Net Jets Application

[Strikefinder]

Sent in hand-written application via UPS Overnight, said some silly things in the technical interview, got hired, and will finally be senior to somebody tomorrow. I don't think handwritten versus typed is what's making the difference right now, or at least by some miracle I made it through anyhow.

Though I'd advise doing everything you can to impress, I don't think the people not getting the job are the ones making the minute decisions incorrectly like this. If you're neat and you hand-write, I don't think they're going to toss your app in the trash.

 

[fischman]

sigh.....


You guys are killing me.:smash:

 

[FLYLOW22]

If you're neat and you hand-write, I don't think they're going to toss your app in the trash.

Spoken like someone NOT in pilot recruitment now or ever.

If you ever had to read some of the chicken scratch that some applicants send in, you'd hardly blame the recruiter for separating the handwritten from the typed... getting to the hard-to-read ones when able.

There is a lot of data entry from the applications that occurs right off the page. The interview panel reads the application very carefully to try to get to know the applicant in a very short period of time.

If you think that chicken scratch will get you hired anywhere... well, good luck.

Take your chances. It's your career.

 

[206amphib]

Hey like I said, I wrote mine, but I'm not saying it wouldn't have been better to type it. Anything you can do...

 

[Strikefinder]

If you think that chicken scratch will get you hired anywhere... well, good luck.

Note that I said "neat" and hand-written. If you write "chicken scratch", I wouldn't doubt at all that you application would not get top billing, but as I had no access to a typewriter and the application was sent in a 17x11 format that I couldn't run through my printer, I elected to very carefully hand write that portion of it. I spent numerous hours filling in the information, and I've had a lot of jobs in the past 10 years so there was a lot of information to carefully put in. I made computer copies of all documents I could, but for the actual application, I hand wrote it. I got hired, so take that for what it's worth.

Now that the application is a downloadable PDF, I would have typed the information in. I'm also pretty technically savvy and have the software to be able to do this pretty easily. If you have access to these and can do it, I would recommend typing everything that you can. I was just saying that I don't think that doing a painstaking handwriting job on the application will necessarily eliminate you from the hiring pool.

 

[DLAviator]

I also recommend that you type it. I have posted this at APC, but I can offer an Adobe .pdf file of the NetJets Application that I can't take full credit for. It can be filled out with the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader and uses a simple typewriter function. It is only 1.2 MB and will make your life much easier when anyone applies at NetJets. Sorry, I don't know which version of Adobe Acrobat Reader you MUST have, but it works on the newest version that can be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Just email me at [email protected] if you would like to get a hold of the file.

Other options that I've seen posted, but I haven't tried:

1. PDFPen by www.smileonmymac.com. It's a very simple program, but only runs on Mac OS X.

2. Downloaded Adobe 8.0 Pro, free 30 day trial, and fill in the App using the Typewriter function.

Good luck to you all and safe flying!

Dennis
NetJets Hawker 800XP FO

 

[BeeFCaKe]

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[o2bflyn]

Beefcake.....hilarious.


for those of you out there who are not taking the time to type it out. ITS $20 FOR PDFILL!!! Skip a round of drinks at the bar and buy it.

I am not saying you will not get hired if you handwrite it, but don't you want to put your best foot forward? Your are not applying at McDonals for god's sake.

 

[BeeFCaKe]

Bump... Any way to sticky here? Mod???

 

[BeeFCaKe]

about that time?