Newsletter
Social Networks Dilemma: Public Account vs Employers Checks
Today we are going to touch a very delicate topic, and that is the existing practice of employers to check on your crew private social networks profiles. Indeed, one would say “my social profile is my private life, and the employer has nothing to do on it, neither to...
Networking in the Yachting Industry: learn to boost your career!
It won’t be an exaggeration to say “when you’re not working you are networking” about how one builds career in the yachting industry. At the beginning of your career, it’ll be meeting people by dock walking, trying to impress the chief officer by handing in your CV...
Is Finding a Job as a Couple Easy? Tips for Streamlining the Recruitment Process
A long-standing tradition in yachting, right from the early days of luxury yachts couples have worked together to run a yacht for the owner. This was very popular in the less than 100ft range and tends to be more on sail yachts. Often these yachts are run with one or...
Which Salary is Fair for Me?
And what makes a manager agree on an asked salary. Crew salary is by far the most polarising topic, on which wishes and expectation both sides of the employment relationship cannot go more further apart: the Employers want to stay efficient, to say it politely, on the...
Crew Retention… Why do crew stay?
Dearest Yachtie’s… Recently, I’ve seen a lot of recruiters, brokers and yacht managers talking about crew retention. They mention all the things crew want and need, never stating though any statistics or numbers how common incentives to stay are. One of the main...
Why Do Crew Stay, Poll Results
Ahoy was launched in belief to make a difference. We aspire to make the difference by truly caring for our clients, both candidates and vessel owners. Caring for us means understanding and ensuring being understood for both sides. Thus, this week we decided to...
CV That Harms Your Career… instead of giving it a BOOST
A topic as eternal as the concept of CV itself. The CV of a perfect candidate… perfect on paper… and until the day the work environment puts it on trial. As a recruiter I so much wish candidates would be more sensitive with word choices when it comes to their...
The Consequences of Lying on Your CV: How to Avoid Career Disaster
Making a first impression is critical in the yachting world, your CV is the first impression a captain, yacht manager or owner will get of you. What they read there will determine if your CV goes on the potential candidate pile or into the paper bin. Being honest on...
Crew longevity vs why should the owner care?
If you are a yachtie and you are serious about your career in yachting, finding a boat with an appealing crew vibe is as important to you as the boat itinerary. It is not a secret that a good crew vibe potentiates longevity onboard whereas a toxic one brings any crew...
Mental Health Onboard – How crew can support each other?
Imagine, living in your office on the 18th floor in central London with ten of your colleagues that you eat, sleep and share all of your living spaces with, can you imagine how you would feel…Have I got your attention? Living on a yacht is a like this, only you can’t...