What is with the hiring process?
11-07-2005, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SkyHigh
Dear Lori Clark,
Many times the people conducting the interviews are not pilots and do not understand the dynamics of certain areas of the industry. I was in an interview once for a major airline and the interviewer couldn't understand why I wouldn't stay long at one of the air taxi's that I flew for. I didn't want to make her feel stupid but somehow I had to paint a picture of the risks of the job and poor living conditions in rural Alaska. Needless to say, she didn't get it and I didn't get the job. In addition many of the jobs I worked in my early years were seasonal in nature. Any pilot would understand the situation and would not think ill of it. Non-pilots might see it as flaky. It is a challenging career and hiring trends are like high fashion. Your in one day and out the next. I just followed a recipe for success that was laid down by my mentors in the late 80's. What do you do if you can't go back in time and change your past? How can new pilots predict what the next trend is going to be?
SkyHigh
Many times the people conducting the interviews are not pilots and do not understand the dynamics of certain areas of the industry. I was in an interview once for a major airline and the interviewer couldn't understand why I wouldn't stay long at one of the air taxi's that I flew for. I didn't want to make her feel stupid but somehow I had to paint a picture of the risks of the job and poor living conditions in rural Alaska. Needless to say, she didn't get it and I didn't get the job. In addition many of the jobs I worked in my early years were seasonal in nature. Any pilot would understand the situation and would not think ill of it. Non-pilots might see it as flaky. It is a challenging career and hiring trends are like high fashion. Your in one day and out the next. I just followed a recipe for success that was laid down by my mentors in the late 80's. What do you do if you can't go back in time and change your past? How can new pilots predict what the next trend is going to be?
SkyHigh
Sky,
The best piece of advice i can give you is that you need to keep flying no matter what. You have to show your employers that you are active in the industry, and making a positive effort. As for Eagle... since I work there, as of right now we are hiring about 40 FO's a month. The interview process is quite difficult and I allready have recommended 2 friends with similiar time and were denied by the review board. You can re-apply to american eagle in 6mos, and the recruiters really like to see that since it shows intrest in the company. I would suggest going to an AIR INC. conference, you will get to meet the recruiters first hand and be able to put a face with the resume. Sometimes certain companies will even interview at the conference. Just keep flying, and keep a positive attiude. GL!
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