ATL AirInc Seminar..

[motch]

Pretty interesting to see the long lines at certain Air carriers, and the short ones at others.

About 1 hour to talk to Delta... seemed the same with Cal... didn't look at anyone else.
How was SWA, AirTran and UPS>

Wonder where they are going to find all the pilots they are looking for at the majors, let alone the poor regionals!
At least some of the regionals had a sense of humor. "if you have a pulse, gives a call...", "if you can fog up a mirror, you're hired", and " if your commercial multi ticket is still wet, we'll look at ya!"

Gonna be an interesting few years comming up!

Always
Motch

 

[pilotyip]

all part of the 2007 hiring boom, set to really take off in June

 

[Buckeye]

I take it you all liked my "Pulse and Mirror" presentation. I think that airlines are going to have start recruiting people as they start flight training...maybe even sponsor their training.

 

[Philerup]

I thought it was interesting that the regional lines were mostly ghosttowns. I actually felt bad for the TSA and Gulfstream reps. They looked bored. Four years ago when I was trying to get on with a regional I would never have believed it would have been like this. Hopefully soon the big airlines will be the same.

 

[Resume Writer]

This is all part of the traditional economic cycle I have seen in my 20 years in the resume writing and interview coaching business. The hiring goes at a frantic pace in the middle of the decade. Then, the economy hits a downturn at the beginning and end of a decade - and not just in aviation. As I have said many times, the best years to get hired end in 4-7 - least likely to get furloughed.

I was speaking at a job fair for the general public last week. When I looked at the 300 employers attending, NO ONE had a long line. It was like a ghost town. I would guess there were about 3,000 people that went through for the five-hour event, versus the 6000+ people attending only 18-24 months ago.

When I talked to several employers, they said it was hard to find employees right now. The "if they have a pulse" comment came up many times.

It is an employees market - use it to your advantage. Land the job you really want now (no pun intended) because that will be the safest place when the economy hits the next downturn.

 

[regionalcap]

I take it you all liked my "Pulse and Mirror" presentation. I think that airlines are going to have start recruiting people as they start flight training...maybe even sponsor their training.

Were you the on demand freight guy in YIP? If so, I enjoyed your presentation.