Roundtable Sessions

[Kristie]

As far as roundtable discussions go....

first, the exec table we'll have in the suite is about 12 chairs long, i think.. it's not round but rectangular (no biggie there).. there's a big 70" plasma in the room and if i remember correctly, there's also a pretty good sized wall if we need a projector of any type.

As far as conducting roundtable sessions... i'd say no more than 30 minutes per session (so it doesn't get too boring)...how would you break it up? 10 minutes Q/A out of the 30 or questions throughout the presentation?

what type of subjects and do we have folks that can start/lead these discussions???

We'll have the room for sure starting at 3pm (we could request early checkin, but they never guarantee it so i don't like to depend on it)... the event is at 7pm and we have to be out of that room by 11AM (we could probably get a late checkout if needed).

somehow we'll have to find a way to do both this and the mock interviews...we might be able to request a table/chairs to hold the mock interviews in the main living area of the room while the roundtable sessions go on or vice versa (put the roundtable sessions in the living area, mock interviews in the exec room)!!

So, let me know your ideas/thoughts.

[BobDDuck]

I don't know how many people we will get for the mock interviews. Either 10 or 20 minutes sessions of 2 on 1 HR and Tech. We can do 2 at a time that way so in theory 6 guys an hour. Depending on interest, start the mock interviews at 3 (that would get us 12 guys through by 5) and then roll into the round table discussion at 5 and do 2 or 3 20 to 30 minute presentations and be done by 6:30. My thoughts anyways.

[amorris311]

hey i would love to be apart of however many mock interviews or roundtable discussions. i would also like to ask mr szulka if he could break off a little bit of his crm presentation. from what i remember over hearing him talk to ethan it sounded quite interesting. matt if you would be a jcer for others that would be great. remember jcers fly together. could not resist

[Aero_Engineer]

I am in for any moc interview or things of that sort.

[FlyChicaga]

My personal opinion:

Let's drop the mock interviews. Although great, I think if we are going to do something like that, let's do it in it's own Meet and Greet.

Instead, let's plan to have three roundtable discussions on various topics. Each one could last one hour total: 45 minutes of presentation, and 15 minutes of question/answer. Start at 4:00 PM, end by 7:00 PM for the main event? That is three sessions.

We'd need to evaluate who is coming and what their background is to really pick some great, valuable topics to discuss. Here are a few ideas.

• Ensuring success through attitude as a low-time new-hire
• Mentorship for career success
• A plan of attack for success in airline ground school
• Career success through strong interpersonal relationships
• Fighting the natural tendency to drift from standard operating procedures
• Steps to be successful in the airline interview process
• A paradigm shift from "time building jobs" to "career building jobs"
• Managing schedule, health, family, and career: The well-rounded professional
• Setting the tone: Leadership as a Captain and the new customer-service paradigm

Those are just a few off the top of my head. What do you guys think would be some good discussions? I'm thinking we should pick topics that are motivational and inspiring, so the NJC participants feel a refreshed sense of personal and professional pride, regardless of if they are just starting Private Pilot training or are a Regional Airline pilot. After all, the whole purpose of JetCareers has been to inspire, motivate, mentor, and network. There are tons of interview-prep courses and resume-building services out there. Let's set this apart... move towards something completely different. Rather than offering an immediate desired result (a job), instead offer motivation for long-lasting career success.

Maybe, if these are successful, we can offer various roundtable discussions over a larger period of time during the NJC event. Maybe like eight to ten different discussions in two locations (like adjacent conference rooms in a hotel) scheduled throughout a whole day. Then the main event could be upstairs in a suite. I'm not sure how much conference room rentals costs for an 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM schedule, but I'm sure it is less than that sweet-ass place we had last year. We'd just reserve the sweet-ass place for the party.

[Bumblebee]

Sweet ass post Matt . . .

[amorris311]

matt good for you man. if you have the room i would love to be apart of any one of those discussions. i like your ideas and i know they will do nothing but help me as i mature through this career. thank you.

[FlyChicaga]

Originally Posted by amorris311

matt good for you man. if you have the room i would love to be apart of any one of those discussions. i like your ideas and i know they will do nothing but help me as i mature through this career. thank you.

Not only will we help you in your career, but we will also help you mature in your beer selections. Natty Light? Puhleeze.

[JEP]

make that 2 for the sessions....A couple of the suggested topics would do me well.

[amorris311]

Originally Posted by FlyChicaga

Not only will we help you in your career, but we will also help you mature in your beer selections. Natty Light? Puhleeze.

that was for beer pong man.

[Kristie]

I think if we are going to do something like that, let's do it in it's own Meet and Greet.

how would something like that be accomplished at a meet and greet? i think they'd have to be pretty big meet and greets with enough "old skoolers" to become the panel?

[Kristie]

I'm not sure how much conference room rentals costs for an 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM schedule, but I'm sure it is less than that sweet-ass place we had last year. We'd just reserve the sweet-ass place for the party.

they are REALLY expensive, for vegas (everything is ala carte with a "fee" or we have to have it catered to equal the same price)...we'd have to hold it at a smaller venue, for sure, or charge a LOT more.

but i could check into it more in depth at maybe the monte carlo or something...i would need to know how many people to expect AND that means we really have to have people sign up and confirm now, not in september.

[H46Bubba]

How about seeing if Allegiant or maybe Pengy's sim buddy's from the old SimPros might be able to hook us up with a classroom or conference room? Just a thought.

[mpenguin1]

Originally Posted by H46Bubba

How about seeing if Allegiant or maybe Pengy's sim buddy's from the old SimPros might be able to hook us up with a classroom or conference room? Just a thought.

Oh, I can probably work something out with Allegiant, not sure about Sim Pro USA, let me check.....

[Seggy]

This would be a good idea.

[mpenguin1]

Originally Posted by H46Bubba

How about seeing if Allegiant or maybe Pengy's sim buddy's from the old SimPros might be able to hook us up with a classroom or conference room? Just a thought.

I spoke to the people at Allegiant, they would like to know what date & time everybody is looking at?

If it is after 1700, not a problem, anything other than that, they will need to know the time & date..

[ComplexHiAv8r]

I really like the idea of the round table. The Mock Interviews was a good idea, but I think when only meeting once a year it isn't in a timely fashion for those looking for that experience. Maybe that could move to just local JC'r helping each other out when they can.

I think there should be some disucssions about what a CFI should be, to help some younger (TT) pilots determine if they will make a good CFI or not. It might help them decide how they want to grow there experience. It would also be nice to have some of the other types of time building represented if possible (towing, pipe line, etc.)

How would Allegiant be for a Sunday afternoon? Still do it before the party, but off-site? Or would you want to move it and make it part of the Allegiant tour?

[mpenguin1]

Originally Posted by ComplexHiAv8r

How would Allegiant be for a Sunday afternoon? Still do it before the party, but off-site? Or would you want to move it and make it part of the Allegiant tour?

That would be a good idea! Normally Allegiant does not have ground school on weekends, so, we would be able to use that room we were in last year....

I will ask Allegiant to book the room for us on Sunday, we can work out the times later.....

The Allegiant tour, will be on a Tuesday, so, yes, they need to be separate.

[Kristie]

how large is the groundschool room? enought to seat 30 or less than that? cuz i know we can fit at least 20, i think, in the exec room.

[mpenguin1]

Originally Posted by Kristie

how large is the groundschool room? enought to seat 30 or less than that? cuz i know we can fit at least 20, i think, in the exec room.

Kristie

The classroom at Allegiant was quite large, it should be able to hold 30, the classroom is used for pilots & Flight Attendants, the Flight Attendant classes can be anymore from 15-30.

ComplexHiAv8r & Seggy were in the room last year, I am sure that they will remember.

In front of classroom there is a large projector type board, along with a podium....

If it is better to hold the round-table sessions in the Exec room, it will not hurt my feelings, just trying to help out the team......

[averyrm]

If you need someone to talk about 135 freight, I'd be willing to help out. I also know something about what to expect in training and a few other things, just let me know if I can do something.

[Kristie]

Originally Posted by mpenguin1

Kristie

The classroom at Allegiant was quite large, it should be able to hold 30, the classroom is used for pilots & Flight Attendants, the Flight Attendant classes can be anymore from 15-30.

ComplexHiAv8r & Seggy were in the room last year, I am sure that they will remember.

In front of classroom there is a large projector type board, along with a podium....

If it is better to hold the round-table sessions in the Exec room, it will not hurt my feelings, just trying to help out the team......

nah, that room sounds awesome! if it's anything like the teaching room at alteon, then go for it! you'll have more opportunities to show a slide show and/or do whatever the guys need!!

[Seggy]

How about the benefits of ALPA.

I can ask ALPA National and the ExpressJet MEC if they would like to do a presentation on ALPA and how we can use it as a service and protection for our careers?

[ComplexHiAv8r]

With the number of ideas for discussions, do you think a 30min talk/10-15 min questions be better? That way we could get more data discussed.

Ideas?

[bananapancakes]

If I may make a suggestion...

What if Max did a basic fashion and color matching roundtable session? I feel forever indebted to him for not having to set Mark's outfits out on a daily basis. He owes it all to Max.