135 interview

[WhiteCloud]

I went with a tie, and the first thing the CP said was "take that da** tie off!"

But I'd go with the suit and wait for that reaction.

Even if you know that on the job you will be wearing greasy jumpsuits, dressing well for an interview shows respect. It also shows you can clean up well when it might be needed.

 

[kwb13]

Thanks for all of the help! It turns out it was all for nothing, they wanted me to work for free for 3-4 months so I could "get to know how they do things". Oh well.

Thanks anyways!

 

[WhiteCloud]

Thanks for all of the help! It turns out it was all for nothing, they wanted me to work for free for 3-4 months so I could "get to know how they do things". Oh well.

Thanks anyways!

Those "deals" never turn into paying jobs. There's always someone else waiting in the wings. At least you figured out "how they do things" at the interview.

 

[pilotyip]

Regs

When we interview guys who have been flying 135, we ask a few reg questions. flt/duty, what do you need to shoot an approach, currency, how to use an MEL, etc. This is to see if they understand the reg they have ben operating under. So I would recommend you know your 135 regs

 

[Timebuilder]

Thanks for all of the help! It turns out it was all for nothing,

From the standpoint of getting hired, yes. It was all for nothing. Yet, you are now better prepared for next time. You have interview experience.

Now that I am out there selling myself, I am subject to auditions. Most actors and voiceover people have about a one in 25 ratio. That's 25 auditions for every time you book a paying job. Each one makes you better prepared for the next. You have to see them as an enjoyable part of the business, or it can make you crazy. Some people audition 100 times before they book a job. My average has been about one in ten, which I consider to be pretty good. The job I did yesterday as a model didn't even require an audition. It ususally doesn't work that way, though.

As you prepare for your next interview, you can think of it as going on an audition. The part you are up for is "pilot", and you know what the job entails, so you can cover as much material as you like as you prepare for next time. Regs. Sim. Airplane. Positive attitude.

Next time, you may book the job, and be the star.

 

[kwb13]

Good point. Thanks for the input.

 

[uscpilot]

This is by no means the norm in the industry, but unless things have changed dont go and buy a suit for an interview with Airnet. I made that mistake a few years ago when I interviewed. They did not give me the interview packet until I got to CMH, apparently it was supposed to have been mailed out but there wasnt time. I was so pissed off the night before when I read "no suits" in the packet. I wasted $300 dollars since I got the job and never interviewed anywhere else.
The next morning when myself and the other applicants were in the hotel lobby waiting on the shuttle one of the guys came down wearing a suit. The first thing we told him was loose the suit. He quickly shed the coat and tie and did the interview in slacks and a dress shirt.
usc
PS this anticdote was probably humurous more than it was helpful. Actually it isnt even all that funny.