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a favourite hobby of some pilots to
keep applying for jobs anyway, so to
help you get on where you may be at
some sort of disadvantage (whether
you're one of many applicants or you
haven't quite got the qualifications
required), you may need to employ a
few tactics. The best known is
through your resume.
Tip: One tactic that works more
often than not is to apply relatively
late, say a week after the ad appears,
so the bulk of applications are out
of the way and whoever has
become cross-eyed looking at them
will get yours when he's back to
normal, possibly all by itself so
you’re noticed more. You also
(theoretically) go to the top of the
pile. However, do not miss the
deadline as, even if the Chief Pilot
wants you, you will be bounced out
anyway by Personnel. Another is to
make a follow-up call, including
after an interview - in some
companies, the process is very long
and you can easily 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
first introduction) as properly as they
should be. I have seen very badly
handwritten resumes with no idea of
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spacing on ragged paper that would
disgrace a fish and chip shop. This
introduction says little for your selfimage
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
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 a focussing device, that
should include information that
might not belong in the resume, or
to highlight anything that might be
particularly relevant and to get it in
front of the right person (ring up to
make sure you spell their name
right). "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
mentioned 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 in the
advert, and get the person's job title
　
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