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Hi Aviation net - I have applied to a few jobs that says will train for positions. And when I go for the interview they don’t tell you not what they are looking for the in the applicant for that position. What can I do to change that when go for interviews? The only thing can think of is where I don't have much civilian work experience. - T
Hi T,
I think there are a few things you can do in this situation.
It’s tremendous that you are finding aviation jobs to apply for where they are training the applicant. You do, however, still need to understand the hiring criteria for the position. Even though an airline hiring manager may be training the hires doesn’t mean they don’t have specific background quals or hiring criteria or experience they are looking for.
The best example I can give is when I assisted a CSR call center for a small FBO, we knew we would have a heavy overhead of training the agents. We needed to train them on the software programs, phone equipment, content and procedures. In other words, we trained who we hired. Our hiring criterion was that the applicant had to have strong maintenance background among other skills/experience they had to have. If you can, call the company and ask. If you can’t, go on the internet and research the job title to identify what skills, experience or education the job requires.
A great place to check is the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011: With Bonus Content (Occupational Outlook Handbook (Jist Works))
. You can save yourself time and the deflation of being told you weren’t what they were looking for.
Let me add: any time you speak to someone about a job you need to make it a practice to ask them what they are looking for in an applicant. You need to know that going in and coming out of any discussion/interview/screening. You need feedback to help you know if pursuing a job is going to be worth your effort and afterward to get information about your qualifications as an applicant.
My last comment to you is about gathering military work experience. It sounds like you are entering the civilian aviation workforce and are light on the work experience. For work you are pursuing, start anywhere because you can build on wherever you start. We’re coming into the holiday season so you might want to look at the major airlines, they tend to ramp up hiring these next few months. Good Luck.
Chris Myers
is a former air traffic controller and holds licenses and certification as a commercial pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, tower operator. He currently manages Career Transition workshops for military personnel across the country.
Posted On October 15, 2010
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