I have been "plane brains" most of my life. I was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, (a civilian auxillary of the US Air Force usually involved in searching for downed airplanes) and currently a member of the local Radio Control flying club. So I have experience in assembly using epoxies and other materials similar to what is done at Cirrus. (albiet on a smaller scale) I've had some ground school besides. Hell, two of the RC Club members are employees at Cirrus. I also have a mechanical background and a background in technology. But I have yet to even get a phone call... I'm so livid and so upset I could just cry... I've been out of work for over 2 months now and am quite sick of barely being able to afford anything... something has to give sometime...
I might be eligible to get some school paid for from some state and federal agencies as I'm essentially a displaced worker. I got laid off and the business I worked for is essentially closed. But it'll only be a 2 year program which means going back to a 4 yr to get a Bachelors in Computer Science won't happen. Off to a trade school... now what sort of trades are needed in the area...
Geez this sucks... 
Have you called Cirrus about the status of your application?
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
Jebus...That bites.Have you called Cirrus about the status of your application?
Repeatedly. Every Friday afternoon after the initial Job Fair they had May 5th. (Went there on my birthday for this for crying out loud!!!) Have expressed interest above and beyond the call of duty.
HR just states that some of the managers are still looking thru apps and resume's and that if I'm selected I should hear from them 'soon'. I've applied for a number of jobs there both on the assembly line and for a couple of desktop support jobs that they have listed. I probably made too much money at my last job and they think I'd turn them down. Last job had no benifits so I'd take pay cut to get benifits...
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Bloody hellfire. That isn't right. If you have the qualifications, you'd think that they'd at least want to sit down with you once. I mean, I waited like two months for the job I have now, but the HR person here at Polaris at least kept in touch and kept me up to date with what was going on. It's just cruel to keep someone hanging without telling them yes or no.
Yeah, but it's 400 people going after 40 job openings. Still I'd think I'd stand a fair better chance than some of the riff-raff I saw there. I showed up in a full suit while others looked like they didn't even make an effort to clean up.
I'll be calling one of the guys I know from the RC club tonight who works for Cirrus and ask him if they're just trickling people into the doors or if they're looking for 'cheap, untrained help'. Maybe it'll be a week or two until I hear about an interview, but I've stopped holding my breath long ago. It's going to be hard to not sound bitter when I call them again Friday.
One thing he said sets my hair on end: (tough to do considering I'm bald) After his interview they called him and said they'd lost his application and that they only had a COPY of his resume`. 
He returned to fill out a new one.
He also gave some pointers on what his resume was like, so I'm going to rework mine to make it more appealing to what Cirrus is looking for. Then I'll fill out a new application tonight and bring it into their main office tomorrow and maybe try to get a little attention while I'm there. Maybe squeeze me in to see some people.
He gave me a bit more background on what the "good" jobs are there. The jobs that are interesting and worthwhile. It seems my buddy got into the one area of the assembly line that most people try to get OUT of, my contact at Cirrus called it "entry level work" and feels I'd be more qualified for other positions. 
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy my friend found a job, he's been out of work longer than I have (US postal service encoding office in Duluth, MN closed down shortly after Christmas) I just hope to work there too. 
Feeling much better than I did earlier... 
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Cebreu painfully thought these words up:
By the way Kaglaaz, I'm not sure if you're aware of the reputation behind Cirrus Design. They are quickly challenging Cessna for domination of the new, piston single-engine aircraft market, which is amazing considering they have only been around a few years. Those guys are doing amazing things, and are DEFINITELY on the way up. I really hope you get hired on there, I think it will work out well for you.
I'm very aware of them. I was at the initial rollout of thier original model at the airshow up here in Duluth and have followed them closely. Thier glass cockpit is amazing! They actually took over market share from Cessna this past year in the single engine aircraft market. They've gone from around 30 employees to over 1000 in about 5 or 6 years time. (Might be longer, I'd have to pull out my fact sheet)
And hopefully a friend of mine is going to get me a demo flight in an SR-22 soon... I wanna try out the flat panels 
Good luck, I hope you get it. My advice though, if you want to find work more easily in the aviation field you should either be a pilot or a mechanic... or both. If you're nuts about planes find a local community college that has an Airframe and Powerplant course, in a couple years you'll have some really great resume fodder.
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Peanut butter ass Shaq Naimah booooze lime pole over bench lick:
I've been looking for a job for two years and I've only gotten one callback. Walmart and Home Depo won't even consider me.
Shit man, you must have bad handwriting.
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Kermitov said this about your mom:
I fueled a Cirrus todayAnd hopefully a friend of mine is going to get me a demo flight in an SR-22 soon... I wanna try out the flat panels
Good luck, I hope you get it. My advice though, if you want to find work more easily in the aviation field you should either be a pilot or a mechanic... or both. If you're nuts about planes find a local community college that has an Airframe and Powerplant course, in a couple years you'll have some really great resume fodder.
Closest one I've found thus far for Airframe and Powerplant is on the other side of the state in Thief River Falls, MN. I think the next closest is in Janesville, WI which is an 8 hour drive instead of just 4... While the comm college in Duluth has a very extensive pilot training course. http://www.lsc.mnscu.edu/courses/2003%5F2005/avia.htm and would be horribly expensive as the flight time/rental alone will be upwards of $15,000 not including tuition.
Also there's one other issue. The Northwest Airlines mechanics are getting some pretty hefty layoffs soon I think. As many as 3000 folks is what I've heard. Those guys are going to flood the market some of them locally as we have one of the Northwest Airbus Maintenance facilities in Duluth. Granted, they're turbine and heavy airframe trained while I'd be looking for light aircraft to start...
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Kaglaaz How'ler wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
Closest one I've found thus far for Airframe and Powerplant is on the other side of the state in Thief River Falls, MN. I think the next closest is in Janesville, WI which is an 8 hour drive instead of just 4... While the comm college in Duluth has a very extensive pilot training course. http://www.lsc.mnscu.edu/courses/2003%5F2005/avia.htm and would be horribly expensive as the flight time/rental alone will be upwards of $15,000 not including tuition.Also there's one other issue. The Northwest Airlines mechanics are getting some pretty hefty layoffs soon I think. As many as 3000 folks is what I've heard. Those guys are going to flood the market some of them locally as we have one of the Northwest Airbus Maintenance facilities in Duluth. Granted, they're turbine and heavy airframe trained while I'd be looking for light aircraft to start...
We're having the same problem with United layoffs in the bay area. If you get this assembly line job, however, you may be able to get someone there to sign off experience for you after a year or two and go take the tests that way. There are three ways to get an A&P, Be ex military, graduate from an A&P school, or get an IA to sign off shop experience.
