Tag: ATS

  • Circumventing the airline’s reapplication process

    Circumventing the airline’s reapplication process

    Ground School

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    Read Time: 1 minute

    Lesson Author

    Caitlyn Rogers

    “I failed my cabin crew interview, can I reapply with a different email address?”

    This, and variations thereof, are rapidly becoming one of the most common questions I see popping up on several cabin crew forums and social feeds. Before I say a word, I’ll let an airline do all the talking…

    “Attempts to circumvent this policy may result in automatic dispositioning (aka: removal, disposal, scrapping) of future applications and could lead to indefinite restrictions from applying for the Flight Attendant role or other positions…”

    Delta isn’t the only airline cracking down on this behaviour.

    Remember, this is the aviation industry. Airlines don’t do loopholes and aren’t fooled by silly tricks.They crosscheck and triple check everything.

    Ground School
    Your're risking permanent disqualification

    When you apply, you give more than an email address. You also provide your full name, your address, your photos and work history. Not to mention, you are giving a digital fingerprint, such as cookies, IP address, MAC address and other tech savvy things I’m not necessarily privy to or smart enough to verbalise.

    But, here’s the bottom line:

    Airlines give you a cooling off period for a reason.

    They want and hope you’ll go away, for 3 or 6 or 12 months (depending on its policy), improve your candidacy, and return a better qualified applicant. Because, if you application was rejected, it’s for a reason and a new email address won’t solve that problem.

    I failed my cabin crew interview, can I reapply with a different email address?
  • Cabin Crew Myths Debunked – Résumés & ATS

    Cabin Crew Myths Debunked – Résumés & ATS

    Ground School

    Words: 445 (zero keyword stuffing)

    Read Time: 2 minutes

    Lesson Author

    Caitlyn Rogers

    Copyright © 2025 Crew Crosscheck.

    While screening social feeds this week, I stumbled on a post that read less like career advice and more like a cabin full of nervous passengers second-guessing the crew. Here it is:

    Applicant message

    “Should I make my CV ATS friendly cuz the first one wasn’t but I still pass somehow haha I’m really confused”

    Ground School
    Don't fix yourself into failure

    I can relate to the confusion here. I’m totally scratching my head.

    Let me repeat that question in simpler terms. Should I make my CV ATS-friendly? My first one wasn’t, but I still passed somehow.

    In other words, the OP is asking should I tinker with a victory just to tick a box nobody asked for?

    This is what happens when Old Wives’ tales start drowning out evidence of actual success.

    Even when you’re already succeeding, the endless tide of online advice leans in and whispers: “No, no, no! you’re doing it all wrong!” Suddenly you’re panicking. Suddenly you’re tinkering and tweaking in a desperate attempt to avoid…what? Success?

    Now, I want to point out the positives here. The poster is crosschecking and that’s great. The problem is, the chain of command is broken.

    This post reads like a cabin safety drill gone wrong. It’s like asking your senior crew member to crosscheck your door, them giving you the thumbs up, then you go to the nervous sweating passenger in 32A and ask them, “Hey, can you crosscheck my door?” The answer is obvious: they’re going to panic. You’re going to panic. And the door’s still fine.

    In airline recruitment, the applicant pool is full of sweating, nervous passengers, all gripping the armrests, eyes darting to the exits, convinced that the slightest mistake will send them tumbling from the cabin. They’re reading every “tip” and “rule” like its truth, panicking over checklists, all while the flight (your career) could take off perfectly fine without them ever touching the controls.

    The truth is hiding in plain sight. Look at the post. Look at the results. Non-ATS-engineered CVs are passing with substance, relevance, and clarity. Substance beats buzzwords.

    This over-engineering problem isn’t isolated to applications or ATS. It happens across the entire process — application photos, swimming regulations, grooming, group tasks, answering questions, scar declarations, teeth. (I’ll be writing about these, check my blog)

    Everywhere you turn, there’s a myth masquerading as a rule, but tips and tricks are not rules. Myths destroy confidence and they kill dreams. Don’t fix yourself into failure.