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Flight Attendant resume keywords

The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring a flight attendant, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.

Airlines hire on safety first and service second. Show safety and emergency training, the number of passengers you look after, languages spoken and schedule flexibility. If you are new to aviation, lead with customer-facing numbers.

Skills and keywords

cabin safetyemergency procedurespassenger serviceFAA regulationspre-flight safety checksin-flight servicefirst aidCPR and AEDsafety demonstrationsconflict de-escalationevacuation proceduresfood and beverage serviceboarding and deplaningspecial assistance passengerssecurity proceduresinternational flightsonboard salesbilingual

Tools and software

AEDemergency oxygen equipmentfire extinguishersgalley equipmentPA and interphone systeminflight mobile device

Soft skills

composureempathyteamworkadaptabilitycultural awareness

Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.

Example flight attendant resume bullets

Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:

  • Delivered safety briefings and in-flight service to 180 passengers per flight on 70 flights per month
  • Completed 5 weeks of initial training in emergency procedures, evacuation and first aid, scoring above 95% on annual recurrent exams
  • Earned 14 written commendations in one year for passenger service and conflict de-escalation during medical and disruptive events

Check your resume for flight attendant keywords

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Where to put keywords

  • Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
  • Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
  • Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.

More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.

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