Originally Posted by
Colnago
Be humble. Don't sell yourself in a cocky way but in a confident way. Put a lot of work and effort into your resume. Clean it up. If your resume is too lengthy from a ton of work experience, clean it up and leave the most relevant work experience in there. Flooding your resume with "work study library worker," "dining center associate," "residence dorm mail sorter," just to make your resume longer is not a smart idea. For those who haven't worked many jobs in your life, instead of writing "work experience," (and showing little work history) write "related employment." It does several things. It doesn't necessarily reveal that you haven't had any other jobs [by using the word related] yet shows that you're keeping it clean by cutting the fluff for them, which they probably don't care about anyway unless it's in your favor to show you're well rounded. See what I mean? Small things like this add up. Anyway, that's only one of many examples.
As stated above, I think many people have the potential to get interviews. However, most don't put nearly as much effort into their first impressions, which are usually the cover letter and resume.
edit: Also, like mentioned already...you probably don't want to sell yourself by being honest and listing your negatives. That's just plain silly.
I'm pretty good at first impressions, as I have been told. I've been told I have a good humor to me that lightens the mood and causes relaxation. So who knows?
As far as work experience, I have worked for my brother and his business the last 6 years, which I hope doesn't hurt me since that’s really my only major work experience that’s recent. As far as being current, I am using the additional ratings for the CFI, CFII and MEI and rental flights. I also try to read all my old IFR material once a month to stay current on all that information.
Originally Posted by
bgmann
Someone once mentioned that showing up to an interview with a 10 month old First Class Medical shows that "you dont really want the job".
However, in the email from Mesaba with travel information for the interview it states "You must possess a First Class Medical Certificate issued within the last 12 months to be eligible for participation in our interview process."
Just like to know your thoughts on how that would look bad if they state it specifically in their email?
That's why I have an appointment to get my first class renewed in 2 weeks, and I have just put my application in for my passport. I am trying to get all the little things done so there is the least amount of "No's" on the application as possible. The only requirement per their application that I may not meet is the 600TT.