When applying for cruise ship jobs, you can end up wasting a lot of time and becoming extremely frustrated. You could spend a great deal of time searching the Internet, filling out application forms, sending out your CV or resume and then following up your applications with dead end emails...

So imagine being able to go and visit a place where cruise line companies are actively seeking YOU!

Sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

You'll be pleased to know that more cruise lines are using cruise ship recruitment events as a way to hire staff for their ships. Best of all, these events are held in lots of locations around the world and all through the year.

If you're serious about getting a job on a cruise ship, then you should definitely make attending cruise ship recruitment events a priority this year.

By attending these events you get to speak to the people who do the hiring and sell yourself in person - instead of through a faceless email or letter.

What's more, you get to ask all the questions you need answering before making a life-changing decision to leave everything and everyone behind to go off traveling the world!

Recruitment events also give you a unique opportunity to actually see your competition - the other candidates who are competing for the same jobs. This gives you incredible advantages because you get to see firsthand what they're doing right... and wrong!

Here's a tip to help you maximize your success after attending a cruise ship recruitment event. It is something most applicants don't think about, but it's a simple technique that can really swing things in your favour:

Send a "post Interview" email.

The Post Interview email should:

1) Thank them for their time and state how much you... [enjoyed meeting them, learning more about the position and their company, etc].

2) Compliment them or their company on a specific point you picked up during the event.

3) Reiterate your strongest qualities and remind them exactly why you're the ideal candidate for the job.

4) Prompt them to contact you.

Key Points:

1) Keep it brief (2 or 3 paragraphs maximum).

2) You must NEVER apologize for anything you have said or omitted to say during your conversation.

3) Don't go over board with your compliments. Flattery is nice and will get you so far, but excessive compliments can have the opposite effect that you are hoping for.

The 'Post-Interview email' is a completely overlooked and effective technique that can really give you a winning edge, make you stand out from every other candidate which can ultimately lead to you landing the job.

In the cruise industry, which is exceptionally competitive, you have to use every 'edge' you can think of.

When is it an apt time to secure cruise ship employment?

Right now is a great time because most ships are running at full capacity and all need to be fully staffed across all departments on board to cope with the demand.

The hiring departments of most major cruise lines are already ramping up their recruitment in anticipation of this... and more and more people are securing interviews and landing cruise ship jobs.

So, if you haven't already started applying, then you need to apply for the job you want right away. If you have already applied but not heard anything back, then you need to be following up on your applications ...or apply again.

Most people don't know this, so take advantage of this "window of opportunity" and start applying or attending cruise ship recruitment events today.

Don't forget that it's one of the busiest seasons during the year and if you start the ball rolling sooner rather than later, you stand a better chance of landing a job that pays you to travel the globe!

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