Ep23: How to Talk About Hard Things

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Business, Careers, Leisure, Aviation

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

For today’s episode, we will dive into what hinders pilot applications and how honesty can help overcome them. Join us to learn how to articulate previous DUIs, misdemeanors, and other law violations to your future application with honesty and maturity.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

Why you should include your law violations in your application
A reason to talk about your past mistakes
Testimonials from people who had bad experiences with pilots
How airlines approach checkride failures to solve the pilot shortage
The importance of keeping your story straight and transparent

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Transcript

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0:00.0	somebody from outside of the airline will have been wronged by a pilot and feel upset by that,
0:08.6	by something that pilot did, and they will reach out. They will straight up write letters,
0:14.3	write emails, make phone calls. Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available
0:20.4	in the world of aviation.
0:22.6	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.
0:33.6	This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job.
0:40.4	Let's get ready for pushback.
0:42.6	Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.
0:46.5	Hey, pilot, what is up?
0:48.3	It is Nick Fialca.
0:50.5	I am here with you.
0:51.9	I'm hoping you're having a great day.
0:53.5	I certainly am. I am coming to you today
0:56.6	with another solo episode and today we're going to talk about hard things. And I don't mean
1:02.6	rocks or diamonds or anything like that. I mean the exact opposite. Arrests, failures, low grades,
1:10.6	things that are obstacles on your application, something that has
1:14.6	happened to you where you have stumbled in your past. And we're going to chat about it because
1:20.4	I think that it's a really important topic and it comes up quite often. Really kind of surprised
1:26.3	how often it comes up. And that to me is telling that we're
1:32.6	not perfect and we're all human. And that's okay. First, I want to start it off with a disclaimer,
1:38.2	okay? Like, I'm not a lawyer. I didn't stay at a holiday and express last night. I don't have legal advice for you. So if you
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