3 Piices of Bad Flight Attendant Interview Advice Video

Febuary Webinar Show Notes

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A little about me~ I’m Abbie Unger.

A wife, mother, writer, former flight attendant and owner of FACC. In 2006, I began my career as a fa with United.  I was fired after only a few weeks due to a scheduling mishap but I had the opportunity to fly to Japan, Germany and SFO before that happened. By the time I was fired, I knew I was meant to be a fa. I immediately begin to apply at other airlines and five weeks later, I was offered a job with Continental.  I later took a fa job with PSA Airline (US Airways Express) where I was promoted to Instructor. As a FA I have traveled to Barcelona, Guatemala, Mexico, NYC, England, Paris, and too many other places to name here.

About 2 1/2 years ago, I decided to hang up my wings when I had my first child, but my husband works for Southwest, so I still take full advantage of his flight benefits and other interline discounts.

I believe if you have a dream to become a fa, that’s not a mistake

 and I am passionate about helping dreams come true.

I wrote an eBook with everything you need to know to get an interview and land the job. 

Click here to buy it

 Why do I want to be a flight attendant?

This question is asked in every interview, so I’m sharing my answer with you.  This answer is different for everyone, but it should highlight what you can offer the company instead of focusing on the airline can offer you. (I love to travel.)

“I want to be a flight attendant because I enjoy being around big groups of people, the hustle and bustle always energizes me. I also enjoy the feeling I get when I’m able to solve a problem for someone.  As a fa, you have the opportunity to make someone’s day. People come onboard and they are angry or sad or afraid and I with a kind word, their whole experience can be changed.  And some people come on happy because they are visiting family or they just got a new job and as a flight attendant I can give them a high five and be happy with them."

Airline news:
Mesa Airlines has had a bad reputation over the last 10 years or so.  They have the worst work rules, their airplanes are old and they have almost gone out of business several times.  BUT, I believe Mesa is turning over a new leaf and they are worth considering.  They are out of bankruptcy and doing well finically.  They are updating their old planes and even ordering brand new ones.  They are ramping up hiring to fill up these new planes, so reserve time will be short. They fly all over the US and have some pretty good layovers.
Click here to apply with Mesa Airlines.

Three pieces of bad interview advice:
(I made a video about this.  Click here to watch and please leave a comment.)

Don’t wear a lot of make up:

This is wrong! Airlines require makeup as part of their uniform guidelines so please wear makeup to your interview.  It needs to be tasteful, daytime makeup and not clubby, sparkle paint.  And wear lipstick.  Not gloss. Not Lip Smackers.  Lipstick.

Act professional:

A lot of times people try to act professional and they come across as corporate, stuffy, stand off-ish and  buttoned-up.  This is the opposite of how you want to act.  During your flight attendant interview, please be warm, engaging and welcoming. The advice should be “use good manners” not “be professional.”

Be yourself:

No way. DO NOT BE YOURSELF. Be your best self!  Take the best parts of your personality and show them off.  You don’t need to show them everything about you.

 Did you know I offer career coaching just for future flight attendants?

Coaching is so beneficial. A FA interview is an interview like no other.  The questions are different, the style is different, the entire format is different. Each coaching session lasts about an hour and is accomplished using skype. I will ask you all sorts of FA interview questions like “Why do you want to be a FA?” or “Tell me about a difficult situation you encountered.” Or even “If you were an animal, what kind would you be?”  We will discuss your answers and I will give you valuable feedback so you will know if you are heading in the right direction, using the STAR format or if you need to think of a new example.

Another benefit of coaching is it helps me to become more familiar with your life and your story which will enable me to give you better advice as you make decisions.

 

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FACC Webinar Recap 12/11/13

12/11/13 Webinar Notes

We had a great time talking, learning and answering questions during this month’s Flight Attendant Career Connection webinar.  But if you missed it, don’t worry here are a few of the things I covered.

Coaching:

I offer one on one flight attendant career coaching and I’m running a Christmas special: two coaching sessions and my eBook Looking Skyward for $45. Click here for more info.

Mergers:

Yes, American Airlines and US Airways have officially merged.  From the outside they look like they are one airline, but they are not operating as one airline quite yet.  For two airlines to operate as one they have to come together, establish new policy and procedures, operation and evacuation techniques, and the unions must sign off on new work rules, pay scales and a whole lot of other corporate stuff. So….it can take a while.  Our inside information says American and USAirways have been working together for a while to get make these changes and they will be flying together soon.

That being said, both American and USAirways are hiring flight attendants.  Go and apply with both.  Don’t count USAirways out just yet.

Apply, Apply, Apply:

We already covered why you should apply with both American and USAirways.  And Delta is hiring, too.  But where else?  Most of the regional airlines are hiring flight attendants right now.  These airlines are usually not household names and they operate as express carriers (USAirway Express, Delta Connections).  To find these airlines, go to the mainline website (Delta, American, Usairways, United) and search, within the site for express carriers.  You should be provided with a list of regional carriers.  Visit each airline’s website and apply if they are hiring.  The more hooks you have in the water, the greater your chances of catching a fish.

*****Breaking News 12/13/2013*****

PSA airlines just announced a purchase order for NEW PLANES.  They are planning on hiring 400 flight attendants.  They are a wholly owned subsidiary of USAirways which means their employees are USAirways employees and can fly for free anywhere USAirways flies!  What are you waiting for?????

Apply here.

We had a great time talking about the flight attendant world and answering questions.  I’ll host another webinar in January.  Make sure you sign up for the email list so you don’t miss anything. 

 

Do you know someone who wants a pair of wings for Christmas?

Do you know someone who wants a pair of wings for Christmas?

Show how much you support their dream with the gift of career coaching!

*******$45.00 Christmas Special*******

Package includes:

Printable gift certificate, coaching session A, B and a $10 Amazon gift card to purchase Looking Skyward!!($55 value)

(If you already have your copy of Looking Skyward you can pick out another book.)

***Hurry, package must be purchased by December 25, 2013***

Email Abbie at FACareerConnection@gmail.com to purchase.

For more information about coaching services click here

Coaching Session A-1 hour
Goal and progress assessment
Q and A
Interview question practice with feedback

 
Coaching Session B- 1 hour
Available once session A is completed 
Full mock interview 
Interview outfit styling
Interview questions with feedback
Q and A

Green Laser Pointed at Pilots During Landing

One of the first things you will learn in flight attendant training is the critical phases of flight. The critical phases of flight are taxi, take off and landing. These critical phases require total concentration from the pilots. So much concentration that they are not even allowed to talk to each other about anything that is not flight related while they are landing an airplane. For someone to think this is just a silly prank is outrageous!