Career Fair Experts....

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slim

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Love to hear some helpful insights anyone might have for attending a career fair... I am headed to the SFO aerocrewsolutions fair next week and I would like to make the most of it. Never been to one myself and have been "medicaled" out for 3+ years. I figure this is a great way to put myself out there and get back into the game. Horizon, Compass and Skywest are the most compelling for me as I want to stay on the West Coast (and, ideally, not commute). FWIW, I have 4000+ TTL, ATP, 1000+ pic 135, 400+ TPIC.
Any thoughts about how to best spend the time and effort are appreciated. Also wondering:
-Is it best to B-line to the airline of choice and get in line as quickly as possible, or just relax and wait to the end when recruiters have more time to chat?
-When an airline interviews "on site", what does that entail?

Thanks!
 
I would be willing to bet that recruiters notice if someone dramatically B lines it to a table when the doors open, I doubt it matters but I would sure notice if I were them. If it was me personally I would go to the table that is my number one choice ( not B line but definitely go there first), then go talk to the others. After I have talked to everyone I would probably go back to the first company and chat some more if I felt the first meeting went well and maybe if they had time.
 
slim said:
Love to hear some helpful insights anyone might have for attending a career fair... I am headed to the SFO aerocrewsolutions fair next week and I would like to make the most of it. Never been to one myself and have been "medicaled" out for 3+ years. I figure this is a great way to put myself out there and get back into the game. Horizon, Compass and Skywest are the most compelling for me as I want to stay on the West Coast (and, ideally, not commute). FWIW, I have 4000+ TTL, ATP, 1000+ pic 135, 400+ TPIC.
Any thoughts about how to best spend the time and effort are appreciated. Also wondering:
-Is it best to B-line to the airline of choice and get in line as quickly as possible, or just relax and wait to the end when recruiters have more time to chat?
-When an airline interviews "on site", what does that entail?

Thanks!
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From my way of thinking, the first thing to do is get the lay of the land. See which companies are there, and which companies the other attendees are lining up at. Start with a couple of companies that you don't have a lot of interest in so you have a chance to see how things work and relax a bit. Take your time and make a day of it. And hit everyone who is there. You never know; you might come across something that you thought you had no interest in, and get turned around on it.
 
My experience with Aerocrew solutions fairs is that most pilots will be there to see the major airline represented. In this case united. If you have a united ticket you wait in line for the United recruiter. There will be a few pilots that are there to see regional airline recruiters, but not as many. So there may not be a line to see any of the regional airline recruiters, and consequently no pressure to make a beeline for your number 1 airline.

You could check out allegiant as you seem to have the times for them (not knowing about your currency)

Scott at aerocrew will strongly suggest that you also take the time at the job fair to network with all the other pilots there.
 
Just got hired on to Skywest and my hr and tech were done at one of their own recruiting events. They told us from the start that they want to know from is personally as to what we want to get out of it. Some wanted face time while myself, I told them I wanted to know what I didn't know so I could come prepared for an official interview. Since I studied my ass off, for me, it turned into an official interview and I blew it out of the park.

That being said, you need to prepare as of you are doing an official interview. Let's face it, with those times, your interview is an official one and they will be doing an entire tech and hr most likely.

When you have any face time with a recruiter, be yourself, be fun and be personable. If you feel rushed due to others around you, politely ask if you can chat later.
 
Thanks for the insight folks. Aerocrewsolutions sent a note out with a few additional tips as well. One suggestion was to craft a resume and cover addressed specifically to each target airline.Also, update online applications at said airlines prior to the event.
Congrats ahsmatt! Good to hear the hard work paid off. Appreciate the tips as well. Enjoy it at Skywest!
 
slim said:
Thanks for the insight folks. Aerocrewsolutions sent a note out with a few additional tips as well. One suggestion was to craft a resume and cover addressed specifically to each target airline.Also, update online applications at said airlines prior to the event.
Congrats ahsmatt! Good to hear the hard work paid off. Appreciate the tips as well. Enjoy it at Skywest!
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Every word you say, step you take, you are at an interview when you at these types of events. Go in the with you head up high and show them you're worth picking up! You do that and you will great!! Let us know how it goes!
 
To be honest, with your experience I would say a career fair is completely unneeded if you intend to only see regional recruiters.
 
Career fairs are good practice at how to pretend to not be hungover after an all night binge and 4 hours of sleep. At least that was my experience from the 3 or 4 I went to :)
 
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