Things are a little out of hand around here, so I regret to inform all you who have requested resumes from me that I'm still unable to "do" any.

I will post here once that changes but for the time being, sorry.

Check over your work, check spelling and grammar (read it over out loud - does it SOUND right?)

If one word will do instead of two, use it.

Don't hide what you have, it's just like that essay you wrote in school, remember that crappy mark because you filled it up with nonsense? Get to the point. If you write anything that does not get your message across, delete it. You are a pilot not a copy writer, don't mess with stuff you don't understand.

Don't tell them your hopes and dreams and your career plans and how young you were when you first wanted to fly their junk, tell them what you are offering and that they can buy your labour and they'll be lucky to get you.

Don't ever forget, even if you work the dock or are cleaning shitters now, you are a Captain, a Professional Pilot. Act like one.


So long, Leonard. "...There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."

So what you're saying is that the fee just went up?

Maybe next year. I was thinking of charging a percentage of your first year's salary, before taxes, at your new job. In advance. Cash only.

Wouldn't mind someone taking a look; Pilot/AME here curious if you have any experience with that? Looking for the bush/overseas.

I have had a few requests for resumes. I have about a month available before the year goes crazy and I do my annual bob in the Royal Barge. This year we are planning to explore the Broughtons and that will mean departing once the weather becomes tolerable (late this year on the coast, very similar to all the rest of Canada). There is virtually no coverage there so I will be cut off.

Anyway, if anyone needs a resume "doing," send me a PM and I'll tell you where to send it to. I haven't paid for my software upgrade yet so you will be contributing to that. I am not sure what the rate will be yet but I will tell you when you ask! You will receive a resume and cover with all the stuff you provide to me, in a Word or Pages format, which you can edit and check for typos and convert to PDF format yourselves. I use email transfer for the fee when the process is complete and I usually need a week or less to do them.

Please don't send me a PDF format document as I can't edit it.

TTFN

Well, that went over like a pregnant pole-vaulter!

I guess my services are only needed when the music is waning, not when times are good. Make the best of it! Get your night time and PIC, as much multi time as possible for when it all poops out again.

I've had a couple of enquiries, I made the effort to reply and......nothing. At least have the common courtesy to say "thanks but no thanks." Would it be rude of me to say that maybe that's why you are under-employed, because you don't know what common courtesy is?

Haven't I heard lots of ranting about companies that never reply to an offered resume? Helloooo.

I'm done. I'm off to Europe, not on expenses and not tied to a hotel waiting til 5:00 until I can have a Guinness...Woohoo!

Have a nice career everyone!