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pilotbro
15th Aug 2016, 08:30
Hello all friends & colleagues! :cool:

I am new to this board but have been flying helicopters professionally and semi-professionally about 10 years now. Did some surveillance, photography & areal work when I started, but have been on a break for 5 years now (I have a "day job" too). I have about 1000 hours of rotary wing flight, not more.

And then finally to my question: what is the best source for ALL publicly displayed helicopter pilot openings out there? I just see pretty old & messy web sites. I know the job market is v. tough, but still... what sources are you using to find jobs?

:ok:

bellsux
15th Aug 2016, 11:46
McDonalds Jobs (http://mcdonalds.jobs/)

Frying Pan
15th Aug 2016, 12:05
Genius reply. Sad but true.

If there was a utopia for job sources, I think we'd all be on it by now.

Focus on your goal, network, and buy a lottery ticket. :ok:

patatas
15th Aug 2016, 22:09
http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/572559-rotary-jobs-2016-not-posting-cvs.html

Helijobs.net (http://www.helijobs.net/)

Good luck!!

BOBAKAT
16th Aug 2016, 23:59
Church or temple
?

pilotbro
17th Aug 2016, 07:16
Hah - thanks for the replies! Was just wondering whether there was some credible source of all openings but sounds like I need to build the metasite myself! =)

FullTravelFree
17th Aug 2016, 18:48
A lot of jobs don't make it to the internet. They circulate word of mouth...

Evil Twin
18th Aug 2016, 00:07
How about the cyclic hotline ;-p

rugmuncher
19th Aug 2016, 12:44
Keep an eye on the obituary pages of newspapers.

CV and a death certificate in a job application letter | InSerbia News (http://inserbia.info/today/2013/08/cv-and-a-death-certificate-in-a-job-application-letter/)

http://i1.wp.com/inserbia.info/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/I-want-the-job.jpg

NRDK
19th Aug 2016, 15:12
That letter was definitely from an engineer!��

Loved his approach, hope he got the job.����

krypton_john
25th Aug 2016, 03:05
Dial-A-Prayer (http://www.dial-a-prayer.com)

Self loading bear
26th Aug 2016, 07:20
Besides a network and the right website to look for job openings you need luck:

A chief pilot had the job to hire a new pilot.
Without reading he divided the stack of 200 CVs into 2 piles.
The left pile went into the bin:
"Pilots with luck have an advantage"
And started reading the pile on the right.

SLB

jemax
26th Aug 2016, 08:40
I heard the same chief pilot split the cv's into 2 piles, threw half in the bin and said
"I don't employ unlucky people"
And went through the rest of the cv's.

Bravo73
26th Aug 2016, 09:20
Ah, the old stories are always the best...