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Welcome to the inspirational, informational, and transparent aviation careers podcast. Today we answer a listener question regarding how to get a job as a flight instructor in a challenging hiring environment.
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I heard Carl as a guest speaker on the Aviation News Talk podcast and loved the insights he had on how to become a career pilot. Currently, I am at a large flight school and am starting to look for a Flight Instructor job near me.
Last year, anyone with a pulse got hired as a flight instructor. Now, the landscape is the complete opposite.
Even with the incredible support from the flight academy and my school, finding an open flight instructor position is a herculean task. From a career coaching and recruiting perspective, what services does the Aviation Careers Podcast offer that could help me find open positions and then help me be better prepared for the interview?
- View Pilot Interview Course on YouTube at http://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/youtube
- Try to get hired with your current flight school since there is preference usually given to customers.
- Create a pilot resume.
- Develop your story.
- People hire people not resumes.
- Create a LinkedIn Profile and include all your certificates, hours, and accomplishments.
- Make your LinkedIn Profile look like your resume.
- Learn how to sell yourself.
- What is unique about you?
- Past accomplishments, background, military, etc.
- Practice interviewing through our career coaching or with someone who has experience.
- Do something every day until you get a job.
- Read books about getting hired and selling yourself.
- How to win friends and influence people.
- Your job is to get a job.
