Neil Maxwell-Keys

Don't limit your chances of success by only applying directly to cruise line companies. You might be surprised to know that concessionary companies and staffing agents are actually responsible for hiring a large percentage of cruise ship employees.

You see, many applicants often overlook this possibility, or wrongly assume that they have less chance of getting the job if they apply through a concessionaire or agent. For this reason the applicant 'pool' tends to be much smaller.

You can use this knowledge to your advantage and greatly increase your chances of success by making sure that you apply to as many concessionaires and staffing agents as you can, as well as applying directly to the cruise line companies.

If you're unsure what the difference is between a cruise line, concessionaires and staffing agent, then here's a quick overview:

The cruise line is the company that actually own and run the cruise ship. But the concessionaire company will have an agreement with the cruise line to run a specific service onboard their ships (e.g. the onboard beauty salons and the onboard gift shops, etc).

This is similar in the way that a large shopping mall will have lots of retail stores inside. The mall provides the space and the customers - and the store provides the service.

It's important to know that if you're employed by a concessionaire, then you are employed and paid by that company and not the cruise line (although you still follow the same rules and regulations and get the same privileges onboard as all other staff members).

A staffing agent is someone who works on behalf of the cruise line company (or concessionaire) to provide staff for usually a wide range of departments onboard. Once you have been placed by a staffing agent, their job is usually done and all the rest of the details are handled directly between the cruise line and the employee.

To access an extensive list of Staffing Agents, Concessionaires and Cruise Line Companies, and apply for jobs immediately, visit:

http://www.workoncruiseships.com/public/department30.cfm

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