Part 91 departments and resumes
03-30-2013, 08:19 AM
#21
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Joined APC: Sep 2009
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I have had the opportunity to work in both environments and hope the two cultures remain separate. The airline culture has become a disease in which I hope doesn't spread to corporate flight departments. Attitude is everything whereas some individuals can make the move from one culture to the other culture.
03-30-2013, 09:24 AM
#22
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Position: Corporate Pilot
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definitelyBoilerUP;1382090]If I can successfully make a transition from regional airline FO to corporate pilot to corporate CP...just about anybody could.
IMO its always more important to hire the right person in 91 than it is to hire the right type rating - and that's where networking & interpersonal relationships can help - but if the right person happens to have the type you are looking for, well that's a bonus.[/QUOTE]
Boiler is right. Plus, we came from the same regional! I will dwfinitely agree that it is a tough nut to crack though
IMO its always more important to hire the right person in 91 than it is to hire the right type rating - and that's where networking & interpersonal relationships can help - but if the right person happens to have the type you are looking for, well that's a bonus.[/QUOTE]
Boiler is right. Plus, we came from the same regional! I will dwfinitely agree that it is a tough nut to crack though
03-30-2013, 09:29 AM
#23
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Originally Posted by Joebootx
Hello folks. Just looking for some insight into how many resumes a CP or DA receives randomly for a corporate flight department. I was talking to a friend of mine who said he gets "hundreds" a month when they aren't even hiring. Anyone concur with this? I work for a small long standing (40 yrs) corporate flight department with two aircraft and we never see any resumes, emails or phone calls. Any other viewpoints out there?
Thanks.
JB
Thanks.
JB
None here. We are hiring 1 this year but wont advertise. All you get from that is pasted onto all the pilot web boards...and you wont get too many great resumes there.
Like any industry, many positions are filled with internal rec's long before there's an opening, especially in smaller departments.
It also helps to be hidden on the NBAA guides, etc. to avoid junk mail/shotgun resumes.
That being said, its still pretty difficult to find good people today. I don't care about having the type rating, the personality/goals must fit your operation. Saving 40-50k on a rating isn't worth having an oddball in your operation.
A lot of it may also depend upon your location? We simply don't have many highly qualified pilots looking for jobs in our area. I suppose thats a good thing.
03-30-2013, 01:53 PM
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Thanks for the input everyone. That's pretty rough getting all those resumes that some of you get. It's too bad that many people either want to change jobs or need jobs. Sad to hear, it'd be tough to compete against 300-400 applicants for one job.
03-30-2013, 05:08 PM
#26
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As others have stated, most good corporate jobs are filled by internal recs. You do more sitting than flying (usually) and definitely need to have someone who will fit into your department and gel with others. More of a small "external" family.
04-03-2013, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by pokey9554
That's where we differ. I am open to suggestions as are most flight operations. As the PIC, you should fly the plane how you're supposed to, not how someone who sells widgets tells you to.
04-03-2013, 06:40 AM
#28
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I was a little raging ball of regional FO fire a few years ago. I realized this, realized that I was not going to go straight to a GV and knew I had to make a change.
I took a position flying a PC-12 under 91K and 135. Dropped the RJ FO attitude ASAP. Changed my perspective and now I enjoy flying, like my job and have no problem going out on a limb for the company if need be. Since getting that chip of my shoulder I look back and can't figure out why I let working at a regional eat at me so much.
I took a position flying a PC-12 under 91K and 135. Dropped the RJ FO attitude ASAP. Changed my perspective and now I enjoy flying, like my job and have no problem going out on a limb for the company if need be. Since getting that chip of my shoulder I look back and can't figure out why I let working at a regional eat at me so much.
04-03-2013, 08:43 AM
#30
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Originally Posted by GlobalEx
Sounds like you should probably just stick to the airlines.
A bizav pilot is there to serve their passengers' needs, but they should NEVER let their passengers tell them how to fly the plane.
That'd be kinda like a pilot telling the CFO how to restructure corporate debt...
