Korean Job Discussion Forums

[UKsimon]

I should imagine they are extremley competitive?

My Korean friend has her heart set on getting a job with a major airline.

She is very confident on getting the job, as it's all she talks about and think's about.

I worry how she will feel if she doesn't get the job.

What exactly do they look for in airstewardesses?

Her English pronounciation is mediocre, I should imagine it has to be nigh on perfect?

[Lee Myung Bak]

I know a Korean Air flight attendant.

English is important, they even conduct half the interview in English. Experience abroad is also desirable.

Other than that, image is everything in Korea, and it certainly correlates with Korean Air and Asiana. Height is important... she told me that you have to be 5'6" to be considered.

Its funny, I flew on Korean airlines multiple times, and the whole crew was young and attractive. Stepped back on an American flight and they were mostly ladies in their 40s and 50s and a "door is open" gay man.

I hope she has height, youth, and looks...because discrimination for this job is aggressively applied, and you're right it's extremely competitive. Most girls go to hagwons for months just to prepare for the interview.

[morrisonhotel]

[redaxe]

I had a friend who was applying for any airline she could. She got rejected by all the Korean carriers for being too short, so she was applying for Qatar Airways. The interview process was extremely competitive and had multiple rounds. The first round was a written test, which she passed. The second round was some sort of group interview, where they had a bunch of candidates in a room together and asked them questions, and eliminated them one by one. I think there was a third round, but my friend didn't make it past round 2.

I think their hiring decisions are basically all about height, looks, a nice smile, and a polite customer service attitude that makes passengers feel comfortable.

[Yaya]

Korean Air has hired older flight attendants while Asiana sticks to hiring attractive and tall ones.

Koreans love to travel, so the competition for the positions is fierce.

[stevieg4ever]

I find it interesting how they have hagwons dedicated to just this one field, a good sign that is it a competitive field.

[cj1976]

I also knew a girl who was applying for Qatar. She had all the right qualities; tall, slim, attractive, polite, good English etc. She didn't make it through to the end, so I guess it must be very tough.

[northway]

My friend who speaks English flawlessly with a near-American accent was rejected because they said she wasn't pretty enough and her voice was too deep.

[soviet_man]

In late 2005/ early 2006, YBM Sisa (the biggest hagwon company in the land) opened its "YBM CCA" (YBM Cabin Crew Academy) division.

2 boths one in Jongno and another Gangnam, specifically for flight attendants.

I think it must of bombed, as the whole division seems to of diappeared out of existence or merged with YBM ELS.

Fantastic ESL idea, but badly executed no doubt.

[interestedinhanguk]

I've known multiple young women that have wanted to become flight attendants. One was studying it at college. It's a dream job for many young Korean women: be pretty and travel.

[Poker]

Interesting about the tough competition with looks, height etc. I will be flying Korean Air for the first time next week. Am I to expect model material?

[goniff]

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