Flying Fish’s Career Support Service helps kick start your career in the Superyacht Industry.
Being prepared for life onboard
Working on a Superyacht is well documented, there is a lot of information about life onboard. However, what is not well publicised is the preperation required to find that dream job.
To get a job on a Superyacht is completly different from any other job, which is part of the attraction. For example, if you work for, say Flying Fish, you would finish at 17:30 and go home however, on a Superyacht, you live onboard. It is therefore very important that the yacht finds the right candidate that can not only do the day job but has the right personal qualities to live and work onboard.
Having a perfect CV is one of the most important factors in landing that first job. It’s fair to say that a Yachting CV is completly different to a normal employment CV, you will need a photo, employer references, cover letters. The next stage is the process of fidning that dream job as well as gertting prepeared for like working on a Superyacht.
How do I get paid and in what currencey, MLC contracts, do’s and don’t – the list goes on…
Career Support Service
Preparing yourself to find a job on a Superyacht can be broken down into four areas:
- Your work history/background and attitude.
- Getting an ENG1 medical.
- Getting qualified.
- Preparing for life in the Superyacht Industry.
As well as the hard qualifications that you get on our Superwacht Deck and Steward/ess course, we also provide a bespoke career service designed to prepare you for life onboard. We will guide you through writing your Superyacht CV.
We help you prepare, format, and write your CV during the course, including getting that all-important photo! We run a session on working in the industry that covers everything from paying tax to what to pack in your suitcase. Flying Fish customers benefit from our exclusive Antibes careers event, run by one of our team.
What’s included
As part of our Careers support service, we will provide the following:
- A personal mentor who will be your point of contact throughout your course.
- Two one-to-one CV writing sessions; we guide you through the process of writing a yachting CV. We will provide you with a CV template and all the help you need to complete your CV.
- Industry guidance presentation to prepare you for life onboard, registering with recruitment agents, visas, how to find work etc…
- Seafarers tax advice. Flying Fish are registered tax agents, and we can provide expert advice on how to keep on top of your accounts.
- Guidance with covering letters and employer references.
- Interview techniques
- Access to our exclusive Antibes event.
- Six months of ongoing career support
Please note Flying Fish can not write your CV for you. A Yachting CV has to be authentic, written by the candidate not an outside professional. Your mentor will work with you to produce a yachting CV that will be accepted at interview.
Points one to six will be arranged with your mentor during the two-week Deck or Steward/ess course. Your mentor will provide ongoing support throughout the course, we aim to have a completed CV by the end of the two-week course.
Antibes Recruitment Event
Our Antibes recruitment event has been set up exclusively as part of our Superyacht Deck and Steward/ess course. The event…….
This half-day event which provides local support, further advice on your CV, recruitment agents, getting around the south of France and the latest information on finding that dream job.
How to book
Our Careers Support Service is exclusive to our Superyacht Deck and Steward/ess course and will be added to your booking.