Hey guys, it's your girl Jasmine Chanel here with another Youtube video
this one is tailored to all those people that were hitting me up when I was a flight attendant with questions if my job was
Hiring what advice I have for them in their interview process. Hopefully this video covers everything you need to know
I want to share my experience because I know it could help someone else too if you don't have experience if you don't have
Any background in?
Aviation. Don't worry. Don't be discouraged this videos for you
When I was a flight attendant I work for a company called Omni air international
Where it was a private charter focused on military families and military soldiers
So I had the opportunity to go a number of places such as Tokyo, Japan
Ireland Kuwait City
Bishkek Kyrgyzstan just all over the world places. I never thought I would be able to travel that's such a fun age
So if you want to see the world and you're just excited to explore like literally every day and you get paid to do it
This job is for you. And I think it's a life-changing experience
You don't have to do it forever. I did it for four years, and I don't regret it
I was at the end. I was very tired because like I said, it was international travel
so I was literally going to an international destination every week my family and my friends know me as
Disappearing, you know, I would leave the country and come back and live my normal life
Well gives you so much patience and understanding and you get to really be get to experience culture shock
There's a number of ways. You can become a flight attendant
I did it with a private airline for the military
Which I really adore just because I was able to go to all these international destinations. So let's jump into it
I didn't go to any
Academy or any type of school a lot of people or not a lot of people but people that I've met have
Gone to those and those have been helpful and landing them
Employment opportunity, but I didn't have to I didn't do that
So my friend hit me up on a random and was like, do you want to apply to be a flight attendant?
Of course
I never thought that
it would actually happen and the closer I got to it the more it was like nerve racking it because once you start the application
Process you don't want to back out. So is it was extremely hard but it was worth it for me and my private airline
I think it was harder than other
There's when I talked to flight attendants who transition to Southwest or Alaska or Delta even more commercial airlines are
Their training processes a lot easier a lot reacts even though it is hardcore
Private airlines or at least my experiences there were no occurrences if you're a flight attendant
You already know that if you work for a commercial airline through your probationary time, you're allowed like occurrences
And then you're they let you go
however, when I was a flight attendant and my training probation was one year, and you couldn't be late, so if you're arriving to your
Interview late just turn around you're wasting time because it will not be
It would not be tolerated
Any new process started out with formal flight attendants and people from HR and management talking about the position
They go over hourly wages. They go for destinations
requirements what a day looks like
what to expect some of the
Background issues that if you have EMS will kind of leave now kind of giving you a warning because they do
do a thorough background check and
Everything comes up as far as driving records
criminal records they take they took my fingerprints by the end of my interview so they don't waste any time and
They make sure that you know
You're in good standing with the law which is which makes sense because you got a lot of responsibilities as a flight attendant
So after hearing the leadership
Speak on the job
They kind of want to make sure you know what the day is gonna look like so they're not wasting time doing your background check
Again, there is a drug test that you end up doing you schedule the appointment thereafter. You got the job
They kind of want to make sure they're not like wasting any money
So they give you a clear understanding of what?
It may look like how much to pay and the benefits and all that jazz and it sounds so exciting
It's like they're painting a dream and then you start the process after hearing leadership in former flight attendants give you their feedback
Another NIT breaker. So people were dropping like flies since the
Interview people started hearing how long they could be out the maximum from my when he was 65 days
65 days at a time that she could be traveling
hmm
For me, I did it one time
I opted out the other times just because I'm the type of person who wants to travel travel travel and then go to my home
But other people they did they stayed out for months at a time in part of the interview process was filling out the application
Okay. So a lot of people got sent home from the interview because they would make minor mistakes either putting their first name on
their last name or forgetting a gap in employment history if you made any type of
Mistake on your application well before you turn it in after interview, they sent you home like it was that serious
So if you were late and don't show up if you knew that your application had a number of mistakes
You were gonna get let go it was just round after brown of letting people go. That was very important to
Fill out the application so much pressure because they told this any they do this like anything that might have a gap
It shows us that you can't pay attention
It shows you shows us you're not able to follow procedures and we're gonna have to let you go. Ouch
Okay, and then so we did our group interviews. I did my announcements. I filled out my application, correct?
so they posted last names on a board after our
Applications went under review and
If your name was on it, you know
You got you got to come back for a background check and your fingerprints
And if your name wasn't you were let go. Luckily my name was on it
So I went upstairs. I did my fingerprints. They went over the next steps. They did a lot of communication over emails
About a passport about more paperwork about training about upcoming flights and days of training and there's so much information
Make sure you have an email that you can get in tune with it. You can get in contact with people every day
You don't want to miss anything. It takes a lot of organization
Attentiveness to the job because it require any moments
So make sure you have an email or that when they get in contact
You don't miss it and you don't miss any forms because they will let you go
There's a number of people who would love to travel the world and get paid for it
And if you're not willing to do that
And if you show them little mistakes that you're not able to do that
they don't have any problem letting you go so be on top of it if lateness is your problem this job will get you because
Alaska and Delta they give you occurrences, but for me, I don't I don't know what occurrence was. There was no opportunity
So if you have a problem being late you might want to reconsider
So what are the benefits for being a flight attendant not only do you get paid to travel you get about
for me it was about
$19
Hourly and then you got per diem
both domestic and international per diem
So every time you're away from your home base, like my lysse tag you got paid for the hour
That's your way. You got hotel and you got lodging for training they pay for your hotel
They pay for your flight training was awesome
But it was also the most stressful time in my life ever that there was a test every day
We had training Monday through Friday from about 8:00 to 4:30
And then once you got back from your hotel, you'd be studying all day. I highly recommend studying with group members of your
Training class
Helping others and having people help. You can be a major difference in your studying. I know it helped me tremendously
So I recommend staying out of the drama. There will be drama just like anywhere, it's not too far from high school
Stay out of it because just like training the program coordinators and trainers are always watching
You're going to be in a cylinder for hours working with people different employees all throughout the day
You'll never really work with the same person depending on what airline you work for
so it's very important that in training you can show them that you have all the
Capabilities that a flight attendant can portray once you get the job it starts at training
For those of you who are wondering if you know
You need to know how to swim to be a flight attendant
You don't even though I know how to swim
all you need to do for most airlines is be able to swim with a life jacket on because
Policies and procedures you're gonna have your lifejacket on anyways
So it's important that you are able to move the water you do have to do a little physical test to show that you can
Get in the water swim with the light check lunch jacket and then get yourself on a boat
That was all held at the Delta at headquarters. It's where training was they paid for a hotel & lodging?
I had a roommate the whole time
however
my roommates did switch out always with the lady due to people being sent home not being able to pass a test because
was a test every day of training you had to get at least to 80% to pass and you can only fail
To test it was very stressful because people are dropping like fries and you have life going on
But I recommend being distant from your phone being totally distant from your home life
You tell your friends your you're studying or you have to leave and you have to focus because there's no time
to make mistakes or to get distracted you are there to learn as much as you can about policies procedures about the
Aircraft's customer service about the company. It's so much information. It's not unbearable people have done it
So don't feel discouraged even though it can be hard but I highly recommend
Studying with but once you get done with your training mine, my training was a month long. I
Was just emerged in information
I recommend on the weekends getting out with some of your classmates taking a break letting your brain breathe
Don't overwhelm yourself. You definitely need a break. Mine was four weeks. It was paid
He was only $200 a week, which is nothing the hotel provided breakfast so we were owned
We were responsible for our lunch and our dinner. You can make it work in Atlanta
I was partying on the weekends and then I would go to training
I maximize my time as I did as a flight attendant thereafter don't need a ton of experience customer service experience
Will benefit you I highly recommend if you could reach out to someone and become
Friends with a flight attendant already. I
Feel that when you have a reference to put on your your application, it goes into a special pod
So if you can use a reference
do that do the research on the airline know the Airlines mission statement what they're about so when it's time to
Talk about it at the interview
You stand out because you've done your research and you actually know something when I was a flight attendant
I never had to worry about hotels. I've never had to worry about transportation
There was always transportation set up for me to get to my hotel
And once I got off I was off I got to do whatever I want
so all these videos me and Japan going on hikes going to
Sensoji temple going to restaurants doing all going to Disneyland going to Tokyo DisneySea
These are all on my off times while I work to go to my destination. Like how cool is that?
So, what did it look like everyday life for me as a Ferguson?
It'd be one with your email and one with your phone when you're on when you're away you have reserved time
Which is if a flight comes in or if they need a flight attendant someone because calls off you have to be able to pick
Up your phone and be at the airline in two hours
So you have to work you have to be able to live close to the airport?
a lot of people have crash pads and be able to relocate that's one thing they tell you at the as
The interview process because where you're applying to and that might not be open for positions
But they need you to go more, but you applied technology
they have to be able to relocate a lot of people to crash pads where they rent out a small space a bunk bed even
Similar to a hostel and they kind of like stay there while they live at home. So people do what they have to do
Keep your eyes open be kind of people because they might you might be living with them
And sometimes you just got to do what you got to do
And if you Nate if you need to relocate then that's what you'll have to do every day life
I was attentive to my phone attentive to my email staying up-to-date with new policies new procedures
Getting being on time all the time
being
Professional making sure I looked and my appearance was good the rest that you need know that sometimes you're tired and you just are tired
Eat when you they tell you in the beginning
Sleep when you're tired and eat when you're hungry and it's so true because you don't know what the day is gonna be like there
Might be Lane you're sitting on the plane for a mechanical issue for hours and you want to make sure that you're prepared
So have fun, but get your rest because you don't want to be fatigued an important situation. I highly recommend it
I hope all this has helped you so much information not kind of what to expect on interview process
What it looks like every day from pretty much wake up in the morning go to the airport check-in two hours
before you get the flight ready or
Actually for Miami weren't getting paid until the wheels took off which was unfortunate because you had to be at the airport
Two hours before departure. I know Alaska Airlines. It's like an hour and a half before the flight
You have to be at the airport
So everywhere is a little different but everyday life for me woke up early got to the airport
I checked in with my crew right outside the aircraft we boarded the plane together
We prepared the plane did a safety security check make sure everything was good. We had a meeting with a pilot
Let us know what the flight time was gonna be any emergency procedures that the pilot suggests a way
He kind of does things we call that a flight attendant briefing. We board the plane get passengers on takeoff
deplane get on the taxi or shuttle go through our hotel and
Time was mine, and I was still getting my per diem. And then that's where the real fun
Don't think you need a lot of experience
Customer service experience is needed a clear background check
You'll have to be able to take a drug test. Some airlines have no nicotine process. Mine is strictly for
Narcotics and marijuana, so you do have to do drug screening background track check past that month-long training
Pass those tests and then you finally get you we have any questions. Feel free to let me know
I know people were always reaching out to me
So I wanted to put a video out and give you some tips. If you want to become a flight attendant not sharing
What's not sure what to expect this video is for you and I was excited to do that
I should do this a long time ago the part be on time
Steady steady steady make relationships be professional at all times even when you're off
Don't let the story as you do linger on because they will be talked about on the plane and you never know who's listening it
Doesn't stop at training with you when you get your wings things can follow you be professional
Be professional like it's so important and it's so easy to lose sight when you get to your layover to like act a fool
So that's a video I hope you enjoyed it I shouldn't do this video a long time ago because I know people
Always were curious when I was traveling the world like every day. Like, how did you become are they hiring now?
Because I made it look so cool, and it is so cool
And I just recommend it to anyone like subscribe as you go Jasmine Chanel
how to become a flight attendant with no experience and some tips to keep you going along the way don't be discouraged
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