Should I consider crew scheduling?

Altimeter said:
I was a scheduler for about 20 months. There’s no right way to start. It’s a tough and pretty much thankless job. I do believe employers see time in scheduling and recognize you’re in it for the long haul. Don’t let these neigh sayers who were never schedulers tell you what they do or how it doesn’t translate. Perspective is key, and you’re young enough to spend a year or so there move to Skywest Dispatch which is very respected. It’s the long game, diversify yourself from others. I’m a scheduling success story.
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The extra practice on the phone could only HELP you. DX is very phone intensive-especially on IROP days! When I started, that was my weak point-the phone.
 
Anthony18216 said:
I got my license in october,and have only had 1 135 offer but turned it down .Every 121 has either out right rejected me or ignored me ...I kinda got desperate and applied for crew scheduling at skywest and two days later they are giving me a video interview already.Sheesh I havent heard from endeavor for 2 weeks for the dispatcher job I applied to... WHat do you guys think? Im 24 yrs old with a bachelors, but no aviation experience.I am willing to crew schedule if it will help me get my foot in the door.Also skywest is only 4.5 hours from my family in california,so thats a plus.
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As a newcomer with no experience you should be open to any an all opportunities that present themselves to you. Two reasons for this: 1) you will expand your skill set, which will make you more marketable for future opportunities.; 2) You may discover a new interest or career field you hadn't previously considered. In the grand scheme of things, a year or two as a crew scheduling is nothing in a 40+ year career. It can only help you.

Also, check your attitude. Don't be "willing" to crew schedule; be thankful for it. My first aviation job was mowing the grass at an airport. Through that I got to know some people at a local corporate flight department who hired me to clean airplanes and do various tasks around the hangar. Through that I met some airline people who told me they had an opening for a crew scheduler. I spent 7 months doing that, which led to my first 135 flight follower job, which led to me earning my dispatch certificate, and then my first 121 job, and then my next, and on and on. Every opportunity you have in your career will be built off of what you did before, so make sure you do your best at whatever you're doing.
 
i know people that took more than a year to get their first job. Let someone check your resume, and keep applying. Crew scheduling does a lot and doesn't get the recognition, pay sucks too
 
FM2 Fan said:
Crew scheduling has got to be one of the most THANKLESS jobs in aviation! I have respect for what they do.
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I'm not so sure about that. When Christmas time rolls around it's Crew Scheduling that gets all the gifts, and food baskets, and what not, from the crew members. And we'll deserved.
 
Flying Saluki said:
FM2 Fan said:
Crew scheduling has got to be one of the most THANKLESS jobs in aviation! I have respect for what they do.
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I'm not so sure about that. When Christmas time rolls around it's Crew Scheduling that gets all the gifts, and food baskets, and what not, from the crew members. And we'll deserved.
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That's just because they want their trip swaps giving them the holidays off approved


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