Lan Peru Interview

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Big No-No

Enrique...
It’s all nice that you introduce yourself like this, but in forums you do NOT identify yourself by names or phone numbers or any other form of ID. This is for your own safety as you open doors to identity fraud. (You don’t leave your credit card number here, why would you give out your real name…?)

Concerning flying in Peru it is like flying anywhere in the world. LAN is a company like many others in the world; it has its Pro's as it has it Con's.

As OW and FV were explaining, LP has temporarily stopped hiring and upgrades. My source in LP explained that this might last till February or even until June. As the economic crisis is taking shape and manefesting itself more and more in S. America the same that is happening in Asia and Europe will happen on the Southern Continent, so be patient. Also, just because a company is hiring does not mean they will take you, so have alternatives. Don’t place all your Easter-eggs in one Easter-basket.

Now, concerning minimum hours, ANY company in the world wants one thing and that is personnel with experience. In the language of the airlines that means flight hours. The more flight time, the better you are off being reviewed and asked for an interview. The interview is something else you need to prepare for. That is something the pilots here in the forum might be able to help you out with.

I personally agree with friends who exclaim that this is not the right time to get hired, but to stop wasting time applying and continue educating yourself for the future. Economies come in waves and we’re on the flip side of this wave. The more you have certified, the more you know, the better you are off later on and the easier it is to compete with someone in the same position as you. Once things look better you will find your job, perhaps not with LP, but they are just one fish in a huge pond. You also have the possibility to work in the U.S. which helps a lot. There are a lot of small regional carriers opening here. Also you might want to take a look into Corporative flight operations.

So, all the best and good luck!