The corporate culture is vastly different than the 121 culture. Having said that, networking is huge in this arena. Corporate is very much people oriented - when one pilot retires often times the retiree is asked, and the other pilots, if they know anyone to fill the vacancy.
If you have a particular company in mind, find out what their fleet type is and seek out ways to log time in that aircraft type. You may have to take a job you don't desire to gain experience in a particular aircraft, but it could lead you to your desired job.
Hope that helps!
Lori
Originally Posted by
BradSliver
I've been working toward corporate aviation from the beginning of my flight training. I have 1400tt, 200me, all the atp mins except Total and almost all of my time is PIC doing precision mapping (lidar-multiple systems, digital-oblique imaging, hyperspectal, etc.)
I also have a solid work history prior to aviation working in sales and customer service for a large aircraft manufacturer. I have a reference letter from a former VP for that company and a standing offer for a letter from an instructor and also my former employer. I've only been with my current employer for 3 months but I'm looking to the future and wondering, "what else can I do?" How can I make my resume stand out to a corporate flight department?
Thanks.