Hi everyone! is there someone know about how to accession in Taiwan air company as a air-hostess? And what is the basic standards for new worker? … Do u know 
Well, good English is usually a must. ![]()
Watch the websites or local press for recruitment advertisements. The way it usually works is that they will have a recruitment drive, taking on a lot of new hires at once. You have to meet some basic physical requirements (eg., height, weight, age), and some airlines will openly discriminate against … um … ugly people. The first stage is to submit a CV, as with any job; if they like you, you’ll be invited to an interview. This is often a group exercise. It’s tough: basically, they’re looking for management skills, people who can keep their head, learn quickly, and make decisions. If they think you have what it takes, they’ll train you up. They’re not expecting you to be immediately useful.
Incidentally, if you’re thinking of signing up with one of those companies that offers to train you up for an airline job: don’t. Although some of them might be legit, there’s really not much you can train for, and airlines won’t recognise any ‘certificates’ they issue. Which means most of them are crooks and scammers.
thanks!
What’s an air hostess? Is that the same as a flight attendant?
Yes it’s like waitress on flight. In additional is it possible to hire foreign?
They usually need to be proficient in English. ![]()
IT may be very hard to get an air stewardess job at a TAiwanese airline as literally thousands of young ladies show up for just a few places.
However if you have a native language skill they may be interested. Say you spoke french or italian or japanese , etc.
They have openings sometimes for stewardesses who can speak languages other then mandarin.
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I can tell you with 100% certainty that the very last thing a Taiwanese airline wants is for its FAs to be making decisions. They want people who are obedient – smiling robots, nothing more.
Trainees will be told how to dress, how to make up, how to walk, how to speak, what to say, and when to smile. It’s a process of indoctrination rather than training. The airlines don’t want to see a shred of individuality in the cabin crew. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down, etc.
No FA will ever have to use a single brain cell for at least their first 10 years of service, or at least until they reach supervisor level. If an FA encounters a passenger who is upsetting the harmony of the aircraft (asking for an extra packet of sugar, for instance), the FA will go ask the chief purser how to deal with it. If it’s something more serious than a packet of sugar, the chief purser will call it in to Taipei and ask a “real” manager what to do.
Taiwanese airlines, quite possibly. Reputable, world-class airlines: no. My ex-gf went through the whole process and was accepted for training … which she had to drop out of due to being run over by a taxi driver. Friend of mine in the UK has a daughter who works for BA. They expect you to be resourceful, smart, and able to think on your feet. Taiwanese people spend most of their formative years being taught not to think, so I guess it’s just physically impossible to apply that model here.
oh, i got it all. Thanks!
What do these stewardesses make. NT45K-NT50k? More?
IIRC it’s not a lot. I know it’s about NT$60K on a Middle East airline for Taiwanese employees (yes - your pay depends on where you’re from). That may have increased since.
People want the job because the flight hours are (usually) not onerous, you get to see the world (briefly), and there are various perks like standby pay and cheap/free tickets.
… and potential husbands.
Generally richer the closer to the pointy end you get to work.
My mate’s wife is one and I’m pretty sure she gets 70k a month. I think she’s in a senior position, though.
They get many many applicants for every job opening.
Ex was a stew. The pay was not bad then at CX and the work was fun enough for her.
It went like this :
- we both met each other when we were both 20.
- after 3 years of being bf/gf her english improved and her swimming improved enough to get a job as a stew with CX.
- years later shes decided she likes the guy she met in First Class (good for her) better then me (yes i know, how can that be? Its virtually impossible) and she married him. Something bout him using his dads roller to pick her up at HK airport all the time helps.
So yes, stews get to see the world a bit, and many chances at potential husbands.
My cousin flew for NW and didnt fare as well in that dept. She made the mistake of marrying someone she met in Economy Class (o the horror).
So yeah, like for passengers, the Pointy End is better.
Height. Forget to be a FA if you are below 165 cm ( depending the airline) Even if you would be fluent in English or Swahili
I think the minimum height is 160cm (ex sqeeked by with 158cm). Most TAiwanese are not giants so they dont usually look at max height. But you would be unusual if you are 175cm or up.
Cannot be that tall, it’s dangerous. In bumpy weather, you could break your neck.
OTOH, I got a small sized flight attendant this time in my trip. I couldn’t reach and turn off the friggin air con, so I asked her. She actually climbed on the seat -I was not going to do that- to get there. ![]()
Local airlines pay as litlle as they can. Over 40K takes years of seniorship/being a purser. My downstairs neighbor is a stewardress or male flight attendant. Lives with his parents. ![]()