I want to be a flight attendant. Any tips, pros, or cons?

I would say that one of the biggest things you could do to beef up your resume would be to learn languages. Flight attendants who can operate in multiple languages are far more likely to get the international routes, which is where the big money is made. Also, if you know how to speak languages, you'll be able to hurdle the seniority system by a bit, since if there's a flight from LA to Tokyo the seniority system isn't just 'who's been around the longest,' it's 'who's been around the longest AND speaks Japanese?' Some airlines will even pay an additional premium for flight attendants that can speak foreign languages. This depends on what sort of life you want to live. If you're a regional flight attendant, you'll make less money, but you also won't be going as far away from your home base. You'll have to deal with time zones and jet lag a lot less (if at all), and if you're planning on starting a family, it's unlikely that a regional airline will keep you away from home for days/weeks at a time. If you're an international flight attendant on one of the majors and you speak multiple languages, you'll make a LOT more money, but, again, you'll be away from your home base more often than not. The pros are that it's a good job that can pay very well. You get mad crazy flight benefits and can basically go anywhere in the world for free/low cost (again, depending on your employer - if you work the regional airline, you're not going to get a free flight to Tokyo), and you get to see the world (again, depending on employer). Cons are that you're basically a waitress in the skies and you're going to have to deal with grouchy and irritating passengers, screaming babies, and likely people who are flight-phobic having MAJOR issues. You'll be working holidays (particularly when starting out), and if you're on a major carrier, will be away from home a lot. (This last one might not be a con for you.)

If you know of someone who works for the airlines, have them submit your application for you. Airlines receive a lot of applications each day and don't have enough time to go through them all. If someone in the airline personally hands your application to the right people, it gets looked at immediately. Another tip I have read from others posting tips on Yahoo Answers is to get a job at the airline in another field and try to do an internal transfer. Pros: can meet different people and visit different cities. there are also free flight benefits for you and your immediate family. Cons: flight attendants are scheduled by seniority so in the beginning, you will be working routes and shifts that no one wants. Expect to work on all major holidays. Also you will be on reserve and ready-reserve a lot so you have no fixed schedule. first year pay is pretty low as well and you will have to put up with screaming babies and demanding passengers.