| I am sure that almost everyone at sometime has | | | | while you are trying to land a job. This is probably |
| questioned their path in life, and whether or not they | | | | one of the more difficult ways to get work but it |
| have accomplished enough to be satisfied. Most of | | | | can be very effective if you are good with talking to |
| the time this is done by looking at the career path | | | | people. |
| that one takes when they graduate high school or | | | | The second way to start working on a superyacht is |
| college and deciding whether or not this is what they | | | | to find an agency that specializes in finding crews for |
| want to do forever. The fact of the matter is that in | | | | yachts. These agencies can be a very good |
| society we are told that a life in a cubicle and | | | | connection into landing a long term job on one of |
| eventually a corner office is a pretty good path to | | | | these superyachts. Possibly the best thing about |
| take. But one career path that is hardly ever | | | | these agencies is that most of them have some sort |
| mentioned let alone thought about is one out on the | | | | of school built into their program to train those who |
| open sea. Sure most people hear that and say "I | | | | have never had any experience with this type of |
| really don't want to join the Navy just to ride on a | | | | thing. So after you pay tuition, you get all the training |
| boat in the ocean." But what about a career on | | | | you need and they have a job placement program. |
| privately chartered superyachts, traveling the world | | | | Seems like this option is the way to go if you are |
| and rubbing shoulders with billionaires, movie stars, | | | | used to a more formal style of job searching. |
| and huge political figures? I don't know about you but | | | | The third and best way to get to working on a |
| that doesn't sound too terribly bad to me. | | | | superyacht (if you already have the certifications |
| If you are still reading this article it means that you | | | | that is), is networking. Now obviously it is much |
| are at least interested to find out what plan of action | | | | easier to land a job if you have built a great rapport |
| you might need to take if you wanted to pursue a | | | | with people in the industry which is why I say this is |
| career of working on superyachts. Well there are a | | | | the best way to land a job. But no matter what |
| few ways that you can do this; the first of which | | | | career field you are in, networking is one of the |
| would be the dockwalk. Now the dockwalk means | | | | more difficult things to do until you have spent some |
| just how it sounds, you walk the dock and speak | | | | time in the field already. So chances of landing your |
| with whomever is in charge on the ship and see if | | | | first job this way is highly unlikely, but after years in |
| they have any jobs for you. Doing this doesn't | | | | the business and some good work ethic, this method |
| always guarantee that you will land a year long | | | | will most likely land you your best paying and easiest |
| contract, but it could lead to some day work where | | | | jobs. |
| you can at least earn some money to pay the rent | | | | |