Before pilot hiring gets hot in a few weeks: Letters of Recommendation

jhugz said:
Let's just say a certain interviewer may of asked a follow up question in an interview. The applicant then proceed to go into the another story following the STAR format instead of a just a quick follow up response. This meme hits home.
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“Must select correct canned answer. Reviewing canned answer Rolodex in brain in the few seconds before the silence in the room becomes awkward…” <blue screen of death>
 
jhugz said:
Let's just say a certain interviewer may of asked a follow up question in an interview. The applicant then proceed to go into the another story following the STAR format instead of a just a quick follow up response. This meme hits home.
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Scene:

[Man in suit glances toward watch, moving only his eyes, looks over at his colleague who asked the follow-up question, makes eye contact, glares coldly, head tips down in muted disapproval]

Fifteen minutes later…

“…did that answer your question, sir? That’s a very good question, thank you for asking”
 
Cory Trevor said:
I used Emerald Coast and I found pretty much everything other than the 1 on 1 to be completely useless
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Concur.

In one of the seminars, everyone (bunch’o MilBros; I was the only civilian around) was having trouble with a flying story and I was like “SO LAST WEEK ON THE FRAKKIN RJ” and the facilitator kinda looked at me and paused and was like “um…well…nothing to add to that…that’s a good story from obviously recent, authentic experience.”

Well, yes, isn’t that what we’re supposed to be doing?
 
derg said:
Scene:

[Man in suit glances toward watch, moving only his eyes, looks over at his colleague who asked the follow-up question, makes eye contact, glares coldly, head tips down in muted disapproval]

Fifteen minutes later…

“…did that answer your question, sir? That’s a very good question, thank you for asking”
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@SteveC
 
The only interview prep I ever did was the 10 interviews I had flying 91/135. 8 resulted in jobs. 1 was a major and here I am.

I’d agree the guy that interviewed for 1 job every probably needs some prep. But some others just can’t be helped.

TLDR: Don’t be a weirdo.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
Concur.

In one of the seminars, everyone (bunch’o MilBros; I was the only civilian around) was having trouble with a flying story and I was like “SO LAST WEEK ON THE FRAKKIN RJ” and the facilitator kinda looked at me and paused and was like “um…well…nothing to add to that…that’s a good story from obviously recent, authentic experience.”

Well, yes, isn’t that what we’re supposed to be doing?
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You’d think but it seems like some folks need their hand held with everything. I’m in a Facebook group and guys can’t even take a personality test without being told how to take it.
 
Maximilian_Jenius said:
🤞my fingers for you. Hopefully, you get the call.
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Meh, I gotta get my ducks in a row before I get that far. I’m not even sure they’re all ducks at this point, there may be a pigeon in there somewhere. As a good friend recently told me “you’ll know when or if it’s time”.

As for you my friend, Keep pushing and don’t worry about age. Like I said before you still have plenty of time to see a return on your investment.
 
Fun was back in the day sitting with my bro in the office. Looking at a stack of 400 resumes, all CFI/CFII/MEI, 300 hours, 10 multi.

We needed to hire one.

No scanning. No searching in a batch PDF. No algorithms. Just a hopeless cause.

One day, a lone CFI wanders in and says "hey, you guys hiring?". He'd been on a road trip visiting different country airports looking for a job, using a list he'd cribbed out of Flying and Plane & Pilot, and by the looks of his car, he was ready to roll into whatever he found.

After a 20 minute chat, the chief CFI takes him for a spin round the patch in a 152.

Hired. Problem solved.

Get out. Touch grass.
 
Richman said:
Fun was back in the day sitting with my bro in the office. Looking at a stack of 400 resumes, all CFI/CFII/MEI, 300 hours, 10 multi.

We needed to hire one.

No scanning. No searching in a batch PDF. No algorithms. Just a hopeless cause.

One day, a lone CFI wanders in and says "hey, you guys hiring?". He'd been on a road trip visiting different country airports looking for a job, using a list he'd cribbed out of Flying and Plane & Pilot, and by the looks of his car, he was ready to roll into whatever he found.

After a 20 minute chat, the chief CFI takes him for a spin round the patch in a 152.

Hired. Problem solved.

Get out. Touch grass.
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Mission Unclear



*walks into Delta HQ*



wHaT fLoOr iS PiLoT rEcRuItInG?!








On a serious note, I don’t envy anyone looking for a job these days, especially if they’re 22 fresh outta college with a new degree.

And even for older people as well. Lotta vibes of ‘Falling Down’ when he says, “I did everything they told me to…”
 
I'll be honest. I used to help people with resume refinement but frankly people just didn't want to put in the work to make it better. Similarly I think a few people who want to learn to interview better don't want to learn to interview better.

$.02
 
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