oryncompton

[Diadem]

Well, here's another gem from the "Hire Me" subforum: "Also, as I am a low time pilot, I am seeking time building opportunities. Should someone need or want and extra set of eyes/hands in the cockpit to share the workload, contact me and if schedules permit, I'd be happy to volunteer my time."
I don't know what's worse, working for free or apparently logging hours as an "extra set of eyes/hands", which I assume means not as a qualified crew member with a PPC.

[NWONT]

I think this subject has been beaten to death on this site. If you are low time with no contacts in the aviation industry, I'd say your chances of landing a job are pretty much zero. If you can just get in the door to demonstrate your work attitude and make a few contacts in the community you are looked down upon. If I had to make a choice between a stack of resumes with little experience on them or a young man showing how fast he can move on the dock or ramp and showing how eager he is to learn, I know who I'd be hiring.

[Sky_Conqueror]

Well, its a pity it has to be like that. I'd love to point to aviation and render it a unique black sheep; but it seems to be like that for many other industries as well. It all comes down to contacts...contacts...contacts....contacts...etc etc. But a question that has been raised countless times is: what do we consider a contact? A person you just know because you met once or twice while going to college, or a really close friend? These are 2 factors low timers have to learn to differentiate. It seems to depend on how much leverage one can add to the equation.

[NWONT]

In any industry, time is money. When you first put someone on the job they aren't that productive for some time. Nobody wants to waste time and money on someone that just isn't going to cut it. Looking at a resume from a low time guy tells you nothing of his work habits. Does he get to work on time? will he start bitching and complaining about his job after many bucks are invested in him? If there is a necessary job that needs to be done that won't fill a line in his logbook, will he do it willingly? Is he just here to get some time and bail as soon as he has become useful? If he has a work history, doing anything, and can supply a contact or two who will vouch for him, he's way ahead of the stack of resumes on the operators desk. Every time you leave a job, and in this business that will happen often, always try to do it with a handshake and not an upraised finger. Your attitude, loyalty and work ethic will follow you.

[Krimson]

It all comes down to contacts...contacts...contacts....contacts...etc etc.

Not true, not one of my jobs have I received due to contacts. Sure it will greatly help, but it's not impossible to get jobs without knowing anybody. It just takes more work and you have to knock down a few doors.