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Dated August 30, 2006

(Questions answered on career concerns)

What are the career prospects for an airhostess and what are the career options available?

Gayatri
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With privatisation and foreign collaboration increasing in the airlines industry, the future is bright for an air hostess. Most airlines are looking to increasing their fleet and there is a demand for airhostesses. They can find employment with private owned domestic and international airlines namely Sahara, Singapore Airlines, Jet Airways, etc and government air services like Air-India and Indian Airlines. Ads for recruitment normally appear in all major newspapers.

An Air Hostess has every chance to be promoted to the post of Senior Flight Attendant and then Head Attendant. Career as an Air Hostess would last for about eight to ten years, after that she could move on to the ground duties including the job of a Ground Hostess, training of airhostesses or work in the management level. One can also diversify into any one of the other departments in the airline industry.

The duty of an airhostess lasts throughout the duration of the flight. The job of an air hostess begins long before the arrival of the passengers.

What are the career prospects for chemical technology?

Sakthi
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Graduates will find employment in laboratory work, quality control, process plant operations & technical sales in plastics, food processing, environmental technology, domestic products, metal finishing, surface coating, industrial chemicals, and related industries. With the advancement of technology, there are several software applications introduced to carry the research work easily. They provide application samples to carry the work effectively.

[The FAQ column deals with career concerns addressed to the C&K Management Ltd. P.O. Box 2178, Secunderabad 500003 or emailed to faqs@cnkonline.com]

GAYATRI

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