Ep 231: Stop Making These Resume Mistakes: Hiring Hacks from an Industry Recruiter
Ready 4 Pushback
Nik Fialka
4.8 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Struggling to get hired as a pilot? In this episode, Ralyn Wheeler shares her journey from estate management to aviation and her role as a Part 135 pilot recruiter. She dives into what recruiters actually look for in a resume, how to make yours stand out in the right way, and common mistakes that could cost you an opportunity. She also discusses the benefits of flying Part 135, including variety, scheduling, and how to leverage SkillBridge and the GI Bill for your career. If you're looking to land your next aviation job, this episode is packed with insider advice!
What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
The #1 thing recruiters look for on a pilot’s resume
Why your resume should be one page (and what happens if it isn’t!)
How to structure your flight hours for maximum impact Key differences between Part 135 and Part 121 flying
How to use SkillBridge and the GI Bill to boost your career
The power of networking and a simple tip to improve your resume today
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, pilot. Welcome back to Ready for Pushback. I'm Nick Fialca. Today is a conversation with a lady named |
| 0:09.2 | Rowland Wheeler, who is a big time recruiter in the Part 135 world. She does a lot of charter |
| 0:16.1 | recruiting for pilots. And we dive deep about pluses and minuses and things you can do to stand out and |
| 0:24.8 | how to successfully craft a winning resume and lots and lots of other things. So if you |
| 0:32.3 | are a pilot looking for a job wanting to sharpen your knife, this is your episode. |
| 0:38.7 | All right? |
| 0:39.0 | So sit back, relax. |
| 0:41.6 | Let's get ready for pushback. |
| 0:44.4 | Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation. |
| 0:50.7 | They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums, meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details. |
| 1:01.0 | This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job. |
| 1:08.0 | Let's get ready for pushback. |
| 1:10.0 | Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca. |
| 1:15.3 | All right. Relin Willer, thank you for joining me today. How are you? Great, great. It's so nice to |
| 1:21.8 | finally meet you. I know. Somebody introduced us on LinkedIn. And I forgot absolutely who it is, but I'm glad they did. |
| 1:29.9 | This is so fun. |
| 1:31.1 | Me too. |
| 1:31.5 | And I always tell people, LinkedIn is a great way to connect. |
| 1:34.1 | It's not the only way, but it is definitely a great way to network. |
| 1:37.0 | It is. |
| 1:37.7 | You know, you're right. |
| 1:38.7 | And you are relatively prolific on LinkedIn. |
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