Advantage of Being a Pilot
01-18-2007, 08:57 PM
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Advantage of Being a Pilot
Hey folks,
Some people on this forum may think that spending all your time/effort/money on learning to fly is a waste is you don't eventually get an professional aviation job.
Well, this coming thursday I'm interviewing for a meteorology internship at a weather forecasting firm. The fact that I was a pilot was a considerable resume enhancer, mainly because they do a good amount of aviation weather services.
In general being a pilot seems to suggest to employers that you are responsible and capable of handling challenging tasks, etc.
So I guess a pilot background has some good advantages even outside of aviation.
Some people on this forum may think that spending all your time/effort/money on learning to fly is a waste is you don't eventually get an professional aviation job.
Well, this coming thursday I'm interviewing for a meteorology internship at a weather forecasting firm. The fact that I was a pilot was a considerable resume enhancer, mainly because they do a good amount of aviation weather services.
In general being a pilot seems to suggest to employers that you are responsible and capable of handling challenging tasks, etc.
So I guess a pilot background has some good advantages even outside of aviation.
01-20-2007, 08:59 AM
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I got a lot of respect for being a pilot when applying for some engineering internships during college. A few at Cessna (which I wound up turning down because it was in Kansas) said "Pilots License Preferred."
It certainly can't hurt!
It certainly can't hurt!
01-20-2007, 09:03 AM
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We def get respect from society, just not each other hahah, nah when it comes down to it, we all share something special as cheesy as it sounds, anytime I meet up with another pilot we could shoot the Sh** for hours, thats why the airline thing is awesome, here at Express anyway every 4 day I have had the Captains have been awesome guys/gals, makes the job great. All those bitter guys that got their jobs 20-30 years ago with 250 hrs who look down at us will soon be gone. (kinda off topic but figures I throw it in there)
01-20-2007, 09:37 AM
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Being stupid enough to get an aviation degree, I feel that it hinders anything else that I would ever want to do in life. I interviewed(in the wake of 911) for a lifeguarding job and almost got turned down because the guy couldn't believe I wanted to sit next to a pool instead of fly an airplane. Actually, I just couldn't find a damn job at the time. In my opinion, you're probably better off just keeping your mouth shut about being a pilot and proving your credentials during another interview if you so choose that path.
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