Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

[OrphicSeth]

United interviewer: OrphicSeth, where do you see yourself in five years?
OS: Why, I see myself as a first officer with American!.... DOH!

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I was hashing this out with a buddy a few days ago about an appropriate answer at the interview.

If the airline is thinking or rumored of expanding their A/C fleet and or route structure I was going to go for the optimistic answer:

"Hopefully I'll be a first officer in your new (insert a/c here) flying to (insert exotic location here)"

My buddy said no way, that sounded like I was only interested because of possible expansion, and would bail if it didn't happen. He was more conservative:

"Flying as a captain for you in your (insert current a/c here) to Dulles"

I liked my thinking into the future, I-believe-there-is-growth-to-be-had-here answer, but he was firm on his keep-it-real type answer.

Thoughts?

Edit: And where do you see yourself in 5 years anyway, realistically?

Me, a B1900 captain flying through snotty New England weather, 121 or 135, wth a big grin on my face...

 

[minitour]

At this rate...somewhere between the CMEL and CFI add-ons


Don't know where I'll be in 5 years, but I like your answer (for what that's worth). My old RSM told me, "In business, if you aren't 2 steps ahead, you're 3 steps behind." I believe it too...gotta think ahead.

Take it for what it's worth though.

-mini

 

[Palerider957]

Where do I see myself?

....making a killing in commercial real-estate, totally seperated from the airlines and flying for FUN.

 

[millhouse21]

Ha, I told em Southwest. Like that will ever happen...

 

[Rythm3]

Hopefully flying for Southwest, or at least have an interview lined up.

 

[Clyde]

Captain. Junior though.

 

[jetexas]

Minitour..who are those girls? Are they legal? They look 12.

 

[flatspin7]

Minitour..who are those girls? Are they legal? They look 12.

Duh--- They are the one the only Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

And they are legal now!!!!!!

---I know I am a bad man---

 

[General Lee]

Tab Express, with "The Gaut" as my Captain........Where is that guy? I miss laughing at (I mean with) him!



Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[I.P. Freley]

where do you see yourself in five years?

Living off the land in the Pacific Northwest. Living off my wits and my survival skills, with nothing more than a loincloth, a Bic lighter and a compound bow. Communicating with the beasts using a common language of grunts and screeches, running in fear whenever I catch a glimpse of Man.

Whatever it takes to keep my Student Loan Officer from finding me, basically.

 

[typhoonpilot]

Many years ago at a WestAir ( United Express ) interview my answer to that question ( although it was three years, not five ) was, " working for Delta Airlines. " Why lie, back then the only people who said they wanted to still be working for a commuter were definitely lying. Honest answers are always the best ones. I did get the job at WestAir but Delta has yet to call me for an interview, think I'd have to pass on that if they ever get around to hiring again. TP

 

[JediNein]

Let's see.. in five years... 5'9", 135 lbs, with a 20 minute mile -- swimming (I despise running). If not financially free. I want to be pretty durn close so I can fly for fun, not because someone else is paying me to do so. I want to have recaptured my love of flight and be happy to decorate my place with the latest in whimsical aviation knick-knacks. I expect to have a good lead on the man of my dreams if not the airplane, too. I should have about 50 books published and at least 12 articles in leading aviation magazines.

In reality I'll probably be freezing my ass off on airport reserve in Newark, cursing the snow, but lucky to have a job at all. Just think, I could still be sitting in a cubicle, as the company's furlough number slowly creeps up towards mine.

Either way, I'll have just finished a post on flightinfo explaining to yet another student pilot that knows everything, how to properly log SIC time as a safety pilot in VMC.

Fly SAFE!
Jedi Nein

 

[HoursHore]

Tab Express, with "The Gaut" as my Captain........Where is that guy? I miss laughing at (I mean with) him!



Bye Bye--General Lee

The Rhoid is the new "The Gaut'

 

[jparks]

Finally get smart.....learn bar tending and make lots of money and one night stands!!! not with f/a's

 

[Vicman]

5 yr plan 4 vicman

PIC @ a caribbean freight operator...maybe on reserve.....working part-time at a happening /bar by night and cabana boy/massage oil boy on the nude beach by day. the best ending would be to run off with a super hot and rich MILF form amsterdam and the rest would be history.

SCREW the 401K...its time to get a gig were u screw ur clientele. =P

 

[T-Gates]

5 Years?

...flying a round airplane, hopefully...

 

[Hobit]

Married with some rug rats crawling around.

I will support them with my wife's salary, and she will have me out flying to keep me from driving her crazy.

 

[minitour]

Minitour..who are those girls? Are they legal? They look 12.

Mary-Kate and Ashley (yummy).

They're legal...and if not...I think I know where I'll be in 5 years .

Aparently they came over to my house and spit Vinfandel on each other's legs...at this point, I don't know what happened next, but it sounds like some fun, no?

-mini

 

[Tim47SIP]

uh oh!

Living off the land in the Pacific Northwest. Living off my wits and my survival skills, with nothing more than a loincloth, a Bic lighter and a compound bow. Communicating with the beasts using a common language of grunts and screeches, running in fear whenever I catch a glimpse of Man.


Dood, don't do it. Your gonna die!

 

[91100 100 set]

Living off the land in the Pacific Northwest. Living off my wits and my survival skills, with nothing more than a loincloth, a Bic lighter and a compound bow. Communicating with the beasts using a common language of grunts and screeches, running in fear whenever I catch a glimpse of Man.


Dood, don't do it. Your gonna die!

Anybody ever read "Into the Wild"?

 

[N8Dogg]

Captain at a major airline making frequent trips to the wellfare office to supplement my income.

 

[767200]

Part time porn star and owner of the "Get Smart" DVD collection...

 

[xsd3fr8dog]

Drunk

 

[The_Russian]

Drunk

You too?

 

[I.P. Freley]

Dood, don't do it. Your gonna die!

Yer right... I don't know how to operate a compound bow....

Would a 12-gauger be good enough? Or a neeeeener??

 

[hobbsmeter]

In 5 years? Sitting on my A$$ surfing Flightinfo.com or looking at porn, maybe both

 

[pilotyip]

Flying the B-17 and C47 full time on the Airshow circuit, living off all you guys paying my social security.

 

[TIGV]

A little less depressed and a little less dependant on alcohol and getting a little more horizontal hip action than I am now ?

 

[darkvw]

retired on the beach at Ixtapa and flying for fun

 

[Captain Overs]

Still replying to this pathetic website!