Checklist for Success: A Pilot's Guide to the Successful Airline Interview (Professional Aviation series)

Despite going into it with a wealth of technical experience, many pilots find the airline pilot selection process frustrating. Besides the technical expertise, today’s airline pilot must also demonstrate highly developed leadership, decision-making and communication skills. Discussing one’s abilities in these introspective areas requires a different kind of interview preparation than most pilots have experienced. This is where Checklist for Success comes in very handy. In this book, Cheryl Cage — whose name has become synonymous with exceptional career guidance — takes you from application through to the interview. She not only offers a thorough interview preparation but illustrates her points by stepping aside to reflect on her own experiences in counseling aspiring pilots, furloughed pilots, and career changers. The method and information Cheryl provides will not only make reaching your highest aviation career goals less frustrating, but shorter! This Sixth Edition has been revised and updated to reflect current hiring practices, and covers electronic interviewing and social media issues in job-searching. Copyright What People Say! Contents Foreword Introduction First Edition (1994) Fifth Edition (2002) Please Read! 1. Getting the Interview “To Interview” Criteria Increasing Your Odds 2. Nine Steps to a Successful Interview 3. Demystifying the Process Why Are They Asking That? The Interview Process 4. The Interviewer The Role The Style of the Interview 5. The Applicant Responsibilities Common Mistakes 6. Self-Evaluation Discovering Your Stories Telling Your Story Translating Questions Addressing Problem Areas 7. Physical Presentation Interview Attire The Mock Interview 8. Paperwork Presentation Resume Example Completing Applications Cover Letters 9. Information Gathering What Youʼll Need Resume Worksheet Social Media 10. From the Professionals Advice from Interviewers 11. Common Applicant Concerns 12. Before/During/After Checklist Do I Have Everything? After the Interview 13. Sample Interview Questions 14. The Results Success or More Interviews? Industry Circumstances In Closing About the Author Career Services