College Flying Team on Resume
09-14-2010, 09:52 AM
#2
The NeverEnding Story
Joined APC: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,512
Originally Posted by Lindenberg
I have the opportunity to be on my college's flying team and wonder if this is something that would look great, good or indifferent on a resume.
09-15-2010, 05:17 AM
#4
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: PT Inbound
Posts: 219
Originally Posted by Lindenberg
I have the opportunity to be on my college's flying team and wonder if this is something that would look great, good or indifferent on a resume.
09-15-2010, 06:00 AM
#5
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: FAA 'Flight Check'
Posts: 13,837
Originally Posted by Lindenberg
I have the opportunity to be on my college's flying team and wonder if this is something that would look great, good or indifferent on a resume.
For instance, I was on the OK State team (Go Flying Aggies!
) back in college but I wouldn't think of taking up space on my resume for that item because after 20+ years I have much more pertinent items that I want highlighted.Roll the clock back 18 of those years and it is probably at the top of my OTHER/INTERESTS column (if you had one) because with nothing else to highlight it shows teamwork, leadership, social activity, and if you do well - accomplishment.
When the time comes though that you can start adding some 'real world' experience and such to the resume then it would be one of the first cuts too.
USMCFLYR
09-15-2010, 08:05 AM
#6
APC co-founder
Joined APC: Feb 2005
Position: B777
Posts: 5,853
Put it on there, there is a metric that HR uses called "industry motivation" that measures your commitment to aviation. Time on the flight team won't help low or minimum qualifications when writing your resume, but it will show that you are committed to the profession.
09-15-2010, 08:44 AM
#7
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jun 2005
Position: Inverted
Posts: 23
The time on the team is of value and as mentioned earlier it speaks to your industry motivation factor. It may simply give you a segway to a discussion about leadership (will you take a role on the team that gains that experience) or you can add it to your experience in another way that you can then discuss in answering open ended questions such as " your grades are great but what else were you involved in while attending college?"
Add it.
NIFA is a good experience and you only get out of it what you are willing to put into it.
Add it.
NIFA is a good experience and you only get out of it what you are willing to put into it.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
suppakuppa
Flight Schools and Training
31
02-06-2018 04:17 PM
MoHoney
Flight Schools and Training
19
05-09-2006 03:50 AM
