Originally Posted by
lifegoeson
Anyone think I might be competetive for an interview?
3600ish TT mostly part 135 no 121
2 Jet PIC types
2,000 Turbine, 420 jet, rest is turboprop
600 TPIC all turboprop
Currently flying single pilot king air with a superviser role (not CP)
No Degree, one year of college then dropped out to fly full time- already had all my ratings and at the time and the pilot market was great so I went straight into 135
Employment history is my biggest hold up. First big screw up was 2.5 years ago at an imfamously scetchy 135 shop. Was working 28 days a month and was asked to come fly on my 2 scheduled days off that month and declined. Was threatened by the DO twice that I would be fired if I didnt, and on the second time he said maybe I should resign if i can't come in and at that point I had enough so I did. HR accepted my immediate resignation but the following day I received an email that my resignation was declined and I was terminated. They put it on my PRD as such. I was an at will employee and this was illegal but my lawyer said theres pretty much nothing they can do about it. Next screw up was 100% my fault- 1.5 years ago I was employed as a charter pilot for only 9 months for a small company then quit. I was commuting coast-to-coast and the 'quick' upgrade I was promised was clearly not happening so I bailed for a PIC job. I know pretty much all I can do at this point is build consistent employment history and be a star employee and hope for a good hiring wave.
TIA
I had three other part 91/135 people in my class and one was managing a single seat KA with only turbo prop time. I currently have two friends in the interview pool with only 135 time. We do exist!
Step One, apply and update it monthly, at a minimum, and pay to have it reviewed
Step Two, after it is reviewed get your internal recommendation on to trigger a review
Step three, Pay for the 1 on 1 interview help. They will help you not talk yourself into a corner in regards to your previous employers. As mentioned above, got to spin a positive and learning out of the experiences.