Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, Leadership Development, Resources

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on October 11, 2018

What You Say Counts

Say what you mean and mean what you say…We all know the adage, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it,” which is true more often than not.

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Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Aviation Maintenance, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, NBAA Events, Pilot Shortage

posted by Sheryl Barden on September 24, 2018

BizAv Workforce Shortage: Do We Need a Paradigm Change?

This past August, I was invited to participate at NBAA’s second annual Workforce Summit held in Washington DC. The goal of the Summit was to discuss strategies that industry stakeholders

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, Pilot Shortage, Retention, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on August 20, 2018

Hangar-Hopping: Is the Grass Really Greener?

We’ve all heard the phrase, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”And it applies to some recent conversations I’ve had with both pilots and maintenance

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Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Hiring Employers, Mentoring, Productivity, Retention

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on July 16, 2018

Success Penalty: Myth or Realty?

At a recent Florida Aviation Business Association (FABA) conference, a retention-related topic called the “success penalty" arose. Admittedly, I’d never heard that phrase, but once one of the panelists began

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Pilot Shortage

posted by Sheryl Barden on April 18, 2018

Get Creative! Why Typical Retention Bonuses Don’t Work

The business aviation industry is abuzz about compensation and its relationship to the pilot shortage, and one thing we can be certain of is that this issue is not going

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, Onboarding, Pilot Shortage, Retention, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on March 12, 2018

The High Cost of Pilot Turnover

Lately, a lot of us are talking about aviation retention strategies—especially with the critical shortage of qualified talent.So, the question is: why should an aviation director take heed?For starters, most

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Aviation Director, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, Leadership Development, Pilot Shortage, Retention, Succession Planning

posted by Jill Henning on March 12, 2018

Is there a Ceiling in Business Aviation?

Do you think there’s a ceiling in business aviation?Meaning, if you’re a corporate pilot or maintenance technician, is there a limit to your career growth?Unless you’re waiting for your boss

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Aviation Director, Aviation Maintenance, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, Pilot Shortage, Retention, Sheryl Barden, Succession Planning

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on November 13, 2017

SURVEY: The Business Aviation Maintenance Shortage

Are we in the midst of a business aviation maintenance shortage?The answer is a resounding “yes,” according to 89 percent of business aviation maintenance leaders surveyed by Aviation Personnel International

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, Onboarding, Productivity

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on September 6, 2017

How Efficient is Your Aviation Recruiting Process?

At a recent aviation industry golf tournament in Minnesota, someone asked me a great question.“Jennifer, how long should it really take us to complete the aviation recruiting process?” he asked.

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Pilot Shortage, Resources, Retention

posted by Sheryl Barden on May 15, 2017

Pilot Compensation is Key to Attraction & Retention

What’s the No. 1 reason Part 91 flight departments are losing their qualified talent?It’s pilot compensation.That’s according to 41 aviation directors who participated in a 2017 survey conducted by Aviation

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