1. Bring resumes, as many copies as you'd like. We recommend bringing "plenty". It doesn't hurt to bring more than you need. If you want a number to bring - 20.
2. You can bring logbooks and/or copies but don't expect anyone to look at them, it's not something we recommend but if it'll make you feel better to bring them, please do. The writer of this post has produced about 30 Pilot Job Fairs and has never seen a major airline review logbooks at an event.
3. If you have a cover letter, bring it. Again, it doesn't hurt. You can ask the representative if they'd like to see it. It's 50/50 if they do or not.
4. We highly recommend you check out our
Resume and Cover Letter Tips and Samples. As a FAPA Pilot Job Fair registrant, you're also a Basic member and are entitled to one complementary annual resume review. You can submit that request on the above page.
5. If you have LORs, you can bring copies of them as well. Be prepared to talk about your relationship with the author of each.
6. The advice for copies of documents is the same as the logbooks, if it'll make you feel better please do bring them but don't expect anyone to look at them.
The general guidance is that the only things that are expected of you at a FAPA Pilot Job Fair is to show up looking professional in business casual attire, have a sufficient number of resumes, and is ready to have a conversation about why you are interested in your target carrier and what you know about that carrier. You should also be able to speak intelligently about what you have put on your own resume.
7. FAPA offers fantastic
Interview Prep and have been prepping UPS pilot applicants since 2003 and has a 95% success rate with their applicants. As a FAPA Basic member you qualify for a discount on FAPA Premier Membership which includes the full Interview Prep package. As a bonus, FAPA Premier Members also get access to the express line at FAPA Pilot Job Fairs getting you in and out of the event in a fraction of the time, almost all Premier Members who attend can commute in and out the same day.
While a Pilot Job Fair is not an interview we recommend people prepare for them similar to an interview. The same skillset applies to either environment. FAPA Interview Prep isn't timed or capped so once you're a member, we continue to prep you for multiple Job Fairs, interviews, airlines, etc, all at no extra cost. Essentially, there is no such thing as signing up "too early" for FAPA Interview Prep.
Still think it's silly to signup for Interview Prep before you actually have an interview? When you're enroute to your destination and you know 3 hours prior to arrival that the field's weather is at CATII/III minimums, do you start reviewing/briefing that approach at TOD or ASAP? Same thing for an interview. It's not a matter of
if you'll get the interview, it's
when. We really can't count how many times people get an interview date and are then rushing to prepare because they wanted to wait. About 80% of the work can be done before you even get the call. All of our preps are done one-on-one, no groups, you get all of the attention.
Lastly (and most importantly), regarding interview prep you should strongly consider the qualifications of the individual you have invested $8.4 million (value of a 30 year career at UPS Airlines, excluding retirement) in. What is this person's background? Why are they uniquely qualified to sharpen your skills as a job applicant?
FAPA Interview Coaches all have part 121 pilot hiring backgrounds. These people have sat on the other side of the table thousands of times (15,000 times, to be more precise) and asked the questions you as the applicant are trying to wrap your mind around. If you're considering using someone who has a flying/pilot background, that's fine. But ask yourself and them, what makes them qualified to prepare you for this interview?
8. Yes, read the "UPS books".
Hopefully this helps. Any more questions or need further clarification you can reach out to us at 1-800-Jet-Jobs or
[email protected]