climbto350- Opinions Please?

[CCDiscoB]

mar,

I totally agree with you. No money to the middle men! Like Jet-Jobs, what a joke. Their magazine is a rag. No 737 type, and certainly no pay for training. They want me, they pay for training.

I've received interview offers without the help of "middle men." Thank you very little.

I'll never fly for SWA or commuters, bummer. At least I know I won't have to submit an application fee.

 

[enigma]

Hey Publisher

For one, I don't mind the middle man who serves as a clearinghouse for both the applicant and employer. What I mind is the people who make a living by playing to the dreams and emotions of the uninformed. How many articles have been written by such rags as FAPA, AirInc, etc, that continually speak of pilot shortages? How many articles have been written that speak of PFT pimp outfits in glowing terms?
I've always tried to avoid supporting those type of publications, but I confess that I did inadvertantly support a mag called Aviation Careers (if memory serves) because I was a client of AEPS.
It seems as if most of the information they offer is either old or incorrect. They recently featured my airline, and that issue was the laughing stock of my crashpad for a week. It's too bad that organizations that probably started out with honorable intentions must sell out their integrety in order to keep up the income stream.

PS, I realize that sometimes the writers get snowed by the managers they interview. However, I imagine that they are so focused on writing something that will sell, they they are easy marks.

PPS, for those who have read this far. There are only two guys who I have read that don't act as cheerleaders for the "shortage" lie. They are Paul Berliner, and Bruce Crofts.