Corporate Interview

FlySooner9

FlySooner9

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Potentially have a part 91 corporate interview and was wondering what I should expect? I'm familiar with airline interviews but not so much the corporate side. What kind of attire is expected?
 
FlySooner9 said:
Potentially have a part 91 corporate interview and was wondering what I should expect? I'm familiar with airline interviews but not so much the corporate side. What kind of attire is expected?
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There are a wide range of "interviews" is the corporate world. Are you meeting for lunch? At the Hangar? If it's a meeting at the offices than a suite would be appropriate. Very few corporate gigs will involve any technical side of the interview. It's all personality and customer service attitude. Are you willing to go the extra 20 miles to make the passengers day as smooth and efficient as possible.
 
The last corp interview I went to everyone was wearing suits. There was an HR interview which included typical HR questions that have nothing to do with aviation. Then we had lunch with the flight dept management. After lunch we had technical interviews at the hangar. It was all petty relaxed and fun.
 
Well talked to the chief pilot on the phone today and we're going to meet at the airport next week then if all goes well I'll meet the owners after that. So for sure a suit for the hangar visit?
 
I'd wear a suit. If the chief pilot didn't address it on the phone ("hey, don't bother wearing a suit, this will be informal...") then he either A) doesn't care and interviews so infrequently that he forgot to mention that he doesn't care, or B) expects you to look professional.

Depending on the owner, you may get to fly around in polo shirts everywhere. But I'd start with a suit. If you show up and everyone is in flip flops and Metallica T's, consider taking off your coat and loosening your tie.
 
My last corp interview was very laid back and comfortable. Mgmt and HR spent time talking about the company and the job, followed by some general conversation and a few TMMAT questions.
 
I had been getting hammered at XOJET. "Senior captains" (AKA no talent ass clowns) kept getting on my case about my mustache, my shoes, my badge lanyard. One even called me out online on propilotworld saying that if I kept sporting the stache' no one would ever hire me. Of course he was hands down the most abysmal pilot I had ever flown with. He burnt up the brakes on the X taxiing from the north to south LAX complex by dragging them, the entire way. I warned him several times during the taxi but he silenced me with his Swedish accent claiming that "I watched the manufactures video on proper braking technique." Upon opening the cabin door he noticed the brakes were smoking and completely panicked. Grabbing ice cold water bottles from the ice drawer and pouring them all over the brakes... shouting in his panicked accent "help!"

I digress. So my interview from the current gig: I show up at the hangar to meet the chief pilot and mechanic just to see what is going on. It wasn't an interview. I mean they needed to hire, but it was more of a meet and greet. In fact it was my chance to interview them. I don't act like I want the job, hell I don't want to wind up at another horrible flight department. I tell them honestly my opinion on anything I could think up. Explaining that if they didn't like me to show me the door please. The last thing I would want is to be in another horrible employment situation with terrible pilots. This went on for about an hour.

So these guys are talking about the job the CP takes a call and BOOM. I'm off in the CPs car to meet the aircraft owner. Now I'm in jeans flip flops and a nice but very casual button down cotton shirt. "You sure you want me to meet the guy dressed like this?" No worries! "Um OK"

I later dropped by the CPs house to meet his kids and wife. I found out later that this was the go, no go moment when I was hired. The best part about it: after I left his 4 year old daughter loved my mustache and demanded that I become the new pilot. Which was apparently the main reason I was hired. From that day on life has been oh so good and when I see an XJ tail on the ramp I just laugh.

Just be yourself. You won't regret it. If you act like someone else they will likely sniff it out or you will get hired by a bunch of talentless kooks, who volunteer on days off to pick people just like them. I fooled a bunch of them during my XOJET interview and I regretted it every day I put on the uniform.


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BEEF SUPREME said:
I had been getting hammered at XOJET. "Senior captains" (AKA no talent ass clowns) kept getting on my case about my mustache, my shoes, my badge lanyard. One even called me out online on propilotworld saying that if I kept sporting the stache' no one would ever hire me. Of course he was hands down the most abysmal pilot I had ever flown with. He burnt up the brakes on the X taxiing from the north to south LAX complex by dragging them, the entire way. I warned him several times during the taxi but he silenced me with his Swedish accent claiming that "I watched the manufactures video on proper braking technique." Upon opening the cabin door he noticed the brakes were smoking and completely panicked. Grabbing ice cold water bottles from the ice drawer and pouring them all over the brakes... shouting in his panicked accent "help!"

I digress. So my interview from the current gig: I show up at the hangar to meet the chief pilot and mechanic just to see what is going on. It wasn't an interview. I mean they needed to hire, but it was more of a meet and greet. In fact it was my chance to interview them. I don't act like I want the job, hell I don't want to wind up at another horrible flight department. I tell them honestly my opinion on anything I could think up. Explaining that if they didn't like me to show me the door please. The last thing I would want is to be in another horrible employment situation with terrible pilots. This went on for about an hour.

So these guys are talking about the job the CP takes a call and BOOM. I'm off in the CPs car to meet the aircraft owner. Now I'm in jeans flip flops and a nice but very casual button down cotton shirt. "You sure you want me to meet the guy dressed like this?" No worries! "Um OK"

I later dropped by the CPs house to meet his kids and wife. I found out later that this was the go, no go moment when I was hired. The best part about it: after I left his 4 year old daughter loved my mustache and demanded that I become the new pilot. Which was apparently the main reason I was hired. From that day on life has been oh so good and when I see an XJ tail on the ramp I just laugh.

Just be yourself. You won't regret it. If you act like someone else they will likely sniff it out or you will get hired by a bunch of talentless kooks, who volunteer on days off to pick people just like them. I fooled a bunch of them during my XOJET interview and I regretted it every day I put on the uniform.


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Does he tip well?
 
Jimmy_Norton said:
Does he tip well?
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It's 91 dude. They treat me like family. I don't ask family for tips. Now the new money posers who turn up on XJ tails...

But yeah I've been here three months and I'd say that I have proven myself. The large end of year bonus 4X what I got in Atlantic Bucks and pay bump to that of more than a "Senior Captain" is all the proof I need.

But you know, senior captain isn't an official title it's something guys call themselves after a while. So lame, it's like giving yourself a nickname.

What senior captain at XOJET means to me: "not enough talent to get a good job."


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