A Corporate pilot’s resume: do’s and don’ts;
Concise and precise is the motto. Below you will find a guideline for a standard corporate aviation resume:
Do’s
- Keep it short. The one-page resume is the industry standard.
- Clearly state the position you are applying for.
- Add a one-line objective statement about yourself.
- Make sure your resume is updated, accurate, visually appealing, and machine-readable (scannable).
- Place important information such as your flight hours, certificates and type ratings, in a section at the top.
- Summarize your experience and work history in a separate section.
- List the most recent job title you held and highlight that job’s responsibilities. Followed by brief descriptions of other positions you held and the duties.
- Specify FAR parts 121, 135, 91, 91K, 141, 61, etc.
- Limit your resume to a 10-year job history.
- Indicate your availability. For example: immediate or with a two weeks’ notice.
- Run spell-check and Grammarly. Double-check your email address and phone number.
- Be accurate!
Don’t
- Do not use multiple email addresses, phone numbers, or mailing addresses.
- Never place personal information on a resume (certificate numbers, birthdates, health status, medical certificate issuances, etc.).
- Do not estimate. Use a calculator or logbook program to verify your flight time calculations.
- Do not include any flight time accrued in a simulator.
Important Note
Your flight time breakdown should include total time, pilot-in-command, instructor pilot, second-in-command, turbojet, turboprop, multiengine, single engine, and instrument (actual and simulated), cross country, night, and instructor (IP).
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