Originally Posted by
12Watt Tim
There is some "who you know" at all levels I would suggest Genghis - however you have already proposed the solution. If Crescentpirate works in the aviation business, in whatever capacity, he will get to know people. You know what a small world this is!
It is a small world - but my experience is that the main thing that follows you around is your fowl-ups (my biggie from 1996 still gives me trouble on occasion
). If you haven't got any, then people mostly just look at your CV and make their mind up. Of course, knowing people does help find out where vacancies exist.
G