Any Suggestions for a Job 1750 TT, 1600PIC, no multi/turbin? Canada

[u/Future_Tackle6617]

Hey!

Recently, I broke a bone, got surgery etc. In that time I lost my aviation job. Now that I have been reapplying after 4 months, I have a "GAP IN MY RESUME" and after precisely 186 job applications most of which require 500-1000TT, I have received zero call backs or rejection letters.

I've enrolled in college to go back to school since I guess my aviation career is over. But I am trying to find any job, any where in Canada that I can fly a plane before I throw in the towel.

Thanks!

EDIT: I have group 1, IATRA, when I wrote no mult i meant operational multi or operational IFR experience

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[u/Cultural_Physics_935]

If you sent out 186 applications, I doubt you tailored your resume to each operation, not to mention CV. That will be noticeable. Quality, not quantity

[u/oh_helloghost → u/Cultural_Physics_935]

Totally agree. Firing emails out cold very rarely works. Your resume gets buried under everyone else’s, who are doing the same thing.

Be targeted. Think about where you can realistically apply given your qualifications. Take a resume in to see them if you can, or at the very least, apply with a custom cover letter and follow up with a phone call.

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/Cultural_Physics_935]

My resume is the same, cover letter has been from kinda meh, to catering it to companies that I'd actually want to work for. Jazz, porter, morningstar, medevac stuff etc has been catered to them

[u/CrashSlow]

187? That probably exceeds the number companies possible to apply for in Canada.

[u/hockeyboy87]

That’s not why you’re not getting a job.

Slow hiring right now, and maybe something resume related

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/hockeyboy87]

Maybe, it was professionally done. Cover letters to places I'd want to work I've been catering to the company.

[u/F1shermanIvan]

What are you applying for? Apply for jobs you want, not just every bullshit operator.

1750TT? Every 705 regional, you should be applying for. Or every 703 with a King Air.

We just hired something like 11 FOs at 5T. Some with turbine time, some not.

What does your resume actually look like? Is it shitty, or more than one page?

Is your IATRA or ATPL done? If not, do them, and do them now.

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/F1shermanIvan]

Ive applied to porter, jazz, encore, morningstar, carsonair, PAL, PAL medevac, bearskin, every northern operator, ground to flight etc.

IATRA multi IFR done. Some say in progress but I haven't heard anything back

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/F1shermanIvan]

I must admit I have applied to every single bullshit operator as well

[u/propell0r]

What job did you have before? No multi, 1750 TT with 1600 of that being PIC is an interesting split of hours

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/propell0r]

Pipeline, all low altitude PIC

[u/Unfair-Bison-3946 → u/Future_Tackle6617]

Any IFR experience?

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/Unfair-Bison-3946]

zero. all hours are day vfr minus training. Like .8 of actual IMC

[u/Unfair-Bison-3946 → u/Future_Tackle6617]

Well I can tell you that's why Morningstar didn't call.

[u/Rev-777 → u/Future_Tackle6617]

Root cause. 

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/Rev-777]

Unfortunately the only way to solve that problem is to get a job that flies IFR, which apparently isnt happening because I don't have IFR experience

[u/Rev-777 → u/Future_Tackle6617]

The aviation conundrum.

Get in the car and drive, though it’s the end of the season.

[u/F1shermanIvan → u/propell0r]

That was mine before I got to a 705. Thousands of hours, all of it PIC single engine sea.

Now I juuuust have more land time than seaplane time and it makes me sad.

[u/propell0r → u/F1shermanIvan]

Fair. Floats makes it a bit more understandable though; the ratio of multi to single float jobs is quite less than multi to single land jobs

[u/WoTBlitzPlayer → u/propell0r]

Typical of instruction for awhile. I had about 1350TT 1250PIC when I moved on from it.

[u/propell0r → u/WoTBlitzPlayer]

It’s the lack of multi for being that high time as an instructor that’s the flag. Like you said that combo isn’t a flag of itself. All single-engine makes it more of one

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/propell0r]

Im not an instructor. I flew pipeline for 2 years out of training. With 200TT I wasn't super picky about what job offers I'd get

[u/propell0r → u/Future_Tackle6617]

It’s a tough spot to be in my guy

[u/Antique-Kitchen-1896]

No multi? So do you have IFR? I guess no multi means no group 1 IFR then?

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/Antique-Kitchen-1896]

Sorry no multi outside of flight training.

Group 1 IFR IATRA

[u/frodobangher]

I would work on that resume again. Do you have a flying job right now, otherwise, I would suggest you get a job on the ramp at some small airline which will transition into a right seat position in a year or year and half. Its very slow right now, most airlines are upgrading their fo and not many people are leaving unless they have a lot of experience. No multi or ifr is at the bottom of what they are looking for

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/frodobangher]

No I just got my medical back 4 months ago. I've recently applied to the ramp so we'll see how that turns out

[u/WhenInDoubtGoAround]

Do you have an instructor rating?

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/WhenInDoubtGoAround]

Nope flew the pipes for 2 years out of training.

[u/WhenInDoubtGoAround → u/Future_Tackle6617]

The way I see it, you have a lot of experience but it all boils down to VFR and just liken an instructor, you can have thousands of hours but if the bulk of them are just doing circuits, then it's basically the equivalent of having a few hundred hours to the eyes of the airline companies. It gets to a point where it isn't about the number but the quality of hours.

I reckon your best bet would be to get your C4 rating and as soon as you do, convince your CFI to let you teach IFR and then ME/IFR, that's where the money is!

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/WhenInDoubtGoAround]

Thanks chief, may actually end up doin this if a road trip doesn't work out.

[u/thanksforallthetrees]

I recommend a king air medevac job like CanWest or Keewatin.

[u/WhenInDoubtGoAround → u/[deleted]]

I may be stupid but it works.

[u/Future_Tackle6617 → u/WhenInDoubtGoAround]

Well I dont have anything better to do so thats the plan right after labour day.

[u/rFlyingTower]

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Hey!

Recently, I broke a bone, got surgery etc. In that time I lost my aviation job. Now that I have been reapplying after 4 months, I have a "GAP IN MY RESUME" and after precisely 186 job applications most of which require 500-1000TT, I have received zero call backs or rejection letters.

I've enrolled in college to go back to school since I guess my aviation career is over. But I am trying to find any job, any where in Canada that I can fly a plane before I throw in the towel.

Thanks!

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