How Does one make himself stand out with so many out there?
06-09-2006 | 02:42 PM
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From: Aviation Consultant
Originally Posted by hatetobreakit2u
i think its more the fact that these so called "proffesional resumer writers" have all the contacts in the industry to pass your resume to the right person, more than the fact that they put a semicolon in where you put a comma.
Wow... if that were actually true then we would be placement services, right? Wouldn't that make us more desirable? Hmmm.
If I'm reading your statement correctly that hiring someone to write your resume is a waste - I understand your skepticism of "professional resume writers" and I am the first to highly recommend that folks check out all available options and the "professionals" themeselves. One question I suggest is to ask what will this person charge you if your resume is fine the way it is? Will they always find something wrong with it?
My philosophy is that if you are conveying the information just fine it then it doesn't need any modifications...and I will certainly not charge you for something I didn't do.
I guess I'm not sure what point your statement above is trying to make. Are you suggesting that having your resume critiqued or written is a waste of time and money or that it is a positive step because of the assumed "connections?"
Kind Regards,
Lori
06-09-2006 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SharkyBN584
You're not aiming too high although I know Air Wisky is looking for about 1500 TT. There's a couple things you can do:
1. Apply Apply and Apply some more. Submit online (if available), then fax your resume to the human resource department. If you can find out whose in charge of hiring, get their name and address then Priority Mail a copy of your resume to them. That way it ends up on their desk and they have to sign for it and at least open it to look at it. It's gutsy, but I've seen it work. You can usually get contact info on aviationinterviews.com at the top of the gouge.
2. Find someone you know that works for one of those companies and get them to hand in your resume. Recommendations from current employees usually go a long way.
3. Update your resume often (at least once a month). Some people I know do it every two weeks. Show them you're still flying and that you're committed to working at THIER COMPANY.
4. Stick with it. I had resumes out to companies before meeting minimums and kept updating for almost 5 months before finally getting a phone call and that was with two employees walking my stuff in. You just have to be persistent.
Good luck with the job search. From what I hear the places you have applied to are pretty solid regionals.
1. Apply Apply and Apply some more. Submit online (if available), then fax your resume to the human resource department. If you can find out whose in charge of hiring, get their name and address then Priority Mail a copy of your resume to them. That way it ends up on their desk and they have to sign for it and at least open it to look at it. It's gutsy, but I've seen it work. You can usually get contact info on aviationinterviews.com at the top of the gouge.
2. Find someone you know that works for one of those companies and get them to hand in your resume. Recommendations from current employees usually go a long way.
3. Update your resume often (at least once a month). Some people I know do it every two weeks. Show them you're still flying and that you're committed to working at THIER COMPANY.
4. Stick with it. I had resumes out to companies before meeting minimums and kept updating for almost 5 months before finally getting a phone call and that was with two employees walking my stuff in. You just have to be persistent.
Good luck with the job search. From what I hear the places you have applied to are pretty solid regionals.
This is great advice from Sharky. Also make sure you update any online application you may have on file.
One thing you didn't mention in your post is what you're currently doing. Are you actively flying? Recency is very important and most airlines require a minimum of 100 hours in the past six months.
Give it some time; nothing ever happens as fast as we want it to. Network, network, network.
Good luck!!
Lori
06-09-2006 | 03:00 PM
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From: 7ER B...whatever that means.
Originally Posted by WEACLRS
Maybe it's just the idea of working for Colgan, but the word back from the open house we just held in Houston - a "come one come all" call for ALL pilots - is just eight showed up the first day and two...just two out of all those pilots out there looking for jobs...showed up the second day. Even if you don't want to work for us, at least show up for the interview experience!
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