Originally Posted by
harrip
When you hear that a recent entry-level Line Pilot job in Broome advertised on AFAP gets over 120 applicants in 4 days you have to recognise it is very hard to land that initial position. I wonder how many applicants an entry-level flight instructor position gets - does spending another $20K realistically increase your chances of employment?
120 applicants for the advertised C 210 position.
Don't let that surprise you.
It's 120 applicants that applied by the click of a mouse, at home from their personal computer.
It takes a lot of character for a person to leave their capital city and sit on a plane and head to Darwin or Broome and hang around for months,
hoping to get a job.
A lot of people think about, talk about, heading North, but don't end up doing it, because it's too hard, to leave the comforts of their home/city.
I believe if a person really wants to get into a Northern Australia charter operator, starting on C 210's, it will eventually happen for a person.
A person needs to get into any type of non-aviation work when they arrive there (unless they immediately get into a flying job), a person needs
to stay current, whilst not flying and get to know people/companies (networking).
It could take 1 month, 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months to score a job, it depends also, how a person looks, personality, also if they have the ability to do
the flying job.
Staying current, paying accommodation and other living expenses, costs money, but it can be done.
Darwin is a great place to meet locals and tourists from all around the world.