Tag: opportunity

If you don’t have an “in” with the company you are applying with, you have a little better than a snowballs chance in hell of getting hired

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When companies post jobs on sites like Indeed; the majority of the time that post is there for HR reasons, and they will most likely already have a list of candidates to interview. These candidates are F/As that they have a prior connection with- by previous contract employment, a referral from inside the company, or someone that the hiring manager already knows and likes. IF they run out of those candidates, then they will move on to the hundreds of applications they got from the websites. I am telling you this because It is reality in corporate aviation, and you NEED to know it to get a job…

https://cobblestonesandheels1.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/networking-employment

I know the difficulty in walking away from this lifestyle, and am currently experiencing the challenges that come with this territory of walking into a new phase of life

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But what do I make of it? I’m getting through it and I’m determined to help other transitioning veterans get through it too. I stopped listening to the people who told me that I was crazy for walking away and started connecting with those who supported me in my decision. I stopped waiting for opportunity to show up and started creating my own.

https://worklifework.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/it-is-what-you-make-it