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Old 25th Jan 2015, 18:19
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Will Swinburn
 
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Airline recruitment for an applicant.

Hi Mudassirkhan,

You asked how to get into that 'dream airline job'. Clarify please, what is the 'dream' role to you? There are many types of airline role and we may all have a different idea of what we consider the top job, this is sometimes proportional to the job from which we are coming.

You then need to follow a formula which is relatively simple to understand but requires emotional resilience and tenacity.

Using your commercial knowledge, work out who is likely to recruit and when. If you have no idea you need to work out generic recruitment trends, for example, charters recruit in xxxx, low costs tend to recruit on this cycle etc. Take a look at how recruitment from some airlines influences the recruitment need of others. Then study how these recruitment needs align to your dream role and come up with a hit list of airlines. Prioritise them.

Research the recruiters in these airlines. Who are they? What is their personal background? What are they likely to prefer? Once you've done this, apply to them. Seek a response. If they want to interview you or engage you in correspondence, great. If not, ask why and ask what you need to do to make yourself more appealing to them.

Just some basics but I hope that helps.
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