Anyone bought one of those kits ?
http://www.pilotinterviews.com/CareerHe ... tm#Airline
Are they worth the investment or it is just a trap ? Maybe it has been asked before, I am sorry if it is so.
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if you didnt do the interview prep and then did not get hired, wouldnt you feel stupid for not spending a few bucks?
I found it very helpful. it covers alot of the little catches of an airline interview.
I found it very helpful. it covers alot of the little catches of an airline interview.
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Spent the money in 2004 I think it was, didn't get the wanted position. I think the interviewer felt I was a little to practiced. Having said that I went on to much better things and I am still waiting for the money back guarantee. So take that for what its worth.
Oh and I had to fly to YVR to get the interview prep and that cost 250. So hmm 600 plus ?? Not really satisfied a customer.
Oh and I had to fly to YVR to get the interview prep and that cost 250. So hmm 600 plus ?? Not really satisfied a customer.
I didn't do the interview prep but I highly recommend the book "Checklist for Success: A Pilot's Guide to the Successful Airline Interview" by Cheryl A. Cage. You can pick it up online or at your nearest pilot supply shop.
I found it very helpful and fairly up to date with lots of useful information and practice scenarios. It's actually the only preparation I did for the AC interview and I managed to land a job offer.
Hope this helps.
I found it very helpful and fairly up to date with lots of useful information and practice scenarios. It's actually the only preparation I did for the AC interview and I managed to land a job offer.
Hope this helps.
EI and most of the schools will give you that help for free (or for the cost of a course). You can also get a lot of good info from our own employment forum.
A great tip that worked for me in the past is a video camera. Most people have access to one of these - set it up in a room, put your interview clothes on and have a family member or friend ask you questions. Amazing how revealing that can be - pick out your own bad habits like hands in pockets, ums and ahhs, like, y'know, mumbling, crappy haircut, slouching, poor-fitting suit, not looking the interviewer in the eye when talking to him. Critique yourself! If you are poor at speaking in front of a group, do a presentation on a subject you know, for the camera.
Join Toastmasters and learn how to speak in public. I believe that's free or certainly cheap (I haven't done it) and it will benefit you for a lifetime.
Most employers want to see 'you,' not what you learned in a cram course, but lose the bad habits!
A great tip that worked for me in the past is a video camera. Most people have access to one of these - set it up in a room, put your interview clothes on and have a family member or friend ask you questions. Amazing how revealing that can be - pick out your own bad habits like hands in pockets, ums and ahhs, like, y'know, mumbling, crappy haircut, slouching, poor-fitting suit, not looking the interviewer in the eye when talking to him. Critique yourself! If you are poor at speaking in front of a group, do a presentation on a subject you know, for the camera.
Join Toastmasters and learn how to speak in public. I believe that's free or certainly cheap (I haven't done it) and it will benefit you for a lifetime.
Most employers want to see 'you,' not what you learned in a cram course, but lose the bad habits!
"What's it doing now?"
"Fly low and slow and throttle back in the turns."
"Fly low and slow and throttle back in the turns."
