Many of my candidates have contacted me recently in frustration wondering if they are the only ones not out interviewing. Some are old friends who are at the Regionals, others are working for corporations, or the Fractionals, and still others are instructing. They all have the same questions and frustrations. The most frequent question I am being asked is what they can be doing to make themselves more marketable. Everyone is looking to be somewhere else. It is quite amusing to observe from the sidelines: Regional pilots are trying to go the corporate route, while corporate pilots are trying to land at the regionals, etc. While this is interesting for me, it is evident how difficult it is trying to make it through one of the worst downturns this industry has seen. I thought I would try and lend some advice as to what you can be doing in the meantime depending on where you are and what your situation may be.
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What Can I Do to Wait Out the Downturn?
December 23rd, 2009Ask the Counselor
November 20th, 2009
WFFF in cooperation with Aviation Interview Prep LLC is happy to offer a new free service to our visitors! We have started a new section in our pilot forums called “Ask the Counselor.”
“Ask the Counselor” is your resource for all of your interview questions. We hope that our visitors make full use of this new forum to ask the experts questions about pilot interviews and how to advance their career. Your questions to the “The Counselor” will be answered by one of Aviation Interview Prep LLC’s team members. With this new service available to you, we look forward to helping your career take flight!
Updated Pilot Forums
October 21st, 2009
We have recently updated our pilot forums section of our website. We are sure that you will find this new updated version to be easier to read and very user friendly.
Unlike many other pilot forums websites, ours is still FREE! We hope that you take advantage of this excellent resource.
To help jump start our new forums, we are offering a free membership to one of our forum members that makes a post this month. We will randomly choose one member from all the members that post in the month of October. Each post will count as another entry, so the more you post the more opportunities you have to win!
Visit our new forums today at http://www.willflyforfood.com/pilotforums/
I have sent a bunch of resumes out and still haven’t heard anything!?
August 24th, 2009
Is this something that has happened to you? Are you constantly scrolling through the job postings at Will Fly for Food and feeling like you aren’t getting anywhere? In this article, I will try to help you identify potential challenges and make progress in this tough process.
First, consider having a professional resume service review your resume for you. It is not uncommon to miss obvious mistakes on our own resume, and these mistakes can actually cost you the opportunity to interview. Remember, the recruiters and Chief pilots are looking for any reason to start trimming the stack of resumes on their desks. Don’t let yours be the one that is passed over. You want yours to be as close to perfect as possible, so that you increase your chance of obtaining an interview.
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Interview Day Tips to Make You Stand Out!
August 18th, 2009
Our mission at Aviation Interview Prep Services Llc., is to coach you through the actual interview, however, there some things you can do prior to the interview to help put your best foot forward. Getting yourself in the right frame of mind will give you a leg up on the competition.
First, it is critical that you do as much research on your prospective company as possible. Use the web to obtain as much information as possible. Start by reviewing the company’s website, but also search other industry or financial sites to get additional information on the company. This will help you guage how the company is doing but more importantly it will give you perspective on the company from outside sources. After sorting all this information, you should have a firm grasp of the health of the company, and where the company is headed. You can also use the different analyst reports to come up with some good questions for the end of the interview. It is very customary for companies to give you the chance to ask questions. Don’t take this step lightly- it’s an essential part of the interview. By asking key questions, you communicate to the prospective company that you have done your homework and that you are serious about them as a possibly future employer. Read the rest of this entry »
Pilot Interview Profiles (Gouge) Needed!
August 3rd, 2009
We know that there are not too many airlines hiring right now, but there are a few currently interviewing. We are in need of updated pilot interview gouge for the following airlines:
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