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The job profile of a Cabin Crew is hospitality based. It includes the person to be personable and presentable. Most importantly they should be loud and clear in communication. Their work includes handling a variety of passengers who belong to both domestic and international sectors. They may be known to English only or Hindi only or maybe some other language altogether. Hence during the interview for Cabin Crew, it is assessed as to how well you can communicate. It should be basically loud enough to be heard by the other person even over the phone line or the PA system. And the clarity should be of such order that the words come out clear and do not fumble. The level of nervousness is also and equally important measure while assessing candidates for such profiles. Hence you should look confident and presentable. Dressing sense and grooming also forms an integral part of such interviews. As only well-dressed person shall be heard by others and given attention too. You should be well prepared for questions like:
1. Introduce yourself? - Here they look to hear from you how suitable you are for the role.
2. What regional or foreign languages you know? - They wish to know exactly what other languages can you speak and understand apart from Hindi and English. You might be asked to talk to them in the language which you answer.
3. Future career prospects? - Here, they look to know your career goals. Long term and short term both. Hope this information helps you.

Bank PO has an excellent career path and the career growth is determined based on merit. PO is Scale I Officer (Assistant Manager) and normally becomes Manager (Scale II Officer) 3-4 years. Promotion happens through written exam and interview. From bank to bank there is a slight variation in the time and process of promotion but fast track promotion opportunities are there in all the banks. Being a generalist, PO gets the opportunity to work in various areas like operations, credit, foreign exchange, investment banking, risk, audit, etc. For posting in Investment Banking and foreign offices, banks conduct internal exams. The career growth is fast for a PO. One can get a promotion every 35 years depending upon the vacancies in the bank. The promotion grades are Manager (Scale II), Senior Manager (Scale III), Chief Manager (Scale IV), AGM (Scale V), DGM (Scale VI) and GM (Scale VII). After that Executive Director and CMD "Chairman and Managing Director"; are appointed by government of India. Almost all EDs and CMDs of banks started their career as PO. A few selected ones also get a chance to become Deputy Governor (DG) in RBI, as among the 4 DGs of RBI one post is there for a commercial banker. Therefore, joining as Bank PO is the best opportunity for making a career in the banking industry.

Please check for your eligibility to apply for the NEST 2018 exam from the criteria mentioned below:
Candidates fulfilling the below-mentioned requirements meet NEST 2018 eligibility criteria:
Candidates should pass Class XII in Science stream from a recognised board in India with at least 60% aggregate marks (55% for SC/ ST/ PwD category candidates). Candidates should have passed Class XII either in 2016 or 2017. Candidates appearing for their Class XII exams in 2018 are also eligible to apply. Candidates should have studied a combination of any three subjects among Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics in classes XI and XII. Age criteria: Candidates belonging to General and OBC categories should be born on or after August 1, 1998, in order to fulfil NEST eligibility criteria. Age limit relaxation of five years is given to candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ PWD category. For OBC category candidates, the OBC (NCL) certificate should be issued on or after June 1, 2017.
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