elitehelipilot
Just another CFI
So I have a conundrum. I am supposed to have a phone interview with an International operator about a position flying in a contract role. Now, here's the thing. I am a low hour pilot and haven't done anything outside of flying with/for the company I trained (and am continuing my training) with.
I am pretty comfortable with my hours and I have my CPL and will have my Instrument Add-on before I would leave to the job if I were offered the role. But the thing is - I've never actually interviewed for a pilot job before. This is my first one, and it's international, and it's over the phone - and frankly I'm FREAKING OUT.
What I'm hoping you guys can do is give me some pointers on how you have handled phone interviews, what questions should I expect from the other side of the line (company owner/pilot) what questions should I be asking him when it's my turn to talk?
I want to go into this as prepared as I can, and my gut says ask questions about how well maintained the aircraft are, how many average hours a month are his pilots logging, what sort of conditions are they typically flying into, what is the salary, is their per diem or some sort of pilot housing, will they be paying for my relocation from the USA...I know there is more that I should ask.
I am pretty comfortable with my hours and I have my CPL and will have my Instrument Add-on before I would leave to the job if I were offered the role. But the thing is - I've never actually interviewed for a pilot job before. This is my first one, and it's international, and it's over the phone - and frankly I'm FREAKING OUT.
What I'm hoping you guys can do is give me some pointers on how you have handled phone interviews, what questions should I expect from the other side of the line (company owner/pilot) what questions should I be asking him when it's my turn to talk?
I want to go into this as prepared as I can, and my gut says ask questions about how well maintained the aircraft are, how many average hours a month are his pilots logging, what sort of conditions are they typically flying into, what is the salary, is their per diem or some sort of pilot housing, will they be paying for my relocation from the USA...I know there is more that I should ask.