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Old 05-04-2007 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by maddogmax
Thanks! I know "who you know" is as important as "what you know" in the corporate world. I also wondered if there is a belief that 121 guys cannot adapt to the corporate climate and how do you get past that when interviewing for a job.

Please keep the info coming.
The big problem is when you have a guy who is trying to get into or back into 121. People have been burned by people who only view thier flight department as some sort of unemployment compensation until an airline calls. There are a lot of ex-121 guys that are great corporate pilots. Here is what you need to remember.

1. You are responsible for the safety of flight and customer service. You need to keep up the service from the curb at the departure airport, to the curb at the destination.

2. You may have to do less-than-glamor jobs like aircraft cleaning, stocking of supplies, catering, getting rental cars, etc. All goes back to the service thing.

3. Work shedules can be crazy. I was supposed to fly almost everday this week, and now it is down to one. It can be vice versa just as easy.

You have had some 91 corp. time it seems, you should adapt fine. What I said about the day-hire SIC deal is just a suggestion to help get a foot in a door somewhere. You may be able to get more from there.
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