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Old 17th Feb 2011, 20:45
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galleypower
 
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No type rating gets you a job too.

I second Stratobus, there are jobs for people without type rating. It might not be as good as years ago, but they still exist.

First thing you should is try is to get a position with your national carrier as a cadet if such a program is on offer. If this is not working out, you might wanna try the same approach in a neighboring country. If this still isn't producing the outcome you want, choose a decent school and get your CPL/IR/frozen ATPL. Then start to find a job, charter, FI, bizjet, regional. During the job search try to get a job at e.g. an FBO whre you meet pilots. An idela place to put your feet into the door. Then work your way up by doing a good job.

And don't forget: make sure you have a perfect CV.
I run a job website where pilots can upload their CVs and more than half of the CVs I would not even look at. Too many mistakes, typos or it comes in an inappropriate format. Sad but true!
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