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including after an interview - in
some companies, the process is very
long and you can get forgotten.
Your Resume
Applying for a job involves selling
yourself, by which I mean that you
are the product to be marketed, and
the process starts even with the
envelope in which you send your
details. It's surprising how many
people fail to use the resume and
covering letter (they are, after all, a
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first introduction) as properly as they
should be. I have seen very badly
handwritten resumes with no idea of
spacing on ragged paper that would
disgrace a fish and chip shop. This
type of introduction says little for
your self-image and is likely to go
straight into the bin – if it doesn’t, it
will be a permanent reminder of
what you were like long after the
interview.
Having said all that, in a lot of
aviation companies the atmosphere
is relatively informal, and, although
you need a resume, hardly anyone
ever reads it, at least not till you
make them do so by turning up on
their doorstep, so take the following
remarks with as large a pinch of salt
as you feel able. You may only be
required to fill in an application
form, which will also involve a
breakdown of hours—usually First
Pilot and Grand Totals. The initial
contact could well be a faxed onepage
letter, with everything relevant on it,
and full details later when asked.
Tip: Keep a running breakdown of
your hours, separate from your
logbook and updated monthly, say,
in a spreadsheet, which will help you
extract these figures when required
(it will also be a back-up should the
original get lost, but a logbook must
fulfil certain legal requirements).
Keep columns for specialized stuff.
However, a large company with a
personnel department (which
therefore deals with several other
professions) will expect to get the
full treatment. Like flying, the more
preparation that goes into your
resume, the better the results you
will get. Remember, you're trying to
beat the opposition, in an
environment where the best person
for the job frequently gets eliminated
early on, and the person who plays
the application/interview game best
wins. Unfair? Yes, but life's like that,
so here's a couple of points to note
before we go any further – the
resume is not meant to get you a job,
but an interview. Secondly, it actually
consists of two parts - the resume
itself, which contains the usual stuff,
and a covering letter, which, being a
business document, should be neatly
typed or wordprocessed on white
letter-sized paper, unless you are
specifically told to do otherwise (you
might be asked to fill in a form) - it
looks more professional anyway.
The letter is actually a focussing
device, that should include
information that might not belong in
the resume, or to highlight anything
that might be particularly relevant
(from the ad, maybe) and to get it in
front of the right person. Ring up to
make sure you spell their name right,
as "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam" will
often mean consignment to the
waste bin immediately. You may
also include reasons for wanting to
join the company, or, more to the
point (salesmanship again), how
useful you will be to them, because
that’s what they’re bothered about.
You could, for example, cover
specific points in the advert, or you
know that they’re concerned about.
This is your sales pitch.
Use the word "I" as little as possible,
include any reference numbers, and
get the person's job title right. Don't
"wish" or "hope" for an interview.
If you are not replying to an ad,
remember that Personnel often do
not know about vacancies until
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actually asked to do something about
one, so you need to get hold of the
person in charge of the department
or base you are interested in (one
tactic might be to write to the Boss,
whereupon it might filter down to
the relevant person from above,
giving them more of an incentive to
do something about it). Don't be shy
about this - speculative letters show
initiative, which is one of the
qualities required when operating in
remote places.
Although it is often said that a
resume should fit on one page (and
this is good advice), life is never so
convenient, and you should always
　
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