Legacy pilot interviewing for good corporate?
01-25-2022, 01:05 AM
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Legacy pilot interviewing for good corporate?
Asking for a friend who is not online.
He has over a decade of wide body in a non-US legacy but due to covid and contract/pay changes, looking for greener pastures.
Fortunately, he got called up for a very good corporate pilot job interview after 2 days of submitting his resume!
He wasn't even type rated on that plane but I assume his experience and job history made him appealing.
Now my question is, to prepare for his interview - what would they ask? Esp from commercial transiting to corporate.
The HR, captain, and DFO would be interviewing him.
I am guessing the process is different from a legacy interview.
Any experience and tips to share?
Will they do both HR and technical questions together? What about personality?
What should he expect? How to sound likeable, confident but humble?
He has over a decade of wide body in a non-US legacy but due to covid and contract/pay changes, looking for greener pastures.
Fortunately, he got called up for a very good corporate pilot job interview after 2 days of submitting his resume!
He wasn't even type rated on that plane but I assume his experience and job history made him appealing.
Now my question is, to prepare for his interview - what would they ask? Esp from commercial transiting to corporate.
The HR, captain, and DFO would be interviewing him.
I am guessing the process is different from a legacy interview.
Any experience and tips to share?
Will they do both HR and technical questions together? What about personality?
What should he expect? How to sound likeable, confident but humble?
01-27-2022, 10:30 AM
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Good resource for typical questions is aviationinterviews.com
Check out the info on Flexjet, Netjets, XOJet, JSX, Airshare and Corporate Flight Departments for an overview
Most corporate/private aviation operators are more interested in pilot personality than tech skills/knowledge
Lots of emphasis on customer service skills, personality-fit and flexibility
Check out the info on Flexjet, Netjets, XOJet, JSX, Airshare and Corporate Flight Departments for an overview
Most corporate/private aviation operators are more interested in pilot personality than tech skills/knowledge
Lots of emphasis on customer service skills, personality-fit and flexibility
04-27-2022, 06:39 AM
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When I interviewed for a 91 job, it was more about personality compatibility. How are you to live with on a 12 hour flight and a three week trip.
Basically, they want to know that no task is beneath you because of your ‘exalted position’ as airline pilot.
What are your long term goals? Are you “trying out” business aviation or have you researched the field and feel it fits your personality?
Do you want to live where the department is? They want to make sure you’re not trying to grab a type and move on to greener pastures.
Many people in 91/135 have invested years of networking and relationship building to get a particular job. Why should they hire some 121 guy who waltzes in with a logbook of hours and high expectations?
Your friend has to be ready to answer these questions—and be convincing. Be sincere and be ready to work to be an asset to the department.
TC
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Basically, they want to know that no task is beneath you because of your ‘exalted position’ as airline pilot.
What are your long term goals? Are you “trying out” business aviation or have you researched the field and feel it fits your personality?
Do you want to live where the department is? They want to make sure you’re not trying to grab a type and move on to greener pastures.
Many people in 91/135 have invested years of networking and relationship building to get a particular job. Why should they hire some 121 guy who waltzes in with a logbook of hours and high expectations?
Your friend has to be ready to answer these questions—and be convincing. Be sincere and be ready to work to be an asset to the department.
TC
121 CA/91 Experience
05-04-2022, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Fat Old Tired
Emirates, Qatar, Korean, etc
Everything else big is a Major, National, LCC, Flag, OO, etc
/pendatic rant
07-17-2022, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by AA717driver
When I interviewed for a 91 job, it was more about personality compatibility. How are you to live with on a 12 hour flight and a three week trip.
Basically, they want to know that no task is beneath you because of your ‘exalted position’ as airline pilot.
What are your long term goals? Are you “trying out” business aviation or have you researched the field and feel it fits your personality?
Do you want to live where the department is? They want to make sure you’re not trying to grab a type and move on to greener pastures.
Many people in 91/135 have invested years of networking and relationship building to get a particular job. Why should they hire some 121 guy who waltzes in with a logbook of hours and high expectations?
Your friend has to be ready to answer these questions—and be convincing. Be sincere and be ready to work to be an asset to the department.
TC
121 CA/91 Experience
Basically, they want to know that no task is beneath you because of your ‘exalted position’ as airline pilot.
What are your long term goals? Are you “trying out” business aviation or have you researched the field and feel it fits your personality?
Do you want to live where the department is? They want to make sure you’re not trying to grab a type and move on to greener pastures.
Many people in 91/135 have invested years of networking and relationship building to get a particular job. Why should they hire some 121 guy who waltzes in with a logbook of hours and high expectations?
Your friend has to be ready to answer these questions—and be convincing. Be sincere and be ready to work to be an asset to the department.
TC
121 CA/91 Experience
07-17-2022, 10:54 PM
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General info as the original post is from 7 months ago:
Corporate/135/rent-a-jet flying is all about customer service.
Out of the three 135 interviews I’ve ever done two were 90% customer service related questions.
At departure time customer hasn’t shown yet and you know later in the day you have another revenue flight or a reposition for a revenue flight (aka the plane needs to be there).
What do you do?
You’re weight limited due to fuel/landing distance/ high altitude or whatever other reason and the customer shows up with 3 million lbs of luggage.
What do you do?
Customer swears high and low the broker told them non stop so will you drop your alternate to accommodate?
Broker told you drop one pax so you take extra fuel as the WX is abysmal and they show up with one pax extra. De fueling is a MX item and nobody available at podunk airport.
What do you do?
I didn’t make those up either lol.
Corporate/135/rent-a-jet flying is all about customer service.
Out of the three 135 interviews I’ve ever done two were 90% customer service related questions.
At departure time customer hasn’t shown yet and you know later in the day you have another revenue flight or a reposition for a revenue flight (aka the plane needs to be there).
What do you do?
You’re weight limited due to fuel/landing distance/ high altitude or whatever other reason and the customer shows up with 3 million lbs of luggage.
What do you do?
Customer swears high and low the broker told them non stop so will you drop your alternate to accommodate?
Broker told you drop one pax so you take extra fuel as the WX is abysmal and they show up with one pax extra. De fueling is a MX item and nobody available at podunk airport.
What do you do?
I didn’t make those up either lol.
Last edited by TiredSoul; 07-17-2022 at 11:10 PM.
07-19-2022, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by AA717driver
When I interviewed for a 91 job, it was more about personality compatibility. How are you to live with on a 12 hour flight and a three week trip.
Basically, they want to know that no task is beneath you because of your ‘exalted position’ as airline pilot.
What are your long term goals? Are you “trying out” business aviation or have you researched the field and feel it fits your personality?
Do you want to live where the department is? They want to make sure you’re not trying to grab a type and move on to greener pastures.
Many people in 91/135 have invested years of networking and relationship building to get a particular job. Why should they hire some 121 guy who waltzes in with a logbook of hours and high expectations?
Your friend has to be ready to answer these questions—and be convincing. Be sincere and be ready to work to be an asset to the department.
TC
121 CA/91 Experience
Basically, they want to know that no task is beneath you because of your ‘exalted position’ as airline pilot.
What are your long term goals? Are you “trying out” business aviation or have you researched the field and feel it fits your personality?
Do you want to live where the department is? They want to make sure you’re not trying to grab a type and move on to greener pastures.
Many people in 91/135 have invested years of networking and relationship building to get a particular job. Why should they hire some 121 guy who waltzes in with a logbook of hours and high expectations?
Your friend has to be ready to answer these questions—and be convincing. Be sincere and be ready to work to be an asset to the department.
TC
121 CA/91 Experience
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