1000TT and Below Post Them As You Find Them

[splash]

Originally Posted by Joe Gremlin

It's been that way since before you were born and it'll be that way long after you're gone. There have always been more pilots than pilot jobs. Things might be worse now, but they were never good.

My experience has been that putting your resume on the pile, gets you nowhere 90% of the time when things are better and 99% of the time when things are worse. Sending out a resume cold (i.e. without having a contact or being known to someone in the company) is like fishing with no bait on your hook. You should still do it because you've got nothing to lose. But you shouldn't expect to catch many fish. Regardless of the job climate, getting hired is always easier when you have an in. Either you know someone working there or you're already working there in some other capacity.

You want to get a 135 gig? Once you have enough time to make their insurance mins, get a job pumping gas on their ramp and wait. Keep a clean pair of dockers and golf shirt in the trunk of your car at all times so you're ready when the King Air FO calls out sick for the last time and they've got a trip leaving in an hour with no right seater. Want to drop jumpers? Get a job in the manifest office and wait. Keep teaching part time to stay current. Want to break into something bigger? Get a job on a busy corporate ramp and network/smooze/butt kiss everyone you meet. When a job becomes available, you'll know about it before the ad ever gets placed. Pretty much everyone I know, pilot or otherwise who has a dream job, got that dream job because they knew someone and were able to get an interview before the job was ever posted.

I used to do some side work for a skydive operator (not flying jumpers). I needed to talk to the owner about something one day and I found him outside talking to another guy. The other guy was a pilot who was dropping off his resume. His resume was impressive. He had previous jump pilot experience, he had twin turbine time, and way more total time than I had at the time. When they were done the owner told him the usual 'I'll keep you in mind if something opens up'. As soon as the guy was out of earshot, the owner held the guys unopened resume out to me and asked if I wanted it with an evil grin on his face. He obviously had no interest in reading it. I was flying his jump planes a few months later even though I had low total time and no jump pilot experience. When hiring is down, who you know and who knows you becomes even more important.

Man, I have been worried but your last paragraph had me grinning. Thanks for sharing.

[ProudPilot]

UAS Predator pilots needed.... a whole bunch of them. I can basically guarantee you'll be overseas, Iraq and Afghanistan are definite possibilities. Go here http://www.aaicorp.com/html/Careers/careers_main.html and search for pilot. You'll see about 40 opportunities open for Flight Crew. These jobs usually pay very very well.

Good Luck!

[Micaoct]

Looks like Border Patrol is looking for pilots. A friend just pointed it out to me, I don't have any other information. Doesn't mention any minimum flight time.

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/jobsear...=&zip=&x=0&y=0

[mhcasey]

Originally Posted by ProudPilot

UAS Predator pilots needed.... a whole bunch of them. I can basically guarantee you'll be overseas, Iraq and Afghanistan are definite possibilities. Go here http://www.aaicorp.com/html/Careers/careers_main.html and search for pilot. You'll see about 40 opportunities open for Flight Crew. These jobs usually pay very very well.

Good Luck!

I have a friend working as a sensor operator. It's not the greatest job in the world, but

• The pay is good.
• The pay is really good when deployed.
• His company agreed to buy him 100 hours and his commercial rating after his first deployment.

He's prior service and knows what it's all about...I wouldn't recommend applying if short term QOL is a priority.

[jdlilfan]

Originally Posted by Micaoct

Doesn't mention any minimum flight time.

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/jobsear...=&zip=&x=0&y=0

It is a couple of pages over from that link. They want 1500TT which some of the time can be waived (such as prior military, nvg time, etc..). Sounds like an interesting job. I talked to some CBP guys at Oshkosh a year or so back and they said they loved it.

[dcramer16]

Originally Posted by ProudPilot

UAS Predator pilots needed.... a whole bunch of them. I can basically guarantee you'll be overseas, Iraq and Afghanistan are definite possibilities. Go here http://www.aaicorp.com/html/Careers/careers_main.html and search for pilot. You'll see about 40 opportunities open for Flight Crew. These jobs usually pay very very well.

Good Luck!

Not sure what a Predator is, but app sent. Thanks for posting that, sounds interesting.

[Italianaviator]

A Predator is a UAV.

[aloft]

Originally Posted by dcramer16

Not sure what a Predator is, but app sent. Thanks for posting that, sounds interesting.

Interesting? It sounds like you don't have a clue as to what the job is.

[mshunter]

Originally Posted by Italianaviator

A Predator is a UAV.

UAV = GIANT RC airplane, in lay-mans terms (or stupids terms for me).

[aloft]

Originally Posted by ProudPilot

UAS Predator pilots needed.... a whole bunch of them. I can basically guarantee you'll be overseas, Iraq and Afghanistan are definite possibilities. Go here http://www.aaicorp.com/html/Careers/careers_main.html and search for pilot. You'll see about 40 opportunities open for Flight Crew. These jobs usually pay very very well.

Good Luck!

These jobs aren't flying Predators, but RQ-7 Shadows.

This part is hiliarious:

Required Experience
Extensive experience and accomplishments at the national or international level competitive RC modeling field is required.

So actual pilot certifications and experience are "highly desireable", but competitive RC model flying is a requirement?

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by aloft

These jobs aren't flying Predators, but RQ-7 Shadows.

Predators are to what UAV public perception what Cessna 172s are to media perception (every GA plane is a "Cessna 172")

[aloft]

Originally Posted by MikeD

Predators are to what UAV public perception what Cessna 172s are to media perception (every GA plane is a "Cessna 172")

Good point!

[dcramer16]

Originally Posted by mshunter

UAV = GIANT RC airplane, in lay-mans terms (or stupids terms for me).

I looked it up, and that's about what I saw too. So I guess you can't log this time. But still, if the pay is good....

[Italianaviator]

Originally Posted by aloft

These jobs aren't flying Predators, but RQ-7 Shadows.

This part is hiliarious:


So actual pilot certifications and experience are "highly desireable", but competitive RC model flying is a requirement?

Well I mean it makes sense. Your not actually flying but using a remote.

[SIUav8er]

This thread needs to die! Why dont we start posting jobs with their OWN thread like the old days? Gotta scroll through so much nonessential stuff to find the actual job postings... by the time they are found, they are out dated!

[slushie]

Or a 1000 TT part duex?

And no one posts anything but the jobs.

[surreal1221]

And how about it get posted in the Member's only section?

[imatworkallday]

[Cessna414JJB]

Originally Posted by imatworkallday

Even though, just because it's in the members section does not mean there will be less of a senseless discussion about any kind of job posted.
I mean post a janitor job and find yourself sniffing through seveal questions as to QOL, days off and pay... and how hot the chcik at the reception desk smells or not.



Easy Steps to use the Job Board:

Poster:

1. Post Job.

Reader:

1. Read Job Opening
2. Decide if it's something you are interested in... (inofficial)
3. Apply or DON'T (inofficial)
4. Interview or DON'T (inofficial)
5. Get Job or DON'T (inofficial)
6. Go on to the next one.......

[jhugz]

This is the problem with the thread it makes it hard to sort through the jobs. I vote for a sub category in the members only section for 1000TT or less jobs and everyone just makes a thread for job so it is easier to sort through and questions can be asked and answered about the jobs.

[mlm]

One job at a time really is/was much easier.

[SIUav8er]

Originally Posted by surreal1221

And how about it get posted in the Member's only section?

Whats that?

[sdfcvoh]

Originally Posted by SIUav8er

Whats that?

http://forums.jetcareers.com/jobs-av...-members-only/

[screennamie]

Originally Posted by SIUav8er

This thread needs to die! Why dont we start posting jobs with their OWN thread like the old days? Gotta scroll through so much nonessential stuff to find the actual job postings... by the time they are found, they are out dated!

I like that idea, maybe even add a <1000 as a tag.

I think this threads about had it. Every time I see something new I think its a low time gig and it just ends up more chit chat. What's the point anymore.

[Maddog1974]

Originally Posted by ProudPilot

Go here http://www.aaicorp.com/html/Careers/careers_main.html and search for pilot. You'll see about 40 opportunities open for Flight Crew. These jobs usually pay very very well.

Good Luck!

Link is not working...anyone know anything??

Thanks!!