Sky-High Dreams: Masterful CV Tips for Aspiring Emirates Cabin Crew
Being Cabin Crew at Emirates offers the unique opportunity to live in Dubai, travel the world whilst getting paid, experiencing diverse cultures, and forming lasting connections with colleagues and passengers, all within a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
With over six and a half years of experience as a Cabin Crew in commercial and corporate aviation in Dubai and Europe, I want to share my knowledge and expertise to inspire and mentor aspiring cabin crew, fostering a new generation of skilled aviation professionals.
As part of your Emirates application, you will be required to upload your CV. To ensure the best chance of success getting to the next phase of the recruitment process, follow the top tips below to elevate your CV:
- Use a CV builder website or a CV template
To ensure that your CV is groomed to perfection, use a CV builder website such as Flow CV or Canva to really impress the recruiters.
2. Keep it simple and succinct
Your CV should not be anymore than 1-2 pages. Highlight experience and skills that compliment the Emirates Cabin Crew job description. Use key words from the job description such as Customer Service and Team player to build your CV and showcase your skills.
Suggested sections to include in your CV include, Name, Contact Details, Profile or Summary, Education, Work Experience and Languages.
3. Ensure that you have checked your CV against and ATS software
Due to the high volume of applications globally that Emirates receives it is very likely that they will have an automated process for filtering through applications and CVs such as ATS (Applicant Tracking System). ATS is a tool used by employers to automate and streamline the process of scanning CVs. ATS will scan your CV for specific keywords, criteria and qualifications. Usually a score or percentage is assigned, which determines if the CV is rejected or successful. This may be why some applicants have reported being rejected a few hours after applying.
To ensure you pass the ATS screening ensure that your CV is in a simple format and include key words from the job description. Your CV should be tailored specifically for the Cabin Crew role and the criteria outlined in the job description. Be sure to avoid images and special characters.
There are many tools online that will provide an ATS scan with your CV against the job description of the role that you are applying for such as Skillsyncer and CVjury to name a few.
4. Check your CV for spelling mistakes
You can use a spellchecking tool such as Grammarly or use the built in spelling checking tools in your document software. Ensuring that your application and CV are free of spelling mistakes! This will demonstrate your attention to detail which is a key skill needed to become a excellent Cabin Crew.
You can apply to become an Emirates Cabin Crew now here.
Wishing you all the success in your role as Cabin Crew. You’ve got this!
