Originally Posted by
gradywhite
av8r wnnab i appreciate it .. i doubt i will get another, me being a corporate driver. a lot of military heavy drivers out there
Come on Grady......did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no, and we're not going to start now!
Here's a word I want you to become familiar with......
confidence. A person that does not project confidence in an interview is a dead duck.....especially when interviewing for a job as a pilot. Did you ever meet someone new for the first time? You know, the guy that has a limp handshake, doesn't make eye contact, looks at the ground, doesn't smile and engage you, mumbles or doesn't speak clearly/loud enough? Interviewers meet this guy a lot....I'm sure of it. They immediately have a negative impression that is almost impossible to overcome during the course of an interview...no matter how good this guy looks on his resume. The HR lady thinks he is some milktoast guy with zero confidence that doesn't fit in with the company culture, and the pilot interviewer is thinking that he is a nerd/dork that he wouldn't want to go out on the road with for 7 days. Keep in mind that this all happened in the first 10 seconds of introductions between the players. My point to you is,
don't be that guy! Don't be him at the interview, and don't be him when searching for a pilot job, or any job really. Ok, pep talk is over for now. Geez, maybe I ought to open up my own interview prep service!
Bottom line.......it's going to be up to you to go out there, and get that job/interview. Make it happen! Network...meet some people at Brown, ask your UPS friend to take you on a tour of a sort facility....anything to meet some more people that just might be able to help you. Last, but certainly not least, lose the negative vibes. Don't worry about "military heavy drivers" out there fighting for the same job. You got the interview once, and I'm sure that you can do it again. Ok, pep talk is really over this time. Good luck
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