Besides your professional skills and qualifications, your personal characteristics are what make you the best fit for a crew. Kindness, honesty, adaptability, and resilience come to mind when we think of exceptional crew members. At Ahoy, we identify these attributes in our candidates by getting to know what makes them different in the process of their application for a position. In any crew, you need the following: trust, honesty, kindness, and warmth. You live and work together; therefore, being kind and considerate to others is extremely important as your professional and personal lives exist so closely together.
A friendly approach and kindness that radiate a sense of positivity are most welcome onboard. Often, this person is the “glue” of the crew. Their positivity supports others and drives them to keep pushing through the hard days and helps them thoroughly enjoy the good days. Often, they can be the person others talk to when life gets a little on top of them. The “glue” is the crew member you want to go for a walk with after work because you know they’ll make you laugh until your belly hurts. These are the soft skills we look for in our candidates, as they often carry a good and honest way with them, that we know our client will be happy with.
Soft skills are often overlooked in the process of recruitment within the yachting industry.
These are skills you learn and develop through navigating life. When we look at candidates, things we look for are:
- Emotional Intelligence
- Resilience
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
Are you the “glue” of your crew who has the emotional intelligence to see when others need your support?
Who has the resilience to keep on motivating yourself as well as others to get through the season?
Who can effectively communicate when something is good or bad?
Are you the glue or can you think of a crew member who is the glue and who should be in contact with Ahoy! Introduce yourself to our team by getting in touch via info@ahoycrew.com or mv@ahoycrew.com.