Aviation Job Search Tips

Job Search Tips
Of course we can give you all kinds of tips on how to get your next job or make a career change, but in the end its all up to you.  If you don't take action, you'll never experience change.  You need to take the first step.

First and foremost, you need to apply for jobs.  Finding the jobs and getting your paperwork together is half the battle.  That's where Avjobs comes in.  The Avjobs Applicant Portal will automatically prepare your resume to professional aviation standards, and is packed with thousands of jobs that need to be filled "yesterday."  That's right, "YESTERDAY!"

	It is a common misconception that all jobs are filled in 30-45 days.  The fact is, most jobs go unfilled for more than 180 days due to the lack of qualified applicants.  Recruiting qualified applicants is a much more complex problem then most applicants think.  Applicants stop applying, because they ASSUME the position is filled, and the position goes unfilled for an even longer period of time.  In most cases, the older a posting is, the fewer applicants will apply for it.
	Employers post and manage their own jobs in our system.  They have full control over everything related to their company and account in the Avjobs Employer Portal.  When their postings get filled, they remove them.  Avjobs will only post and remove positions for employers if there is a specific request from an employer.  Avjobs provides the framework to make the recruiters’ job easier.  If the posting is still in the system, it is there for a reason.  You should apply for every position that you are qualified for and interested in.
	Before developing our Applicant Portal, we sent a questionnaire to over 7000 participating Avjobs Employers.  The request to remove the "Date Posted" field from job postings was unanimous.  The average time to fill a vacant position among responders was 204 days.  Some even reported that they had the same position open for up to 2 years.
	Additional Tips

The Avjobs Applicant Portal helps to automate your Job Search and Career change. Recent Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (2005) reports the average length of unemployment is about 4.5 months. Avjobs most recent survey results showed our clients get a job 15-50% faster! (varies by income level)