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Employee Onboarding: Engage New Hires from the Get-go
Does your flight department participate in an “employee onboarding” program? A way to assimilate a new hire into your aviation organization? If not, I highly recommend nominating someone to take charge […]
Read more…API Case Study: Embracing Change, an Energy Company Finds Success
Following is an API Case Study regarding our recruitment and consulting services. During the summer of 2019, the aviation leader for a large, energy-producing utility company contacted Aviation Personnel International (API). His […]
Read more…Your Personal and Professional Annual Report
Congratulations, and welcome to the (new) Roaring 20s! With the closing of 2019, not only do we celebrate having taken another trip around the sun, we look back on 10 trips! […]
Read more…How to Be an “Employer of Choice” in Business Aviation
Are you considered an “employer of choice”? That is, do you have the right compensation, benefits, schedule and positive culture? Enough so that when you post a job opening, the best […]
Read more…Benefits as Retention Tools in Bizav
Employers are using benefits and incentives as creative retention tools to hold on to business aviation professionals. As some business aircraft pilots continue to pursue what they believe to be […]
Read more…How to Make Meetings Fun AND Fruitful
Here at API, we recognize how important it is to our company culture—and our values—that we find new ways to stay connected to one another. Part of that “connecting” gets handled […]
Read more…Develop Aviation Professionals to Stay (Not Leave)
Not long ago, I participated in a conference panel session, discussing ways to develop aviation professionals as a “retention tool.” In particular, we shared ways to enhance people’s skills and abilities […]
Read more…New to Job Hunting? What You Need to Know
Lately, I’ve been hearing from a handful of aviation candidates who are new to job hunting. Some of them feel like job-hunt novices, mainly because they’ve been at the same company […]
Read more…Offboarding Employees the Right Way
In the past, we’ve talked about the onboarding process. That is, when a flight department integrates its new hires via a set of processes and training programs. But what happens in […]
Read more…Pilot Pay, Benefits & Quality of Life are Keys to Retention
Are pilot pay, benefits and quality of life the keys to retention during the talent shortage? Here at Aviation Personnel International, we happen to think so. After all, business aircraft owners and […]
Read more…JETNET iQ Summit Key Takeaways
It was quite an honor to be invited to be a panelist at the 9th Annual JETNET iQ Summit* in New York. It was my first time attending, but it won’t […]
Read more…IAWA GA Forum Recap: Women in Aviation
Just what are the opportunities for women in aviation? And will the pressure around identifying and recruiting great talent ever let up? Those are a few of the questions I wanted […]
Read more…Bill Garvey’s “Fast Five” with API’s Sheryl Barden
Earlier this year, I (Sheryl Barden) had the pleasure of being interviewed by Bill Garvey, the Editor of “Business & Commercial Aviation,” one of the industry’s premier trade publications. In every […]
Read more…Parenting in Business Aviation
Parenting and relationships can be tough for families in many industries. But those who travel for a living (or have a spouse who does so) have an extra set of challenges […]
Read more…Job Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts
In this competitive aviation job market, a great resume can work to get you noticed. But it won’t guarantee that you’ll end up landing the job. There’s a lot more that […]
Read more…Six Ways to Find and Keep New Pilots
We are now in the third year of an unprecedented shortage of pilots, and the situation is not going to get better quickly. There simply are not enough pilots in […]
Read more…How to Evaluate Your Total Compensation Package
One of the most pressing issues facing business aviation is the shortage of pilots and maintenance professionals. And because of those shortages, most aviation organizations are modifying their total compensation […]
Read more…Networking your Local Network
It’s unfortunate, but I often hear from aviation pros who suddenly find themselves in an unplanned career transition. Life was great, and things were “status quo.” But then an aircraft […]
Read more…Caution! Business Aviation Job Postings Ahead!
Here at API, we frequently get emails and calls from job seekers asking, “Did you see the latest job posting at XYZ Company?” Sure, sometimes we know about the latest aviation […]
Read more…Striking a Work/Life Balance for Schedulers & Dispatchers
In the fast-moving world of business aviation, “duty calls” at all hours of the day and night. Especially for Schedulers and Dispatchers. When does a global 24/7 operation stop? When does […]
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