Real-Resumes for Aviation & Travel Jobs
Editor Anne McKinney

                 

This book shows resumes and cover letters of people who wish to obtain jobs in the aviation and travel field or to exit from the industry into new careers. This book reveals techniques for finding aviation and travel industry jobs, and also provided are strategies for transferring skills and experience to other industries. The book contains more than 100 “real” resumes and cover letters tailored to aviation and travel backgrounds, and gives examples for people to use in creating their own resumes and cover letters. Readers will find resumes of commercial pilots, ground support equipment operators, airport managers, quality control inspectors, aircraft loading managers, and many others. This book will be of enormous help to people seeking employment in the aviation and travel industry and to people who desire to transfer their aviation/travel backgrounds into new occupational areas.
"Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Art of Changing Jobs...and Finding New Careers 1

PART ONE: Some Advice About Your Job Hunt 4
Step One: Planning Your Career Change and Assembling the Tools 4
Step Two: Using Your Resume and Cover Letter 6
Step Three: Preparing for Interviews 9
Step Four: Handling the Interview and Negotiating Salary 11
Looking Closer: The Anatomy of a Cover Letter 14

Real-Resumes For Aviation & Travel Jobs 17
Section I: Aviators and Pilots 17
Aviator 18
Air Marshal (CAREER CHANGE) 20
Commercial Pilot 22
Commercial Pilot 24
Helicopter Instructor Pilot 26
Instructor Pilot & Flight Examiner 28
Rotary-Wing Pilot 30
Test Pilot 32
Test Pilot 34
Simulator Pilot Instructor 36

Section II: Operations Managers & Training Professionals 38
Airfield Manager 38
Airport Director 40
Airport Operations Assistant 42
Airport Operations Manager 44
Airport Manager 46
Airport Manager 48
Airport Operations Manager (CAREER CHANGE) 50
Air Traffic Controller 52
Air Traffic Controller 54
Air Traffic Controller Supervisor 56
Flight Operations Director 58
Flight Operations Manager & Space Technology Specialist 60
Material Control Operations Supervisor 62
Operations Chief 64
Operations Liaison 66
Operations Manager 68
Operations Manager 70
Loadmaster 72
Loadmaster 74
Operations Scheduler 76
Product Test Director 78
Quality Control Inspector 80
Quality Control Technical Inspector 82
Quality Control Inspector 84
Quality Control Inspector 86
Research & Development Coordinator 88
Safety Officer 90
Scheduling Manager 92
Support Operations Director 94
Training Program Manager 96
Training Program Manager 98

Section III: Maintenance Professionals 100
Airframe Mechanic 100
Avionics & Airframe Technician 102
Aviation & Radar Systems Specialist 104
Avionics Technician 106
Communications & Navigation Technician 108
Crew Chief & A&P Mechanic 110
Crew Chief & A&P Mechanic 112
Crew Chief 114
Crew Chief & Technical Weapons Specialist 116
Electrical Shop Foreman 118
Electrical Systems Supervisor 120
Electrical Systems Repairman 122
Flight Line Mechanic 124
Fuel Systems Mechanic 126
Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 128
Hazardous Materials Program Manager 130
Helicopter Mechanic Chief 132
Helicopter Repair Supervisor 134
Helicopter Repair Supervisor 136
Hydraulics Supervisor 138
Maintenance Engineering Director 140
Maintenance Evaluator 142
Maintenance Manager 144
Maintenance Manager 146
Maintenance Supervisor 148
Refueling Specialist 150
System Technician 152
Technical Inspector 154

Section IV: Customer Service And Travel Professionals 156
Customer Service Representative 156
Cruise Specialist 158
Gate Agent (CAREER CHANGE) 160
Ramp Services Specialist 162
Terminal Services Supervisor 164
Travel Agent 166
Travel Agent 168
Travel Agent (CAREER CHANGE) 170
Travel Attendant 172
Travel Attendant (CAREER CHANGE) 174
Travel Consultant 176