Hello,
I am posting here because I've been a long time lurker and I'm hoping to get some advice on how to make my app stand out with UPS.
I'd like to preface this post with the fact that your input may affect my life decisions and I would appreciate it if you would proceed as such.
I have around 5k hours and am approaching my 1k tpic. My backround is instructing, 135 freight, 91k fractional, and current 135 charter. I have a spotless training record, driving record, no violations or LOI's, DUI's, and a bachelor of aeronautical science from ERAU.
I have a family related "in" at FedEx but would much rather work for brown. Life took me in a different direction than planned and now I own a home around the corner from SDF. I have a family here and have no plan of moving. I am on a third shift schedule with my fiancee and we are both happy with that. She works for UPS on the ramp and that's how we met. I currently do mostly medical flights with the occasional charter.
I have a few friends with apps in at UPS that have many more hours than I do and I'm wondering what I could do to stand out. Delta for example looks for volunteering "management" positions. I'm in the low 30's, white non military guy trying to stand apart while not tearing my family apart.
I am familiar with employee management relations at brown and have a thick skin. Brown would suit me as far as not commuting and my personality. Something else that is a draw to me is a strong union and brotherhood of a pilot group as I have witnessed. I have jumpseated in the past with many carriers and believe I could happily hang my hat at UPS.
Any advice would be appreciated, it's been a long ride here and long journey to go.