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hi everyone.
ive done some work on my CV but need some idea of what people put in their covering letters. some posts on pprune have said a summery of flying experiance.
my question is how long should the letter be (ie- 1 paragraph or say half the page) and what else do you think it should include.
when i applied to university i found a good website that gave me tips on how to put somthing together. unfortunatly i cant seem to find the site anymore, but one thing i do remember is that the site told me to make the letter personel to yourself so the person reading in starts to make a picture of you in his/her head.
i got the place in university, but ofcourse a university personel statement is quite different to a job one. any idea on what to include for good first impressions?
ive done some work on my CV but need some idea of what people put in their covering letters. some posts on pprune have said a summery of flying experiance.
my question is how long should the letter be (ie- 1 paragraph or say half the page) and what else do you think it should include.
when i applied to university i found a good website that gave me tips on how to put somthing together. unfortunatly i cant seem to find the site anymore, but one thing i do remember is that the site told me to make the letter personel to yourself so the person reading in starts to make a picture of you in his/her head.
i got the place in university, but ofcourse a university personel statement is quite different to a job one. any idea on what to include for good first impressions?
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Interview coaching
Hi everyone,
Id like to ask about Penny Austin, as I heard she is really good interview coach. I tried to log on into her web site but its out of date. Can you please advise me how to contact Penny Austin?
I am a student pilot in UK and in April 2009 I should get ATPL, trying prepare for my interviews in advanced...
Thanks
Id like to ask about Penny Austin, as I heard she is really good interview coach. I tried to log on into her web site but its out of date. Can you please advise me how to contact Penny Austin?
I am a student pilot in UK and in April 2009 I should get ATPL, trying prepare for my interviews in advanced...
Thanks
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ATP or CPL, what to write on a CV?
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CV designs and templates...
Hi all,
Hoping this is the right place to post this question, but can anyone possibly point me in the right direction with where I can find a good template for 'Airline style' CVs?
Everywhere on the net wants rediculous amounts of money for this and as a post 'Grad' after finishing my ATPL exams, I can't afford to pay out huge sums of cash for this, would rather save for that next logged hour!
Not sure if it makes a huge difference to which sector of aviation I'm applying to, but to help me along my way to finishing the hour building, CPL, MEP and IR, I was thinking about applying for something along the lines of ramp agent or even checkin staff (excuse the life story)!
Any pointers on designs or templates offered would be kindly appreciated.
Best,
Hoping this is the right place to post this question, but can anyone possibly point me in the right direction with where I can find a good template for 'Airline style' CVs?
Everywhere on the net wants rediculous amounts of money for this and as a post 'Grad' after finishing my ATPL exams, I can't afford to pay out huge sums of cash for this, would rather save for that next logged hour!
Not sure if it makes a huge difference to which sector of aviation I'm applying to, but to help me along my way to finishing the hour building, CPL, MEP and IR, I was thinking about applying for something along the lines of ramp agent or even checkin staff (excuse the life story)!
Any pointers on designs or templates offered would be kindly appreciated.
Best,
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Is this a wind up?
If not and there are any other silly question's then I'll respond to the age old classic question about what colour pen -
Black. It photocopies better.
If not and there are any other silly question's then I'll respond to the age old classic question about what colour pen -
Black. It photocopies better.
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Hello all,
Quick question. Have just been rewriting the CV for a ground-based aviation job. I've only put on relevant employment, but this leaves a gap between Oct 06 and Apr 08. In that time, I did my commercial training, and held shelf-stacking, admin, bar and freelance research positions, and periods of unemployment. The plan is to put something in the covering letter explaining why the gap is there, but asking on another (non-aviation) forum, someone suggested it would be better to include that info on the CV as the gap is too big.
I'm v tight for space on the CV (any more will push it onto 2 pages, in fact), and I don't want to 'waste' CV real-estate with info on my shelf-stacking shifts!
Any thoughts from inside the aviation world as to where it's better placed?
Cheers
Wings
Quick question. Have just been rewriting the CV for a ground-based aviation job. I've only put on relevant employment, but this leaves a gap between Oct 06 and Apr 08. In that time, I did my commercial training, and held shelf-stacking, admin, bar and freelance research positions, and periods of unemployment. The plan is to put something in the covering letter explaining why the gap is there, but asking on another (non-aviation) forum, someone suggested it would be better to include that info on the CV as the gap is too big.
I'm v tight for space on the CV (any more will push it onto 2 pages, in fact), and I don't want to 'waste' CV real-estate with info on my shelf-stacking shifts!
Any thoughts from inside the aviation world as to where it's better placed?
Cheers
Wings
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I've just been asking Miss Leezyjet who does recruitment for a large UK handling agent, and she said if it's for a ground based job, then 2 pages should be fine.
It's a bit of a problem when it comes to the flight training though as there are 2 trains of thought on this.
1) They will just leave as soon as a flying job comes up.
2) They have worked hard to train to fly so obviously have more than just a passing interest in the industry so could be a good employee whilst they are here.
She says put the info in the CV but mention in the letter that those jobs were to support yourself through training.
Hope that helps.
It's a bit of a problem when it comes to the flight training though as there are 2 trains of thought on this.
1) They will just leave as soon as a flying job comes up.
2) They have worked hard to train to fly so obviously have more than just a passing interest in the industry so could be a good employee whilst they are here.
She says put the info in the CV but mention in the letter that those jobs were to support yourself through training.
Hope that helps.