Originally Posted by
DjHubberts
What have you done to separate yourself from the crowd? You graduated in the top of your class, never failed a check ride, 90% on your FAA exams.... So you're book smart... so what... what are you like outside the cockpit?
What have you done outside of aviation to make yourself more marketable? Serve on any committees at any of your airlines? Any volunteer work outside of your job?
From everything gathered on here SkyHigh, its all about YOU! Even if you are a Rhodes scholar, everything that you have put on here is poor poor me. Companies want to see that you have something to talk about on the flight deck besides your training record.
Just my thoughts... For all you younger pilots out there, do something besides go to work and fly. Volunteer work looks awesome on your resume...
Sure I have done much outside of the flight deck. I was a part time ground school instructor at Horizon Air, volunteer firefighter, built a business and family. I have glowing letters of recommendation from almost every place I worked. Besides book smarts I have a broad range of civilian pilot jobs and experiences.
My efforts on this forum are intended to provide a service to others.
SkyHigh