The best CVs or Resumes (Merged)
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[Shakes head and sighs]
This is why so few professional pilots bother posting on this forum. It's useful, sensible advice, and I have binned CVs (non-pilot ones) for exactly the same reasons.
This is why so few professional pilots bother posting on this forum. It's useful, sensible advice, and I have binned CVs (non-pilot ones) for exactly the same reasons.
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Well bully for you!
Look it's no good people coming on here asserting stuff which anyone who is applying for jobs ought to make it his/her business to find out or know anyway, complaining about errors but not practising what you preach.
The only point of mild interest was point number 10, but please elaborate as your point is quite vague and gives no examples for prospective candidates to emulate!
Look it's no good people coming on here asserting stuff which anyone who is applying for jobs ought to make it his/her business to find out or know anyway, complaining about errors but not practising what you preach.
The only point of mild interest was point number 10, but please elaborate as your point is quite vague and gives no examples for prospective candidates to emulate!
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In the cold light of day does it matter what African's grammar/spelling is like? he is the one who has to be impressed, not make an impression, it doesn't matter one iota if he can't even read or write, it's irrelevant. He came on here because whether we like it or not, pilots are applying who can't even get the basics right, so in effect he came on to help.
Personally I'd rather he didn't help out by spelling out the basics because if my CV was in his pile it would stand a better chance of "making it through"
So get off his back, he posted to help.
Personally I'd rather he didn't help out by spelling out the basics because if my CV was in his pile it would stand a better chance of "making it through"
So get off his back, he posted to help.
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Hi guys was very tired when I posted last message and trying to deal with 20 other things including replying to all cv's we recieve successful and unsuccessful which I felt was more important. We make an effort to take pilots from all backgrounds from modular to intergrated and instructors to low hours to try and give everyone a fair shot.
I don't really see the point in correcting my english, I do not always have the time or facilities to spell/grammer check my post, which are availible on word when you write letters/cv's. I post here to try and advise you guys and not to return me to my days of failing english GCSE. I do remember being a wannabe and that is why I try to advise and bother to reply to all cv's. The previous post was meant as advice for all cv's you send, not just to my company. My point is sometimes you get one chance to have your cv in the right place at right time so don't f*ck it up.
Best luck to all AD
I don't really see the point in correcting my english, I do not always have the time or facilities to spell/grammer check my post, which are availible on word when you write letters/cv's. I post here to try and advise you guys and not to return me to my days of failing english GCSE. I do remember being a wannabe and that is why I try to advise and bother to reply to all cv's. The previous post was meant as advice for all cv's you send, not just to my company. My point is sometimes you get one chance to have your cv in the right place at right time so don't f*ck it up.
Best luck to all AD
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Dunno about CVs, but there was some kind of rumour going around a while back that you needed to wear something orange to an Easyjet interview - a tie clip, cufflinks, just something. If you didn't know this then you hadn't done enough research. So rumour control has it, one chap turned up in a bright orange jump suit 
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Lead by example
Don't want to beat a dead horse, but this thread reminds me of a captain I once flew with. Always trying to give me "advice" on how to "be" a FO, when his SOPs were all shot and his airmanship left a little to be desired.
Either lead by example or don't lead at all.
Either lead by example or don't lead at all.
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Tunalic has one point, but if Mr Drunk wants to advise people whilst criticising failed applicants, and not look daft, he needs to practise what he is preaching. I think that's the other point which is being made here.
Anyway, how about tripping over on the way through the interview room door for getting a laugh? Still got the job, but it was a difficult and hot recovery.
Anyway, how about tripping over on the way through the interview room door for getting a laugh? Still got the job, but it was a difficult and hot recovery.
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African Drunk will not post on wannabes anymore as his English is not up to standard. I think many of you have missed the point of my original post. If the post had been a formal letter or cv I would have taken more time over it. It was not, it was a quick note done in 2 mins. I am not trying to lecture anyone I was trying to help people not to get their cv's binned for stupid reasons. To be honest send what you like it does not affect me if we bin cv's.
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Now, now
AD,
I think people understood the point of your post. However, if became a case of the pot calling the kettle black because in doing so you made errors of the like that would normally give you reason to discount people from the selection process.
Indeed, it detracted from the credibility of it.
I think we can all say point taken on all sides and put an end to this thread.
I think people understood the point of your post. However, if became a case of the pot calling the kettle black because in doing so you made errors of the like that would normally give you reason to discount people from the selection process.
Indeed, it detracted from the credibility of it.
I think we can all say point taken on all sides and put an end to this thread.
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Resume's
Points to remember....
There is no right format for a resume
Never put your date of birth, It's illegal to hire on age
Don't put your employer's name if your employed
Be correct, type it, spell correct
You probably will never know where your resume ends up, so you can't address it to someone specific
Write very brief intro letters.
Remember that the person who first reads your resume probably knows zip about aviation, and the guy that actualy knows something about aviation probably wants something so specific, most chief pilots hire buddies, people they went to school with, the guy that washes thier plane, the guy that kisses thier butts.
A guy I know who just go on with Southwest, said it took three years of siding up to certain guys, certain people, buying the beers, on and on.
Your resume is just a starter, make it look good, but it's not what will get you hired, it will get you the phone call or letter.
And when you don't get that call, just remember its not the most qualified that get the call, but people who they know, who they like, who they get along with, who will tow the line, play the game.
There is no right format for a resume
Never put your date of birth, It's illegal to hire on age
Don't put your employer's name if your employed
Be correct, type it, spell correct
You probably will never know where your resume ends up, so you can't address it to someone specific
Write very brief intro letters.
Remember that the person who first reads your resume probably knows zip about aviation, and the guy that actualy knows something about aviation probably wants something so specific, most chief pilots hire buddies, people they went to school with, the guy that washes thier plane, the guy that kisses thier butts.
A guy I know who just go on with Southwest, said it took three years of siding up to certain guys, certain people, buying the beers, on and on.
Your resume is just a starter, make it look good, but it's not what will get you hired, it will get you the phone call or letter.
And when you don't get that call, just remember its not the most qualified that get the call, but people who they know, who they like, who they get along with, who will tow the line, play the game.