Pilot Training : Pilot Library : flying careers
Job Hunting For Pilots, by Gregory Brown

Job Hunting For Pilots

by Gregory Brown

Publisher:
ISBN:
9781560276241
Published Date:
2001
Edition:
2nd
Other Identifiers:
ASA-JOB-HUNT
Pages:
200
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Whether your goal is jet captain, flight instructor, or any other pilot position, Job Hunting for Pilots will help you take command of your career.

Increase your career rate of climb. This book includes pilot resumes, cover letters, interview preparation and much more. Addresses everyone from aspiring pilots to transitioning military aviators and old pros changing jobs or careers. Shows how to develop those all-important inside contacts who can help you more quickly achieve your dream flying job. Join thousands of pilots who’ve advanced their careers with the aid of this unique book.

Author, Greg Brown’s love for flying is obvious to anyone who knows his column, “Flying Carpet,” in AOPA’s Flight Training magazine. Greg has been flying since 1971 and has found jobs as a pilot for both corporate and scheduled flight operations, and helped countless aviators achieve their career dreams through writing and seminars.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Preflight: The Groundwork
understanding the odds, planning your career

Techniques for Advancing Your Career
importance of "knowing somebody", developing contacts

Keeping in Touch
right place at the right time; setting up a system

Alternate Routes to the Pilot's Seat
enhance your luck; don't shoot yourself down; alternate routes

Required Paperwork
your resume; cover letters; business cards; references; applications

The Interview
interview confidence; interview preparation; the big day; follow through

Getting Off the Ground
specific pilot groups; college students; building experience; landing a CFI job; lining up students; transitioning military aviators

Happy Landings
the best qualified pilot always gets the job ....right?

From the Introduction: Whether your goal is jet captain, flight instructor, or any other pilot position, Job Hunting for Pilots will help you take command of your career. For first job to last, you'll find pilot resumes, cover letters, interview preparation, and much more - addressing everyone from aspiring pilots to transitioning military aviators and old pros changing jobs and careers. What people are saying: “Finally, a book that tells me how to get an airline job!”—Mark Holt, commuter pilot "Well written, creative and accurate…There is a lot of meat in those few pages.”—Dr. Charles Ahlstrand, director of the Career Center at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ “The definitive book for getting ahead in this business.”—Capt. O. J. Alexander, pilot interviewer for a major airline “This ought to be one of the books thrown in with your commercial or CFI books as you wrap up your training… ‘books you must have’.”—David Braid, flight instructor “So, I put out my ten resumes and waited, and waited, and waited…I had never read any books that explain just how important networking is in getting an airline job. Let alone how to go about it..”—Darius W. Johnson, commuter captain