Flight International talked to representatives of some leading aerospace recruitment consultancies to get the answers to two questions - what are the most common mistakes made by jobseekers in the industry, and what roles are in most demand in the current employment market?
"In many aviation positions there are not only professional requirements but also legal requirements and candidateswithout the necessary qualificationssimply cannot be considered.
"At the moment we are experiencinga large demand for A320 pilots andalso for JAR 66 B2 engineers for all aircraft types."
Emma O'Donnell, Parc Aviation
"Candidates' failure to read the jobspecification properly leads them to apply for totally unsuitable positions, often just because the salary or location looks attractive.
"From a customer perspective thereis a shortage of development engineers and electronic technicians. Manufacturing and MRO fitters, on the other hand, are available in some quantityas winter maintenance programmes run down."
Alan Maskell, TAC Europe
"Licenced positions and executive positions are very much in demand from our customers. People holding JAR licenses and type ratings will find thejob market is not too bad. They will be able to pick and choose to some extent to get the best offer."
Heather Darwin, Line Up Aviation
Source: Flight International
