Ep06: Jet Edge | Be a Part of an Exploding Market - Stevi Knighton

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Business, Careers, Leisure, Aviation

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

If you want to pilot a private jet with a conducive company, join our conversation with Jet Edge's Senior Recruitment Manager Stevi Knighton. From recruitment to work schedules up to salaries and benefits, listen in as she details the life of a Jet Edge pilot. We'll also give you pointers on how to ace their interview, so stay tuned in until the end to explore this viable career option!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

What you need to know to be a Jet Edge pilot
Characteristics of a pilot with a winning personality
Jet Edge's minimum training requirements for pilots
Incentives and benefits of working for Jet Edge
Tips to prepare for your virtual pilot interview

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

ABOUT STEVI KNIGHTON

Stevi is a People Operations Professional specializing in talent acquisition leadership with ten years of experience offering critical and innovative organizational, people, and technical skills. She has excellent communication, organizational and proven people management skills with a demonstrated ability to work independently and in a larger team environment.

Throughout her People Management career, she has built a record of success that includes incorporating departmental feedback to strengthen human resource strategy building, employee engagement, retention, and talent management, and transforming complex data analysis into insightful, constant, and actionable objectives by offering innovative solutions that sustain organizational operations.

CONNECT WITH STEVE

Website: Jet Edge
LinkedIn: Stevi Knighton
Email: [email protected] | [email protected]

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Transcript

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0:00.0	We are literally the fastest growing 135 operator in the world currently.
0:07.0	So it's an exciting time, like I've said before.
0:11.0	Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
0:17.0	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.
0:28.1	This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job.
0:35.1	Let's get ready for pushback.
0:37.2	Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.
0:41.3	Thanks for that awesome intro, Kate. I never get tired to listen to that little girl do the intro.
0:47.0	We had so much fun making that. Well, welcome, everybody. Today is a really, really interesting conversation with stevie nighten from jet
0:57.9	edge and jet edge is a part 135 carrier they were purchased recently by a conglomerate called vista
1:05.2	which owns a whole bunch of stuff and the conversation first off shows that stevie is a truly nice person she exudes happiness
1:15.9	and she's totally awesome i had a great time chatting with her i've seen her at multiple events
1:20.6	and she's always the most bubbly person at every event it's a great opportunity for you that are thinking about corporate flying,
1:31.3	but you need to have your eyes wide open on this because it's not a low time company, right?
1:37.4	They want you to have 24, 2,500 hours to get in there, but it's a great opportunity to be
1:43.1	home-based. Their big-time competitors are trying
1:46.0	to surpass net jets and their capability. Kind of, that's the big fish that they're going after.
1:51.8	They've got lots of aircraft, but they're growing their Challenger and Gulfstream fleet,
1:56.2	which is really, really cool. And listen to what she talks about. If you listen to the entire episode,
2:02.7	like she will completely be open kimono about what she's looking for when she interviews a
2:10.0	candidate and what a day in life is like. I mean, you just get the culture of this organization
2:16.0	right from Stevie. She did a great job. We had a great conversation
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