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Give busy captains what they need first, and what they should know later. By Capt. Laura Tritch Do not make a captain hunt for information that should be easy to find on any résumé. A résumé needs to have categories and be clear, clean and crisp in each category – like you look in your résumé photo.

Personal Information

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The best résumés – the ones captains don’t immediately toss in the trash PHOTO/DORIE COX – are clear, clean and crisp in several key categories. Format your personal information to the left of your photo.

Objective

If you have a clear and well-written objective, put it next. “I want to work on a yacht” is not an objective. That is a goal and the captain will toss your résumé after reading this. An objective can be an opportunity for a little personal history such as “I have been in the industry for three years…” or “I have been around food production since I was a child…” or “I am looking for a yacht that will give me the passage days I need to complete

my next level of licensing…”. A captain who sits at the dock would now realize you are not the crew member for him. Do you want a charter yacht or not? Your objective should be no more than three to four sentences, and not compound sentences.

Certifications

The next category should be “Certifications.” This is where you list all of your maritime certifications, classes/courses that have been completed, STCWs, culinary training,

See RÉSUMÉS, page A14

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Keep your résumé out of the trash

Start with “Personal Information,” which must include your nationality, birth date or age, marital status, languages spoken, whether you smoke and/or have tattoos, your This story e-mail address was actually a and phone presentation at number, your the Triton Expo height and on Nov. 11 in weight (because Ft. Lauderdale. we want to For the next six months, we know if you will print the will fit into the presentations, all uniforms that given by captains are aboard) and and veteran crew. your current We begin with location (many a presentation captains have about résumés limited budgets from Capt. Laura for moving crew Tritch. to/from the yacht; a train ride is cheaper than an airline ticket). A photo is a must. Make it a professional photo in uniform or chef jacket. Be aware of the background. Do not use a photo that looks like it was taken at a party and you look intoxicated. I have seen such photos.

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Captains can help industry as it rebounds There was a lot of talk at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show about repeat showings, qualified buyers and even offers (lowball as they were). So it almost feels like – dare I write it – the tide is turning for yachting. With captains From the Bridge and crew Lucy Chabot Reed optimistic in the days after FLIBS, we thought it the perfect time to talk to megayacht captains about what role they play as the yachting industry rebounds. The answer wasn’t as complex as we thought. “Yachts are the boss’s toys,” one captain said simply. “If they aren’t enjoying them, they will let them go. We have to make them the most enjoyable part of their lives.” “We have to go the extra mile,” another said. As always, individual comments are not attributed to any one person in particular so as to encourage frank and open discussion. The attending captains are identified in a photograph on page A12. Owners stop using their boats for all sorts of reasons, and they did it before the economy took a nosedive. It was those reasons – the ones that had less to do with money and more to do with fun – that these captains felt they could control. “When I took over this boat, it had been sitting at the dock,” one captain said. “I called the owner one day and said, just come down and use the boat. We’ll go to Bimini for the weekend. He did, and he had a great time. He said, ‘why did I ever stop using my boat?’ “It sparked his interest again and he started using his boat nonstop.” “You’ve got to find out what they love,” another captain said. “And what they don’t like,” said a third. “If they love to shop, they’re going to hate sitting at Staniel Cay.” “But sometimes it’s not about

See BRIDGE, page A12