The world is my oyster!

To my future colleagues of the skies, "Welcome on Board!". I'm Angel and I work as a flight attendant for an international airline and I have to say this is just the best job ever!

Why become a flight attendant? Frankly at first I had no idea what it meant to be a flight attendant, I just knew they traveled a lot and that's what I liked about it, at first. To be able to see the world, meet new people... This is just a tiny part of what makes this job one of the most demanding but fulfilling jobs. I'm here to help you, my future fellow jet-setter, to get a foot in the door, so that when that much-awaited interview comes, you'll be prepared to answer those questions confidently.

First Aid Training, Fire-fighting, Safety and Emergency Procedures, Aviation Security... these are just some of the things you have to live and breathe before you can ever think of setting foot into an aircraft and be in charge of hundreds of lives, the lives of your passengers. But in order to ace that interview, the first thing you have to be is to come prepared. To be able to answer confidently, thus giving a good first impression, I'll let you in the little secrets and give some tips on how the airline will take interest in you.

One of the most important things you'll need to become more confident is to have good communication skills, ergo your knowledge of the English Language must be above-average. English is important because everything about your life as a cabin crew will depend on your knowledge of this language (Training materials and practical training are all in English, you will use English as your main method of communication with colleagues, passengers, This is a must if you want to get into those lovely designer cabin crew uniforms. Knowledge of airline terminology is also one of the things that can impress them, as this shows them that you already have an idea of what being a cabin crew member is all about. You also have to be physically fit (BMI or body mass index is usually measured) because your duties would involve really strenuous work (try carrying one of those full meal carts during cabin service in flight) and flights can vary in time and frequency (you can be coming in from Singapore in the morning and leave the following evening to Germany). You also have to know how to swim because this is needed in order to save lives in case of an emergency crash landing on water.

I have been a flight attendant for 5 years now. And counting. I know what it's like to have a dream, to wait in line eagerly waiting for my turn... I'd been turned down three times before I got in, but the wait was worth the while. I'm living my dream, and I want it to be yours too.