Entering Business Aviation: Crafting a Resume

Writing a rsum can be one of the most daunting parts of any job search. Quite frankly, it is one of the most important elements in helping you finding work. A good rsum can ease doors open while a poorly written one will certainly shut these very same doors. In aviation, there are certain things that must be included in a rsum to help you get noticed: getting noticed is, of course, the first step in securing an interview which may lead to employment.

There is no “one-size fits all” rsum that will guarantee success. In my many years of reviewing pilot and, later, flight attendant rsums I have seen submitted anything from multipage treatises to two paragraph summations. As a private flight attendant, your rsum should fall somewhere in between: a one page copy is the preferred length in this industry.

The top part of your rsum must include the following:

1. Your name
2. Your complete address: house or apartment number, street, city, state, zip and country if applying internationally.
3. Your home phone number.
4. Your cell phone or secondary number such as a fax machine.
5. ...