J4000

A quick disclaimer: I realize that for some who may read this, the hilarity of the following story won’t apply, and to those, I congratulate you on the sheer luck of timing with which you were blessed. Save the flaming. For the rest of us, get a load of this:

So I'm taking a series of skills assessment/abilities profile tests to try to get some idea of what else I could do if I decide to take a break from this "profession" and develop otherwise marketable skills. One of the tests is a work-values assessment in which you finish the statement “In my ideal job it is important that…”. You’re then given twenty conclusions to the statement to rank in order of importance. Here were my top five:

• …I would be treated fairly by the company.
• …the job would provide for steady employment.
• …the pay would compare well for my level of education.
• …the job would provide opportunity for advancement.
• …I have supervisors who provide good management.

After doing so, the program generates a list of possible occupations that most closely match the values you listed as being important. Care to guess which career was on the TOP of my list based on the aforementioned values?

Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers.

I nearly fell out of my chair on that one. In a related thread:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ma...lots-19-a.html

Where are these "industry experts" getting this information?!

hindsight2020

That's funny. I find it hard to believe that any halfway decent query would yield airline pilot when given "stability of employment/longevity" as a criteria in ANY ranking.....We can snap at each other with the junior vs senior pilot POV all day, but we all have to agree a Xmas season temp cashier at JC Penney's has more job stability than an airline pilot in any 10-year consecutive time period.....lol

Whoever gave you the test and made you pay for it just sold you a bridge in Brooklyn I'm afraid...Preying on the broken hearted, that's just not right...

SkyHigh

I remember taking a similar test during a period when I was laid off and looking for a new career. It is not easy to find a new path for yourself. Just when I had formally made the decision to stop seeking a new pilot job other career opportunities began to pop up. I ended up getting a job as a county firefighter and had almost been there a year when I got a totally unsolicited call out of the blue for a tempting flying job.

I ended up leaving what was developing into a great career as a firefighter and got sucked back into aviation.

Skyhigh

CrimsonEclipse

I did the same thing a few years ago. My results:
Airline Pilot
Ship Captain

Boy, was I upset!

There is also funding for me to get my pilot's license or A+P here.
As part of an "jobs in demand" program. You can't make this crap up.