Job Fair Question

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njboeingfan

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Hi all,

I am sitting here with only 2100 TT and a little over 700 121 time. I am looking at the LCCs to end my career; i’m mid 40s. Would it help to goto the NGPA and/or WAI fairs next month or wait until I have more TT. Thanks
 
2100 is pretty low for LCC. I had 4500 TT when JetBlue called me. But going to a job fair will help with facetime.
 
njboeingfan said:
Hi all,

I am sitting here with only 2100 TT and a little over 700 121 time. I am looking at the LCCs to end my career; i’m mid 40s. Would it help to goto the NGPA and/or WAI fairs next month or wait until I have more TT. Thanks
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Go.
 
If you can get the time off and afford to go, go before you think you’re competitive. Meet people. Make connections. Might help you later when you’re more competitive or you might get an offer you didn’t expect.
 
Cherokee_Cruiser said:
Was he hired?
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I didn't actually wear a leisure suit to my interview, but I did wear a yellow shirt and a yellow tie. Which, incidentally, I bought long before even knowing Spirit was a thing; I just like yellow.

Growing up watching this guy probably had something to do with it, along with my gruff use of "satisfactory:"
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Yes you should go. Make a good impression, and try to set yourself apart from the pack and you might find yourself moving on soon.
 
Id go - worst case is you learn how to interact with more people. And if this is your first airline job fair you'll learn some stuff about the companies and yourself. Most will ask you "Why us?" so have answers for each one you want to work for.
 
bLizZuE said:
If you can get the time off and afford to go, go before you think you’re competitive. Meet people. Make connections. Might help you later when you’re more competitive or you might get an offer you didn’t expect.
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This is very important.

If you just pop into the job fair and immediately leave thereafter, you’re doing it wrong.

Most of your most valuable connections are generally made at the bar, in the hallways or just something random.

Shake a lot of hands, talk to everyone, know that you’re always in earshot of someone who wants to and can help you.
 
Derg said:
This is very important.

If you just pop into the job fair and immediately leave thereafter, you’re doing it wrong.

Most of your most valuable connections are generally made at the bar, in the hallways or just something random.

Shake a lot of hands, talk to everyone, know that you’re always in earshot of someone who wants to and can help you.
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That's my philosophy this year for NGPA. I have zero 121 PIC time and a bit less than 3000 hours. It's definitely all about networking. In fact, I went to a couple NGPA Winter Warmups before they ever had the career expo and still have friends and contacts I keep in touch with to this day.

I'll definitely be resume in hand at the expo with everyone else, but as I have found in the past its about just meeting people face to face throughout the weekend.

Now my big issue is getting my apps submitted. The Type A in me doesn't want to hit the submit button until I have everything perfect, a set number of references, the right date for my traffic ticket 20 years ago, etc.
 
BrettInLJ said:
Now my big issue is getting my apps submitted. The Type A in me doesn't want to hit the submit button until I have everything perfect, a set number of references, the right date for my traffic ticket 20 years ago, etc.
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I haven't seen those Frozen kids movies but I think there's some famous song about "Let it Go"

Take what you have and just do your best
 
BrettInLJ said:
That's my philosophy this year for NGPA. I have zero 121 PIC time and a bit less than 3000 hours. It's definitely all about networking. In fact, I went to a couple NGPA Winter Warmups before they ever had the career expo and still have friends and contacts I keep in touch with to this day.

I'll definitely be resume in hand at the expo with everyone else, but as I have found in the past its about just meeting people face to face throughout the weekend.

Now my big issue is getting my apps submitted. The Type A in me doesn't want to hit the submit button until I have everything perfect, a set number of references, the right date for my traffic ticket 20 years ago, etc.
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"Perfect is the enemy of good."

-Voltaire
 
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