle
Once you put on your uniform thats it,you are a diffrent person,you have to put your probs and personal metters away and youll be the new you cuz u cant afford the do it cos you deal with customers all the time and they need the best of you all the time,but as a sociale lif its great,cuz you get to socilaise and party all the time,get invited for parties that youll never get expeced, from president to the poorsent outgoing person.
Compensation
The cabin crew postion is very highly paying job depending in the company your work for,working for big company,some of them will proved you with stock optioon and yearly bounse and of course the staff tickets and as many as you want and that include family and frds.
Advice to Jobseekers
Cabin crew job over all is very good job and once you are in this field you wouldnt like to do any thing ealse,but if you are a home person i dont sugest you do it as you are away from your home, but saying that youll get used to it and youll be happy to the life style and money of the job,and over all its great job.

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