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Singapore Airlines is offering young ladies and lads in Hong Kong the chance to represent the airline. The successful ambassadors will become an iconic 'Singapore Girl' - or boy.

'The Singapore Girl epitomises the airline's tradition of friendliness and Asian hospitality. She is one of the airline's most prominent figures,' says Alvin Seah, general manager Hong Kong, Singapore Airlines.

The company occasionally undertakes foreign crew recruitment to supplement the hiring it carries out locally. This serves to support its foreign language requirements. These linguistic skills are particularly in demand on routes to China, Korea and Japan, Seah adds.

There is no specific number of positions that the airline is looking to fill, as much depends on the quality of applicants, but all candidates will be considered irrespective of gender.

The interviews and assessments will be held on September 17 and 18, including one-on-one interviews and situational exercises to see if the applicant has a pleasant and service-oriented disposition and the ability to maintain composure and tact in difficult situations. English language ability and communication skills, generally, are also important.

The airline, which flies to 35 countries and 64 destinations, offers 15 weeks of training, which is almost double the industry standard. It includes classroom and on-the-job training, and encompasses company knowledge and values, cabin product service delivery, customer service and passenger handling skills, meal service procedures - including food knowledge and wine appreciation courses - security, safety and first aid procedures, fundamentals of social etiquette and personal grooming.

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