Ep129: 6 Ways to Elevate Your Aviation Expertise Beyond Flying Skills

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Careers, Aviation, Leisure, Business

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Tune in to this episode as we unveil the 6 challenges pilots face when trying to explain their skills, highlighting the crucial role of communication in professional advancement. Listen to learn how to bridge the gap between doing and describing, making your aviation skills as impressive in conversation as they are in action!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

Why being proficient at a task doesn't guarantee the ability to articulate the process well
6 key challenges in explaining skills
Strategies for enhancing communication and reflection to advance your career

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

Learn about more career opportunities in aviation with the new Director of Hiring at American Airlines, Dena Payne-Smith. Visit https://vimeo.com/event/4192783 and register to attend "Cleared for Takeoff: Career Opportunities with American Airlines" on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 9:00 PM EST.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Just because somebody's good at something doesn't mean they are good at talking about it.
0:05.5	You have to be able to articulate your skills like a champ.
0:10.6	You have to be able to make it happen and have the stick skills and wiggle the sticks and all those things.
0:16.8	Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
0:23.1	They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums,
0:28.8	meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details.
0:34.0	This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job.
0:40.3	Let's get ready for pushback.
0:43.3	Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.
0:47.3	Pilots, I have great news on April 10th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
0:51.3	I'm going to be doing another live webinar, but this time it is with the new
0:57.4	director of pilot hiring at American Airlines, Ms. Dina Payne-Smith. You get a chance to be one of the very
1:04.1	first people to ask her the questions that are on your mind. Check in the show notes. I'll have a link
1:10.4	so you can sign up to join us.
1:13.4	I can't wait for this. It's going to be a lot of fun. April 10th, 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
1:20.1	Sign up in the show notes and join me and get your questions answered.
1:26.1	Hey, Pilot, welcome to Ready for Pushback. My name's Nick Fialca.
1:33.2	I'll be with you today. I'm with you two out of the seven days of the week. That's, uh, what is that?
1:40.9	Two sevenths. My little Kate who does the the intro she's doing math right now lots of
1:45.8	fraction work and we're talking about fractions today so yeah i'm with you two sevenths of the week
1:51.5	and kate if you're listening to this which i hope you're not because you should be in bed but two
1:56.7	sevenths is two pieces of a seven piecepiece pizza, and that's a good thing.
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