Find Yacht job Online with Crew Agencies 

Find a Yacht job online with a crew agency checklist. The 8 steps to take and consider when applying for Yacht jobs online.

1. Make sure to sign up to every yacht crew agency
   

   The more time and energy you spend, the more successful you will be and the more chances you will get. So, make sure to not select only a few, but do sign up and register properly to each single agency.

2. Find a yacht job by email applications

See which agent of the agency is responsible specially for your role and reach out with a short email explaining your qualifications, availability and CV.

3. Sign in weekly to crew agencies 

Make sure everyone know you are looking for a job, after the initial sign up you have to update your profile and check in with location, availability and new experience, new updated CV every week. Update your profile so that you end up top of the database and the recruiters know you are still looking for a position.

4. Complete a full Yacht job profile

Avoid doing a quick registration to save time. Make sure to upload all your relevant certificates and fill in all fields with all required information, a good profile photo and a good short presentation. You have to stand out and make yourself noticeable.

5. What certificates you should submit to a yacht crew agency

Make sure your profile is 100% complete, with all information, filled in. And all the following uploaded as a minimum:

• Passport
• ENG1 Medical
• STCW Basic Safety
• STCW Security Awareness/ Personal Designated Security Duties
• STCW Crowd Management (if applicable)
• Seamans discharge book (if applicable)
• Food Hygiene (if applicable)
• Yacht CV
• 3 Written Reference Letters
• 3 verified reference contacts

6. Match for the yacht job role online

Set up your profile so that you match for the role with a higher chance. If you are looking for positions in Greece starting in 1 week, it would help if you location is set to Greece and your availability is set to less than a week for a higher chance of a match.

7. Write short effective yacht job applications emails

When you start applying for jobs and write emails consider the following:

When there is a new job by agency, online or the yacht, usually there are +100 applicants. The key is to have a subject line and description that is short and catches the attention so that they view your attached CV.

8. Set up in person yacht job interviews

If you are in Antibes, Genoa, Monaco, Palma or Fort Lauderdale with several agency offices, make sure to drop in if possible and meet the agent in person to do an interview. They are much more likely to send your CV to a Yacht if they have met you and interviewed you in person.