API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Diversity, Hiring Employers, Jennifer Pickerel, Leadership Development, POST STAGING SETUP POST

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on July 19, 2021

Hire for ‘Cultural Add’ vs. ‘Cultural Fit’

For 20 years, HR organizations and aviation recruiters (like API) have been suggesting that companies hire for “cultural fit.” And now—as we reexamine the implications of our words—it’s the perfect

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API Recruiting Tips, Diversity, Hiring Employers, Jennifer Pickerel

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on May 21, 2021

Focus on Inclusion, Then Hire for Diversity

These days, we hear a lot about hiring for diversity. After all, it’s a big part of the larger Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) movement—not only in business aviation but

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API Recruiting Tips, Job Seekers, Pilot Shortage

posted by cgadmin on November 16, 2020

What is a ‘Bridge Job’ and Will it Ruin My Resume?

When 2020 began, one of the last thoughts on the minds of aviation jobseekers was the possibility of considering a “bridge job” instead of a dream job.Now, nine months into

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API Recruiting Tips

posted by Sheryl Barden on June 4, 2020

Fast Five With Sheryl Barden, CEO Of Aviation Personnel International

Business & Commercial Aviation Editor-In-Chief William Garvey talks with Sheryl Barden, president and CEO of Aviation Personnel International (API), based in San Francisco, about the impact of COVID-19 on business aviation

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API Recruiting Tips, Onboarding, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on February 17, 2020

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

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API Case Study, API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director

posted by Jill Henning on January 16, 2020

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

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director

posted by Jill Henning on December 1, 2019

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

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Industry, Job Seekers, Leadership Development, Networking, Resources, Resumes & Cover Letters, Technology

posted by Jill Henning on August 28, 2019

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

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Chief Pilot, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Jennifer Pickerel, Job Seekers, Leadership Development, Pilot Shortage, Retention, Sheryl Barden

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on July 29, 2019

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

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API Recruiting Tips, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, Leadership Development, Millennials in Aviation, Pilot Shortage, Retention, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on July 26, 2019

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

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