AlbieF15
F15 Ret/FDX/InterviewPrep
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Okay, okay...thanks for the compliments but here are some facts.
Emerald Coast has helped over a 400 people successfully get hired in the last 3 years. The majority of our business has been JetBlue and Southwest, but we've also helped at UPS, Continental, AirTran, FedEx, Frontier, ATA (now furloughees), Netjets, Pinnacle, and several other places. We have also helped UPT candidates on ANG/Reserve boards.
There is no "Albie magic"--it takes the work of the client to be successful. In fact, every one of our clients would say it was d@mn hard work on their part. It also isn't just me--we have a whole staff of folks who each bring ideas and suggestions on ways to improve our results. Our team helps folks communicate more effectively--period. We get our training program from our entire staff's unique experiences and backgrounds. Tonight my wife was Mrs. Florida in the Mrs International competition in Chicago. I have no idea if she'll win, but we find out tomorrow if she makes the finals as she competes with 47 other gals. A LOT of Emerald Coast's techniques and ideas come from her 20+ years in a variety of beauty pageants. Only 1 will win tomorrow, which makes for tough odds. However, if you interview at SWA where they have a 40-50% success rate a lot of the same techniques these gals use can become very helpful as you try to stand out from out the competition. Steve & Alison are also on my team--and they have bought and sold quite a few businesses and done a lot of sales and marketing. What are you doing in your interview? You are selling and marketing yourself! Much of our success comes from them, and if you've worked with them in Charlotte you've seen how effective they are. Steve was also a corporate guy and an FAA GV examiner--so much of our ability to help and relate to our corporate clients comes from his experience. Finally, Mark and John round out our team with tons of experience in not only fighters (like me) but also in the airlift world. John is also at relatively successful Texas based airline, so he brings some perspective from another company. Sons of very successful Air Force officers (one an F16 Squadron commander, the other a Test Pilot and Squadron commander), they share a lot of perspective on the military life and have been helpful in relating to those guys retiring and moving on to a second career. What is my point--I'm the director in a really cool orchestra, but I can't play a note without some talent around me.
Why the sim? I had some clients who were great communicators but rusty flyers. They didn't get the chance to show off their skills. So a while back we approched Pan Am and some other companies and asked for a way to facilitate training for those folks needing work on their basic instrument scan. I've never even set foot in their sim, but I asked for a solid instructor or two and a guarantee that the sim would made available for our clients (i.e...no last minute cancellations because airline X wanted 10 extra hours, etc). Individuals could never have this kind of influence, but because we buy large chunks of sim time we have the flexibility. I chose not to dignify a previous comment about one of the instructors with a response, as I (correctly) figured that one of the many satisfied clients would offer a different perspective. If your session was interupted by a call...I apologize. More than likely it was me calling asking for stupid information...
Not to sound like an infomercial--but here is the summary...
Ain't no magic to getting hired. You gotta learn to talk...and it takes work.
Clients have to work as hard (or harder) than I do to be successful...
I am blessed to have such great people to work with.
Emerald Coast has helped over a 400 people successfully get hired in the last 3 years. The majority of our business has been JetBlue and Southwest, but we've also helped at UPS, Continental, AirTran, FedEx, Frontier, ATA (now furloughees), Netjets, Pinnacle, and several other places. We have also helped UPT candidates on ANG/Reserve boards.
There is no "Albie magic"--it takes the work of the client to be successful. In fact, every one of our clients would say it was d@mn hard work on their part. It also isn't just me--we have a whole staff of folks who each bring ideas and suggestions on ways to improve our results. Our team helps folks communicate more effectively--period. We get our training program from our entire staff's unique experiences and backgrounds. Tonight my wife was Mrs. Florida in the Mrs International competition in Chicago. I have no idea if she'll win, but we find out tomorrow if she makes the finals as she competes with 47 other gals. A LOT of Emerald Coast's techniques and ideas come from her 20+ years in a variety of beauty pageants. Only 1 will win tomorrow, which makes for tough odds. However, if you interview at SWA where they have a 40-50% success rate a lot of the same techniques these gals use can become very helpful as you try to stand out from out the competition. Steve & Alison are also on my team--and they have bought and sold quite a few businesses and done a lot of sales and marketing. What are you doing in your interview? You are selling and marketing yourself! Much of our success comes from them, and if you've worked with them in Charlotte you've seen how effective they are. Steve was also a corporate guy and an FAA GV examiner--so much of our ability to help and relate to our corporate clients comes from his experience. Finally, Mark and John round out our team with tons of experience in not only fighters (like me) but also in the airlift world. John is also at relatively successful Texas based airline, so he brings some perspective from another company. Sons of very successful Air Force officers (one an F16 Squadron commander, the other a Test Pilot and Squadron commander), they share a lot of perspective on the military life and have been helpful in relating to those guys retiring and moving on to a second career. What is my point--I'm the director in a really cool orchestra, but I can't play a note without some talent around me.
Why the sim? I had some clients who were great communicators but rusty flyers. They didn't get the chance to show off their skills. So a while back we approched Pan Am and some other companies and asked for a way to facilitate training for those folks needing work on their basic instrument scan. I've never even set foot in their sim, but I asked for a solid instructor or two and a guarantee that the sim would made available for our clients (i.e...no last minute cancellations because airline X wanted 10 extra hours, etc). Individuals could never have this kind of influence, but because we buy large chunks of sim time we have the flexibility. I chose not to dignify a previous comment about one of the instructors with a response, as I (correctly) figured that one of the many satisfied clients would offer a different perspective. If your session was interupted by a call...I apologize. More than likely it was me calling asking for stupid information...
Not to sound like an infomercial--but here is the summary...
Ain't no magic to getting hired. You gotta learn to talk...and it takes work.
Clients have to work as hard (or harder) than I do to be successful...
I am blessed to have such great people to work with.
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