135 in the Seattle area

[FlyBunny]

I wouldn't recommend any place to a guy only looking for a job for 6-8 months.

And people wonder why some low budget operators make you sign a training contract to fly a single or piston twin...




Signed,
XXXXX XXXXXXXX
Chief Pilot, medium sized 135 operator in the PNW

Start paying your pilots more than a living wage, and they won't try to jump off to a better place too soon. Eventually, they all will. Only those would stay who couldn't go to airlines or better 135/91 flying.

My two cents, Mr. CP!

Bunny

 

[FlyBunny]

Maybe they aren't impressed because you don't even know the name of their company.

If I were the chief pilot at ALASKA Airlines and saw your resume stating your desire to work for ALASKAN Airlines, I'd take your name and place it in the "never hire this guy" file.

GP

One day perhaps, the most intelligent pilots on this board would come to a realization, that the internet, especially blogs/forums is not based on 'FORMAL' communications! Repeat after me: NOT A FORMAL PLACE FOR COMMUNICATION!

With your attitude, you my friend would NEVER be an 'ALASKAN' OR 'ALASKA AIRLINES' chief pilot.

And, once you sober up and read the post again, you'd realize that person meant Alaska Airlines. You'd be the stupidest CP there ever was if you would simply throw away someone's resume for that mistake. For me, I would like to know how good that pilot is. What if she/he was one of the best pilots there ever was? You'd miss a good one...wouldn't ya?

There is a story of a Swedish pilot my employer hired in October who spelled our company's name wrong and even his own name wrong on the resume. English is not is first language...he's now flying an A320.

I rest my case!

While you go and try to find something on someone that would help you constrict your arteries.

Bunny

 

[Mookie]

FlyBunny,

While I totally agree with you...I can guarantee you that exact thing has happened to candidates who were probably well qualified. I assume that it shows that person doesn't pay attention to detail enough to spell the company's name...not that I agree with it, but when you have a stack of resume's that all look alike, I'd probably also toss out the one that got that detail wrong. fft.

Mookie

 

[Corona]

There is a story of a Swedish pilot my employer hired in October who spelled our company's name wrong and even his own name wrong on the resume. English is not is first language...he's now flying an A320.

It wouldn't happen to have a blue tail on it, would it?

C

 

[NW Flyer]

Sorry Bunny, but you will notice I never said my company had a hard time keeping pilots, or that our pay was low, or that any of our pilots were leaving for "airlines or better 135/91 flying".

My point was to the young man that started this thread. Saying "I'm looking for a job for 6-8 months to build twin/turbine time so I can jump off to some other job" may not impress some potential employers. MOST, not all, but most companies would not hire you if they thought you were going to leave them in 8 months. Why should they? All the time, effort and cost to train a new pilot, just for them to up and leave? No thanks.

Start paying your pilots more than a living wage, and they won't try to jump off to a better place too soon. Eventually, they all will. Only those would stay who couldn't go to airlines or better 135/91 flying.

My two cents, Mr. CP!

Bunny

 

[wa_flyboy]

"Just to clarify it's IMC, not IFR.... Also to clarify, flying with an FO in a Caravan is maybe the lamest form of a flight crew in existance.....

Do a search for Kenmore if you want the real scoop, been there done that."

You're so lame!!! - Flaps 10 please!!!!

 

[Launchpad]

I see your position is "Kenmore Captain" Did I hear wrong, or were you in a different position up in Friday?

Word-

 

[FlyBunny]

It wouldn't happen to have a blue tail on it, would it?

C

Hun, this one is in Europe.

 

[AirMugsy]

.......

 

[Simon Says]

Hun, this one is in Europe.

HAHAHAHA....You go girl!!!!