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Handeling Rejection During Job Search

You may have responsed to many job postings, sent your resume to employers, completed many online applicantions and spent time interviewing to no avail.  It is important to learn from those experiences to better yourself for next time.  Rejection is an important part of the interview process and you can’t take it personally.  Instead, accept it and reflect upon your approach to see if there are positive changes you can make for the next go around.

• Ask yourself what you could have done differently, how you could have handeled yourself differently, how you could have prepared differently etc.
• Work on any questions that you had difficulty answering
• Did you provide too much or too little information on any particular questions?
• Did you do research on the company before you interviewed?
• Could you have asked better or more appropirate questions with regard to the vacancy or the company?

Make note of what you learned from your own self assessment for reference.  It’s important that you use this renewed energy to keep moving forward and ace the next interview.

Additional Resources:
Handling the Stress of the Job Search
Aviation Job Search Tips

To hire or not to hire?

When making a hiring decision, what is the one quality that employers consider to be most important?

Assuming that job applicants have the basic skills needed to do the job, the one quality that most employers value is the willingness to work hard and do whatever it takes to get the job done. Nearly 60 percent of employers surveyed said that they expected employees to have a good work ethic. Qualities that employers valued are:

• Work ethic 59 percent
• intelligence 23 percent
• enthusiasm 12 percent
• education 4 percent
• other qualities 2 percent

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In a perfect world the Avjobs system should...

Have easy navigation to things in the applicant system.

Did you know that you can save favorite pages to your navigation menu and call it what ever you like?

Avjobs provides a large variety of information in the applicant system and many times it can be difficult to remember where you found something. You can create shortcuts to your pages of interest and enter a personal name or description for each saved page to create your own personalized navigation menu.

• Access your saved pages directly from the current navigation menu
• Save as many Favorite Pages as you need
• Modify or delete your menu as often as you like

It couldn't be any easier! 

Maybe you need quick access to your resume, practice interview questions, or other career tools.  Once you are on a page you want to save, simply click "Add this page to my Favorites" on the navigation menu. You will then have the opportunity to name this shortcut whatever you like (maximum 20 characters).

A few popular shortcuts are:

View Resume - Staying familiar with your resume is a great idea.  It will keep you prepared for any question an employer might ask.
Go to "My Resume", "View Resume", click  Add this page to my Favorites. 

Sample Cover Letters - Many of you like to change the cover letter you are using to apply to a specific position.
Go to "Tools", "Cover Letter Samples", click  Add this page to my Favorites.

Career Info - Some of you are just starting out in your Aviation Career.  Referring to general career info can better help you to understand each job posting.
Go to "Career Overviews", select from the pull down menu, then choose your specific career, once you are on a page you want to save click  Add this page to my Favorites.

Phonetic Alphabet - Memorizing the Aviation Phonetic Alphabet is something everyone working in the industry should know and use.
Go to "Tools", "Phonetic Alphabet", click  Add this page to my Favorites.

Job Search by Keyword - Searching for a specific job or company is easy when you use the "keyword" search.  Just remember that the results are only generated from the job description.
Go to "Search Jobs", "Keyword", click  Add this page to my Favorites.

By saving Favorite Pages you can create a personalized menu and easily access important information with just a click of the mouse.

MORE: "My Favorite Pages" on your navigation menu are retained for as long as you remain an active member.

In a perfect world the Avjobs system should...

Alert me of a potential position or open interview session in my area and alert me of other positions I may qualify for.

Great Idea!  Actually, we've had that built in since the start, but we'll tell you how to configure it and provide a few other suggestions that can accomplish the same goal.

Applicant System, RSS, Newsletter

You can customize your Avjobs home page to notify you of the recent positions in your state and in your categories of interest. Each time you log in and go to your home page you will receive the most up-to-date information in "real-time".

Setting this up is simple:
Log into your account and then go to the "Personalize Your Settings" page.
Select My Account > Personalize Settings (or use the Personalize Settings shortcut on the navigation menu).

You will now be on the "Personalize Your Settings" page. You can visit this section to adjust your settings at any time.

Find: "Display Quick Picks on My Home Page"
Select Yes then > Yes for all of the categories that you are interested in.

Find: "My State Jobs on My Home Page"
Select Yes > My State:>
Select a state from the pull down menu.
Scroll down and Save.
Select Home.
Once the page loads scroll down to see your new settings!

 RSS

Avjobs provides tons of Aviation RSS feeds to choose from.  Locate the free jobs feed(s) and subscribe.

 FREE - Weekly Aviation Jobs Newsletter

Avjobs provides a free aviation jobs newsletter.  Subscribe and start receiving weekly updates by email.

These are actual questions and comments provided by active members. In the event you need additional answers please visit the FAQ's page for additional information.

How to optimize your job postings. 

It was discovered that the average aviation job seeker looks at a job posting for 3 seconds.  So you better MAKE that posting count.  The goal is to draw the right job seeker in and hold their attention long enough to get the feel for your company, be attracted to the job, determine they have the skills and qualifications, and then APPLY.

How do you do that?

First, your job posting has to be found.  Utilizing the same keywords in the title of the posting as the job seekers are using to find a job when they do their search is the essence of getting your job posting ranked in the first 2 pages of search results.  Avjobs.com, the largest aviation jobs company, and the number one site aviation job seekers are using online, says that if your job doesn’t show up on the first 3-4 1/2 pages of results, it probably won’t get seen.

Pick job titles that are the common denominator name for that position in the industry.  If your organization is looking for a Northwest Territory Business Development Manager, call it a Sales Manager, or Territory Sales.  If you need a Licensed A&P Mechanic then A&P Mechanic should be in the job title.  Then add a specialty to help narrow down your audience, but keep it simple (i.e. add A&P Mechanic – Challenger). The key is to THINK LIKE THE JOB SEEKER.

Now that you’ve been found, you need to grab and hold their attention.  75% of job seekers read job postings based on their appearance. Keep the format clean, easy to follow, and use bullets.  Long paragraphs and redundant descriptions are overwhelming on the eye and will cause the job seeker to move on.

Introduce the job seeker to your corporate culture; provide high points about why it’s great to work for your organization.  Clearly they are job hunting and it’s usually because they are unhappy.  Hit their pain points and give reasons why they would enjoy working at your organization.

The following is an example of the Attention Grabber for a job description.

Position Highlights:

• Recognized leader – Rated #1 in their industry.
• Advancement: Potential for a key leadership opportunity in the future.
• Drive: Progressive “issue-free” employee relations programs.
• Growth: Recently finished a mega expansion (1 Million+ Sq. Ft) with cutting edge production equipment.
• Stability: Located in Virginia Beach since the early 70’s, this organization has NEVER had a layoff!  CHECK IT OUT – VIRGINIA BEACH AREA (with link to community page).

Next, provide concise, specific responsibilities.  Avoid describing soft skills that:

1. Everyone thinks they have, even when they don’t.
2. You will only really be able to determine during the interview process.
3. Are too wordy to make sense.  Example, “have experience collaborating in a consolidated yet diverse team with multiple skill sets in a multinational environment with dynamic personalities”.

Same rule goes for listing the qualifications.  Use bullets to clearly spell out what you need in direct, specific descriptions.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an Accredited Maintenance School. Both A + P Licenses preferred.
• Current License(s).
• FAA Certification Card.
• 3-5 years of experience in Airframe Control Bearings/Zinc Nickel Applications.
• Ability to work weekends and evenings.

Now that you have completed the content, the next step is to get it out.  In our next blog we’ll explain best practices on job posting placement and frequency.