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What’s Trending in Business Aviation Careers, Part I
As a long-time recruiter, I’m always asked what trends I see, and what’s the latest happening in business aviation careers. So just what is trending in our industry? Change, that’s what! Hiring […]
Read more…Building Bench Strength: An 8-Step Guide to Succession Planning
Grooming members of your business aviation team to take over your job is a hallmark of great leadership. A true mark of leadership is having the foresight to engage in […]
Read more…3 Cover Letter Basics for Job Seekers
The cover letter (or cover email) remains a vital part of today’s interview process. While the boring old, impersonal “to whom it may concern” cover letter may indeed be a thing of the past, the personalized, well-written professional cover “email” or letter is still very much alive and well. The value of cover letters A resume, and its accompanying cover letter, represent your initial “handshake” with a potential employer. As mentioned in a recent blog, these documents show how you (the aviation candidate) choose to communicate. If they’re done well, they can […]
Read more…8 Ways to Research a Company Before an Interview
A successful interview begins well before you find yourself sitting across from a potential employer, putting your best self forward. It starts with a lot of hard work and time […]
Read more…5 Things Aviation Icon Janice Barden Taught Me About Corporate Aviation Recruiting
As the newest member of the API team, I recently sat down with Janice Barden, an icon in our professional corporate aviation recruitment industry, to learn about how she—a woman […]
Read more…9 Tools Every Business Aviation Hiring Manager Should be Using
Finding and using “the right tool for the job” is a bit of advice that’s as accurate as it is old. And it doesn’t only apply to the working trades, […]
Read more…7 Ways to Help You Get a Job Promotion in the Flight Department
Have you set your sights on the next step up in your flight organization? If so, that’s great. But as you know, it’s very unlikely someone’s going to simply tap […]
Read more…How to Detect a Job Burnout: a Checklist for Knowing When You Need to Find a New Job
Job burnout getting you down? If so, you’re in good company, because surveys suggest that nearly 90 percent of the U.S. working population feels job-related stress or burnout at some […]
Read more…Tell Your Story: 9 Resume Writing Tips from a Business Aviation Recruiter
There’s no way we can ever overemphasize how important a properly written resume is to anyone’s job search. How your aviation resume reads—the story it tells about you and your […]
Read more…The Millennials are Coming: How to Identify, Attract and Retain the “Next-Gen” of Bizav Professionals
The competition for trained aviation talent gets tougher every day, and the importance of attracting and developing the Next-Generation of business aviation professionals can’t be overstated. After all, these “Millennials” are individuals who—like the baby boomers before them—will one day lead the workforce in the U.S. and other countries. That’s why, on November 17, at the upcoming NBAA2015 conference in Las Vegas, I will be moderating a panel discussion entitled “Attract and Retain Next-Gen Talent in Business Aviation.” It will be focused precisely on what everyone in the business aviation industry can […]
Read more…NBAA14 Recap: Creating the Next-Gen Workforce in Business Aviation
Just last month at NBAA14, I was honored to moderate the interactive “think tank” educational session entitled, “Creating Business Aviation’s Next Generation Workforce.” Our mission is an ongoing one–to make everyone […]
Read more…Managing the Customer Demand for BizAv Inflight Connectivity
The speed at which new information and communication technology is emerging in the business aviation industry is mind-boggling, and the advantages it offers are irresistible. Inflight and otherwise, the information technology […]
Read more…How Strategic Goal-Setting Can Boost Your Life and Career
‘Tis the season for New Year resolutions! Yet why is “goal-setting” one of our least favorite personal progress activities? Whether or not we care to admit it to ourselves, nearly […]
Read more…Preparing Yourself for the All-Important Job Interview
For this, my “debut” blog for my brand-new employer, Aviation Personnel International, the topic of interviewing tips and tricks is quite fitting. Being the “new kid on the block” has its […]
Read more…Why a “Cultural Fit” is Important to Corporate Aviation Directors and Their New Hires
One of the “grayest” and most frequently overlooked aspects of the hiring process is finding a good “cultural fit” between a prospective new hire and the members of the corporate […]
Read more…When and Why to Consider Internal Candidates During the Hiring Process
HR recruiters and business aviation hiring managers frequently contact us at Aviation Personnel International (API) to conduct an external candidate search on their behalf. They often do so because they feel […]
Read more…How Social Media can Help and Hurt Aviation Candidates
Social media is playing a more critical role in the recruiting process on a daily basis. That means aviation hiring managers, responsible for recruiting talent for their flight departments, have a […]
Read more…Aviation Advocacy: When Many Speak as One
I’ve never been a political person. However, due to the exposure I’ve had seeing what National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is doing and the issues out there facing us, the […]
Read more…The Value of Using Hiring Scorecards in Aviation Interviews
Last month, API’s Sheryl Barden and I presented a workshop on job hiring strategies at an NBAA conference in Portland, OR. As we got underway, we were somewhat surprised to […]
Read more…2015 NBAA Maintenance Management Conference Recap
The value of investing time, effort and dollars was brought home to us in a big way. That’s why I wanted to review our participation in the 2015 NBAA Maintenance […]
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