Ep16: American Airlines Director of Pilot Recruitment - Cory Glenn: Compassion and Service with Part 1 of 2

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Nik Fialka

Business, Careers, Leisure, Aviation

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Cory Glenn will dive deep and answer everything you ever wanted to know about the American Airlines hiring process. He also discusses how American Airlines values its pilots' culture. This is the first time Cory has ever sat down for a long-form interview and he provides unbelievable value. If you’re a pilot who dreams to be at American Airlines, this is your primary source. There may be a pilot shortage, but Cory helps us understand how being agile helps American achieve its hiring goals.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

The pilot recruitment process
2 things every American Airlines pilot must have
How a diverse pilot group is the best pilot group
Dealing with failures
Succeeding in training

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

ABOUT CORY GLENN

Cory Glenn is the Director of Pilot Recruiting and Development at American Airlines. He is an Expert Aviation consultant of industry Pilot Supply and Demand. An experienced Pilot Instructor with a demonstrated history of safety in commercial and military aviation. Also skilled in Enterprise Risk Management, Operations Management, Readiness, Operational Planning, and leading Youth Programs. He is a strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Communications from Portland State University.

CONNECT WITH CORY

Website: American Airlines
LinkedIn: Cory Glenn

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Transcript

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0:00.0	We were able to focus in on the things that don't really tell us how a person flies an airplane or how they care for each other.
0:07.6	If you boil it down, those are the two most important things for our pilot group,
0:11.6	making sure that they have the technical proficiency and the professionalism to fly.
0:16.1	Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
0:21.6	They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums,
0:27.6	meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details.
0:32.6	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.
0:42.4	Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.
0:46.5	What is up, pilot?
0:48.0	How's it going?
0:48.9	How's your day?
0:49.7	I hope your day is awesome today.
0:52.2	Mine is totally awesome.
0:55.5	And do you know why it's totally awesome?
1:04.7	I just got to interview Corey Glenn, the director of hiring, the director of pilot recruitment,
1:14.7	at American Airlines. Can you believe it? What an awesome, awesome interview this was. And I got to tell you, first I got to say,
1:22.8	thank you to my friend Bill Sims, the owner, one of the co-owners of Spitfire Elite Interview Consulting.
1:28.7	We were at the National Gay Pilots Association Winter Warm Up in Palm Springs, California.
1:30.9	And we were at the booth.
1:31.6	I was working.
1:35.6	I was talking, enjoying conversation with so many cool people.
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