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Old 6th Jul 2011, 16:54
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KAG
 
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does a fresh cpl holder stand any chance to find a job in today's market scene??
What kind of CPL, what kind of country, what kind of job?

If your CPL has 50 hours of float, in addition to ski and tail wheel experience, it would be ok for a float/bush job, depending the country.

If your CPL has a flight instructor rating, with previous glider instructor experience, it should be ok to find your first instructor job.

If with your CPL you have 3000 hours captain multi crew time, it should be fine to get an airline job.

If you CPL has crop pilot training, it should be fine to find a job, depending on the country.

If you already work on the ramp with some hiring airline company (depending which), it should be fine to expect a job.

First you find your path to get your job, they you do your training according to this path. Too many pilots first get an expensive useless CPL without relevant experience, and after think about the job issue when their money and options have desapeared. It's just wrong, most of the time.
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