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Resumes as fiction

Submitted by Richard on 16 Mar 2011

United States

By Bob Howie
March 15, 2011

Don’t people want jobs? From pouring over resumes while trying to decide who to turn loose with a $30 million jet and a few billion in my company’s liability, I’m not so sure.

They say pilot logbooks and resumes rank as some of the best fiction ever written and I’m beginning to believe it. Poor spelling and bad grammar are often combined with “There I was…” stories, all of which is certainly not what is being sought.

A Career in Aviation – It's not all glamour, sometimes it's hard work.

Submitted by Richard on 29 Jan 2011

With flying jobs becoming harder to find, many trained professional find themselves working in different roles at airports around the world. Whatever job you get, working at an airport is not always easy.

You'll be on the go at all times because the air industry is one that lives and dies by the clock. You'll be expected to work quickly and efficiently under deadline pressure all the time.

So you want to become an airline pilot!

Submitted by Richard on 29 Jan 2011

There are many other options and your flying career is not necessarily limited to flying for a commercial airline, every commercial pilot has other options where they can spread their wings so to speak. There are some specific paths and steps needed in order to become a commercial pilot first whether it’s with a large carrier or as a flying instructor.

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Virtual Flying on the West Coast of Canada

Submitted by Karen on 29 Jan 2011

Canada

Have you ever wanted to fly your own Helicopter? Well now you can!

Alison Price on Air Blog launches today

Submitted by admin on 17 Dec 2010

Today we have seen the launch of the new Alison Price on Air (APOA) Blog.

APOA provide high quality catering to the aviation industry and their food is absolutely amazing. Check out ther site and let us know what you think....we are hugry already!!

http://apoa.co.uk/blog/

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Networking - Move to Social Networking

Submitted by Jon on 11 Apr 2010

FCF Forum

Forums used to get a bad press, with several high profile examples of abuse or employees getting fired for comments online. It is true you have to be careful what you say so as to not impact negatively on you, but they can be a valuable source of information and debate.

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