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Eager to be part of the SIA cabin crew family

Being a cabin crew is not a job but a life style. Many cc and ex cc will agree with me. It is a career that offers limitless travel, interaction with people of different background and cultures and a decent pay.

Seeing so many went for the recent interviews with SIA and many couldn't pass the interview, I have encourage them to consult the experts who could help them get their dream job.

I, myself had help many got into SIA and some other airlines like EK, CX etc.

Just last week a young lady contacted me and asked that I coached her for her second face to face interview with SIA. She had failed her first interview a few weeks ago and wanted to make sure to pass it this time. I agreed to coach via Zoom as I am not in Singapore. A face to face one on one coaching would be ideal. However, after my coaching she proceeded for her last Saturday's interview. Needless to say she passed with flying colors. Now all is left is her medical this week. When she passed her medical, she will become part of the cabin crew family with the world's best airlines.

 BT, I think you should just ignore comments from immature readers.. and not drag our alma mater into a senseless debate where there is no judge..

We all strive to live a life with fulfilment, a life with no regrets, not a life doing earth-shaking important things.

For the naysayers leaving comments here, are your comments meant for current cabin crew, or wannabes? If you dislike the cc job so much, why are u following this blog? Or are u hijacking BT’s blog to vent out frustration in your life? Then may be u should have your own blog.

Blogger Boh Tong is an ex Raffles Institution student

 

Certain readers told me that I brought shame to my former school for becoming a steward. They said that I should be doing something more important. Do you agree or disagree with their statement? Please indicate in the above polls.

8 Best Jobs for Ex Cabin Crew

1.  Work on a cruise ship
2. Travel consultant/Travel agent
3. Tour guide
4. Travel blogger
5. Photographer/ Vlogger
6. Overseas live-in nanny/au-pair
7. Language teacher
8. Pilot

If you want to know more click here

SIA cabin crew take off in new jobs

 Many cabin crew under the Singapore Airlines Group are landing good secondment gigs and second careers with their impeccable grooming, well-honed customer care skills and knack for handling tricky situations.

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These Local Celebs Were SIA Flight Attendants Before Joining Showbiz

                                 Credit: Instagram/kimberlychia, sharonau13

Did you know that some of our more famous celebs used to work as SIA cabin crew before they became stars?

Before she made her mark co-hosting City Beat with Kym Ng and Bryan Wong, Sharon Au joined Singapore Airlines (SIA) as a cabin crew. She was good at what she did and snagged the Best Trainee Award at her graduation ceremony in 1994.

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Being a cabin crew isn't that bad la

SINGAPORE: The number of people applying for cabin crew positions at Singapore Airlines (SIA) has gone up by three to four times, compared to levels before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020.

Responding to CNA queries, SIA said on Monday (May 30) that it aims to recruit around 2,000 cabin crew members this financial year, with more than 800 applicants selected so far since the airline restarted its recruitment drives in March.

About 60 per cent of those selected are returning crew, the airline added.

BT: Above taken from CNA report on 30 May 2022 ...read here if you like. 

What I like to emphasize is :

• the number of people applying for the cc job has gone by three to four times and
• 60% of those selected are returning crew

If the cc job is so bad as claimed numerous times by some sceptics here then why the above? If the cc job is that bad surely the number of applicants will decline and those who had left won't want to return to be cc.. right?

Another strange phenomena is how come the current cc (I am sure many visit this blog and read about the cons of being cc and yet stay dumb)??

It looks like I am the only one defending the pros of being or becoming cc.

COE for cars over 1600cc has hit the roof!

 

The above is for June COE. It has crossed the S$100,000 mark for the first time since 1994. For S$71,000 one can buy a new Mercedes 200 in Japan (pic below). 

What's your take on the subject?

This comment made be SAD :-(

 Hi Boh Tong

I agree to large extend that a former RI like youself shouldnt be steward/CCE for 35 years straight shouldnt be the norm.

Usually, people from elite schools such as yours tend to gravitate towards management positions in MNC.

Though its okay to do it less than 5 years for experience and use it as bragging rights, do it for lifetime seems a waste of potential opportunities outside of flying.

When we're old, we can only look bad and wonder "What if..." this and that. Life shouldn't be flying for life.

Theres more to it.

True or false?

Someone said that ex-president of SIASU Tony is "very very sick"

Read here

SIA cabin crew job is safer than PMETs

"This is even after he began applying for jobs that offered about S$2,000 a month, which is less than half of his S$5,900 monthly paycheck prior to being laid off.

At 49, Jeff (not his real name) has been written off by potential employers as “too old, too expensive and too experienced”."

More here

BT: I rather be a steward because at 49 I would most likely be a IFM (Inflight Manager) and SIA would most unlikely find me “too old, too expensive and too experienced”.

So what is this guy talking about? ....read here

 

Comments about me & my blog

 I have been blogging for the last 16 years and have received negative  as well as positive comments about myself and my blogging. Some comments sounded personal and hurtful but I weathered them all. Let's have a look at those comments. Btw the comments were made in 2014 which is about 8 years ago. Examples of a few comments are below:

" Heard you were from RI and your classmates are doing well but you are one miserable 

RI boy who spent your life flying as a steward. A big disgrace to your former school"

" I am addicted to your blog and must check it everyday, twice a day"

" I don't know why I must read your blog everyday"

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RI boy who spent your life flying as a steward. A big disgrace to your former school"

A comment worth reading by a reader (part 2)?

 So, on your 5th year, you decided, enough lah.. and you resign...

This is the compensation for your youth, time and exclusive employment
with the company.

Flight Stewards/Stewardesses
(i) Completion of first 5-year contract - $10,000
(ii) Completion of second 5-year contract - $25,000
(iii) Completion of third 5-year contract - $2,500

Assuming you began employment at 20 years old,
you would be 25 years old.

What have you acquired that you can write, say about you work
as a flight attendant?

Some things:

1. Say sorry
2. Say Good morning, evening, afternoon.
3. Shout.. "Unfasten sealbelt! ... come this way!"
4. Smile ( sincerely)
5. Bun your hair in French, Chinese, Japanese style
6. Paint your nails really well.
7. Know where Gucci, LV, Prada, shops are in each city.

and perhaps much more... ( but not quiet useful to other employers )

Meanwhile, your college friends joined Siemens, Google, Marina Bay Sands Hotels,
Amazon, LTA, NParks, etc..

What would they have acquired that is different from a flight attendant?

Some things:

1. Ledgers & propriety softwares
2. Booking platforms & logistics softwares
3. Cloud computing
4. Social media management
5. Events management
6. Business challenges
7. Networking with like minded people in different industries

Of course, there are people who might not want that type of working
environment or pressure, and will get accustomed to a life of checking in and out
of hotels, and wait for rosters to be published... with apprehension about how many
Indian flights, Manila flights, or turnarounds.. and wonder if they can attend their mothers birthdays...anniversaries.. spend time with their pets that require attention..etc..

Leaving after 5 years, you might have time to relearn or update skills that are required
to earn a living. Leaving after 10years is going to set you back plenty. There will always be the exceptional few. But by and large.. plan your path... during your moments of quietness in your hotel room, contemplate, evaluate, calculate... because the company
is not your friend, but a business. It will decide based on their business needs.

Currently SQ is in debt and will be for some time ( 5 years or more ) Ignore all the reports about how well they are doing and ignore all your flights being full. They will not miss you one second if you should ever leave them.

Flights will still take off, the service will still be completed, and the company will still receive praise.

A comment worth reading by a reader (part 1)?

 

 Anonymous said...

Timeline in SQ as cabin crew:

Year 1 - completed probation, flying to exciting cities!
Year 2 - Renew SEP, Performance review, meet new friends, life is good!make plans!!
Year 3 - Commit to loans either car, home or business and renew SEP
Year 4 - Performance review.. renew SEP... life is even better..buy a dog
Year 5 - Here is when things gets spicy...

In Year 5, During performance review.. you hear :

"Your contract is up for renewal. However your performance is 0.002% lower than the average. There was 1 complaint received on one of your flight.Your hair colour appears too light. You are aware of the grooming standards. Do you have anything to say?"

No renewal means loans and monetary commitments are in jeopardy.
Feel the stress yet?

No?

Wait... more to come...

Stewardess Theo forced into prostitution