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1123heavy

I am a 19 year old student and am currently looking for a part-time job, they're proving near impossible to get. Considering I have a great passion for aviation I thought it might be good to try and get something in the airport. Does anyone know which recruitment agency is best to contact or where to search ? I'm looking for anything really, from check-in to baggage handling to the security staff. I can work evenings and weekends so that isn't a problem.

Thanks !

PS I found something for check-in but it was full time only

Gary Brogan

I'm in the same position right now, looking for a part-time airport/airline based role.

The main drive for recruitment in the airport is generally around March/April in the run up to the busy peak summer season. Right now, there's bits and bobs around. Etihad recently advertised a Guest Services position, but I think that has since closed for applications.

Keep an eye on the various airline/airport operator/handling agent websites as jobs do come up from time to time.

There are also non-aviation related jobs based at the airport which are regularly advertised in terms of bars, restaurants and shops.

Good luck with the job hunt.

1123heavy

Thanks for the info Gary, hopefully things pick up coming up to the mid-term and christmas. Guess I'll just have to be patient

TheBoss11

You'll find it very very difficult finding a job in an airline/airport if your in college. Got 7 interviews this summer for different positions in the airport and couldn't get any of them because of college. I did get a summer contract with Aer Lingus but that's down to bring fully flexible with hours. I've however found employment in another area that work around my college hours. Don't rely on the aviation industry if your not flexible

martinsvi

I don't understand the desire to work just about any job at the airport part-time? Like what's the point? Commuting to/from airport is not easy, can be time consuming. At 19 you should be thinking more about your career, surely if you're in college it would be better to get a job in a field that you want to associate your academics/future with? If you study, say marketing, serving hotdogs in airport will not help your resume.

Obviously if aviation is your passion and where you wan't to have your career in, you have some serious decisions to make - is it engineering? Flying? Dispatch? Again ,just because you "serve hotdogs" in airport wont help. You won't have any visibility or exposure to the field you want to work in... So focus on the field, not the place!

TheBoss11

martinsvi wrote: »

I don't understand the desire to work just about any job at the airport part-time? Like what's the point? Commuting to/from airport is not easy, can be time consuming. At 19 you should be thinking more about your career, surely if you're in college it would be better to get a job in a field that you want to associate your academics/future with? If you study, say marketing, serving hotdogs in airport will not help your resume.

Obviously if aviation is your passion and where you wan't to have your career in, you have some serious decisions to make - is it engineering? Flying? Dispatch? Again ,just because you "serve hotdogs" in airport wont help. You won't have any visibility or exposure to the field you want to work in... So focus on the field, not the place!

Couldn't agree more!!! OP what are you studying is it engineering?

Strumms

martinsvi wrote: »

I don't understand the desire to work just about any job at the airport part-time? Like what's the point? Commuting to/from airport is not easy, can be time consuming. At 19 you should be thinking more about your career, surely if you're in college it would be better to get a job in a field that you want to associate your academics/future with? If you study, say marketing, serving hotdogs in airport will not help your resume.

Obviously if aviation is your passion and where you wan't to have your career in, you have some serious decisions to make - is it engineering? Flying? Dispatch? Again ,just because you "serve hotdogs" in airport wont help. You won't have any visibility or exposure to the field you want to work in... So focus on the field, not the place!

I completly disagree.

Say the OP is looking at an engineering degree or flying or dispatch. It's nigh on impossible at that age without any experience to get something paid that will be of any association with that field. It's about getting your foot in the door.

By just working in the airport, of which there are many jobs other then flipping burgers or hotdogs btw. You can get paid and you also get to understand first hand the dynamic of how an airport works, eyes and ears open all the way and you might also make a few contacts. For what it's worth the fact that you have had an airside pass and say may have worked in retail, or the baggage hall might be the difference between you or the other guy say being offered a position in the likes of a ground handling agent that could lead to a dispatch job, that could lead to something bigger in the long run. Have to start somewhere.

martinsvi

Strumms wrote: »

I completly disagree.

Say the OP is looking at an engineering degree or flying or dispatch. It's nigh on impossible at that age without any experience to get something paid that will be of any association with that field. It's about getting your foot in the door.

By just working in the airport, of which there are many jobs other then flipping burgers or hotdogs btw. You can get paid and you also get to understand first hand the dynamic of how an airport works, eyes and ears open all the way and you might also make a few contacts. For what it's worth the fact that you have had an airside pass and say may have worked in retail, or the baggage hall might be the difference between you or the other guy say being offered a position in the likes of a ground handling agent that could lead to a dispatch job, that could lead to something bigger in the long run. Have to start somewhere.

If your path is engineering, swiping floors at your local garage will go a long way, who knows, maybe 3rd week in you will get to change someones spark plugs, if dispatch is what your after - literally volunteering at children's camp will look better on your cv than that annoying sunglass shop where your top task would be convincing people that polarization matters...

I'm sure there are plenty of jobs in the airport, but some good 90% of them are dead end

Strumms

martinsvi wrote: »

If your path is engineering, swiping floors at your local garage will go a long way, who knows, maybe 3rd week in you will get to change someones spark plugs, if dispatch is what your after - literally volunteering at children's camp will look better on your cv than that annoying sunglass shop where your top task would be convincing people that polarization matters...

I'm sure there are plenty of jobs in the airport, but some good 90% of them are dead end

Disagree, a pretty cynical position to take and incorrect at that. Interesting that you would say that 90% of jobs in the airport are 'dead end'. Probably not the view shared by those 90% or indeed probably that other fictional 10% either.

I started work part time in the duty free when I was 17 a few hours a week stacking shelves. You get to know the airport, who is who and the dynamic.

I'm 35 now with a lot of experience in aviation for my age. I'm also close to people who hire in the industry and anyone who has had an ID, worked in the airport and who has passed the background checks and done any aviation security courses will stand out on a CV. I can tell you first hand it does make a difference, say what you like but even if it's only a small step up, many small steps can open doors and lead to a very good career and not just another dead end job.

1123heavy

Martinsvi,

You have gone off on a complete tangent, I kindly asked for tips on airport jobs, not a lecture on how I should lead my life when you know absolutely nothing about me !
What if I happen to live very close to the airport ? and seeing as though I love aviation/ travel do you not think it would be that more enjoyable going to work in the airport at check-in or wherever else than going to my local penneys store (where there are no jobs btw).

"At 19 you should be thinking more about your career, surely if you're in college it would be better to get a job in a field that you want to associate your academics/future with?"

At 19, just starting an aviation management degree I hardly think Aer Lingus are gonna give me a job being in charge of flight ops do you ?

Working in an airport gives you an insight to the environment you could not otherwise acquire, I don't see what you are talking about.

Thank you Strumms for injecting a bit of logic into the argument,

Now can we please get back on topic, any advice on airport recruitment ?

Thanks for any help !!!

TheBoss11

Aviation management in DCU? I worked in flight ops for EI this summer and was told to take that off me CAO immiditeally by the chief pilot. Not a very sought after course in the eyes of Aer Lingus. I hope they are wrong though. A very attractive course for an aviation enthusiast though!

After 7 years in a "dead end" job at the airport, I think I'm qualified to speak on this........

OP, you'll be hard pressed to get a job at the airport at this time of year. Also, depending on who you get hired by you may end up working for & with people who'll make you want to cry & scream in anger and frustration.

That. Said.........

If you're living closeby, and making friends from work colleagues & other folks in other companies you work with, and you can handle working for & with who seem to be morons (not all now, some!) it *will* benefit you to be in the environment, exposed to what goes on in the airline industry today. With the current improvement in the economy, now is a good time to get a job in Dublin airport. You'll be on the front line of the recovery, able to observe how good things are/aren't getting. And the people you meet, that'll be a big bonus. You just never know who's going to be standing in front of you looking for service.

OP, you want to look up these companies for various things. I'm listing off the top of my head all the roles any joe soap can walk off the street & apply for, so forget piloting/cc/maintenance.

Security:
DAA
ICTS

Catering:
Go and ask at the Alcock & Brown bar, Mezzanine level, T1.

Shops:
Head for DAA and look for the tenants. iirc Dixon's are there (they've a branch in Airside Swords I think, might be an idea to go in there.)
Lifestyle sports
WH Smiths
Eurospar
Wright's Food (Car Park T1)
DAA again for Duty Free sales...
Others I think, can anyone say?

Impaired Mobility Assistance
Was OCS, can anyone tell me if it still is?

Go for it. Job's a job. If you can chat with someone doing the job you want to end up doing after college, all the better.

1123heavy

Thank you SeaSlacker.

1123heavy

1123heavy wrote: »

Thank you SeaSlacker.

You're welcome. Almost forgot to mention the airlines! There's the two locals, Ryanair & Aer Lingus, but remember all the others are handled on the ground by third parties. Servisair & Sky Handling are the major ones.

There's lots of smaller companies dealing with various aspects of operations (freight, pets, VIPs) that are a bit numerous for me to recall. Also, keep in mind Ireland is a major hub of leasing aircraft (charter flights & the like) and you could look into those companies. Parc Aciation and Stobart Air (former Aer Arann) come to mind.

The best of luck to you.

martinsvi

Strumms wrote: »

pretty cynical position to take and incorrect at that.

you're right, I apologize for that, of course you can make a career out of just about any job, but I think it's fair to warn OP that working just about any job might not bring him any closer to the aviation?

Strumms wrote: »

I'm 35 now with a lot of experience in aviation for my age.

mind me asking, what's your field/role?

1123heavy wrote: »

Martinsvi,

You have gone off on a complete tangent, I kindly asked for tips on airport jobs, not a lecture on how I should lead my life when you know absolutely nothing about me !

and I kindly gave you a tip, not a lecture, to focus on the field, not the place.

DCU_Aviation

TheBoss11 wrote: »

Aviation management in DCU? I worked in flight ops for EI this summer and was told to take that off me CAO immiditeally by the chief pilot. Not a very sought after course in the eyes of Aer Lingus. I hope they are wrong though. A very attractive course for an aviation enthusiast though!

I have an involvement with DCU and know the course well. Your comments are so far off the point in terms of accuracy I felt it necessary to set up this account to reply and in particular to the comment on "Not a very sought after course in the eyes of Aer Lingus"

I can't comment on what specifically the chief pilot said to you but it appears to be in stark contrast to his position on the DCU programme when speaking to representatives of DCU. He was also part of the Aer Lingus team that took a day out to speak to one of the aviation class on an invited site visit to Hangar 6 last semester (for a full day tour and organisational presentation - which also included COO, HR manager, logistics etc.). As your comment is directly attributable to an individual, who has in the very recent past taken time to support the aviation management programme, it should be accurate. He may have been reflecting on your interests or other matters and not the programme itself. As it stands your interpretation of his comment does not appear to be reflective of the effort Aer Lingus are putting into supporting the Aviation Management programme in DCU.

From a more general perspective on your comment on Aer Lingus, they have hired a number of students directly from this the first ever graduating class (e.g. 2014) and had sought to hire more. However, at the moment DCU does not have enough students to fill the number of jobs requests that have come to the university (e.g. demand > supply). So impressed have the industry been with the course (and the students coming from it this year), a number of the very large players have begun to develop stronger links between their organisations and the aviation management programme. Many of those same organisations were disappointed this year that DCU did not have more of these graduates. In apparent contradiction to your comments above, Aer Lingus at the most senior levels have in most recent times expressed their strong support for the programme.

Since its launch in 2010, this programme has pioneered a new wave of education in aviation from the management/business perspective and its innovative nature and acceptance by the industry is largely positive as is reflected by its winning of the Aviation Academic Education Award 2014 in the inaugural Aviation Industry Awards.

Lustrum

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Security:
DAA
ICTS

Catering:
Go and ask at the Alcock & Brown bar, Mezzanine level, T1.

Shops:
Head for DAA and look for the tenants. iirc Dixon's are there (they've a branch in Airside Swords I think, might be an idea to go in there.)
Lifestyle sports
WH Smiths
Eurospar
Wright's Food (Car Park T1)
DAA again for Duty Free sales...
Others I think, can anyone say?

Impaired Mobility Assistance
Was OCS, can anyone tell me if it still is?

Go for it. Job's a job. If you can chat with someone doing the job you want to end up doing after college, all the better.

To add to this:

Gate gourmet for on board catering

Signature and Universal are handling agents for most of the private aircraft that come in.

Servisair/swissport also do much of the cargo handling

OCS do still handle the pax assistance, and also do cleaning and I believe some security in T2.

billie1b

You just missed out on Ryanair for Ground Handling, only last week they took on 24 new staff. Ryanairs recruitment agency is Temple Recruitment, you can ring and register with them or send them a CV and they'll keep it on file

Jacovs

Worked for Servisair/Swissport myself and there were 2 guys who started with me and were in college. They were quite flexible, just be sure to tell them about this at interview. They start looking for people around january/february for them to start march/april.
These guys would be on a 20 hour contract during summer holidays and then when they go back to college they move them onto a 0 hour contract rest of the year, so they work weekends only.
You can drop in to them personally, their HR office is International House right across from their Cargo building.
Edit: forgot to say this is for a ramp agent job, so you would spend most of your time on the ramp loading/unloading planes, or else in the baggage hall.

highlydebased

Dublin ASU (Airport Search Unit) now recruiting a Female search officer....
http://daa.flexsource.ie/Female-Airport-Search-Unit-Officer-job41062143.html