| Graduates in the United Kingdom often seek out long | | | | industry. Professionals also need to develop muscle |
| term positions right after their university days. Indeed, | | | | memory and first hand experience with the specific |
| the promise of higher education is that permanent | | | | task that they will perform over their career. Ticket |
| positions and career options are readily available from | | | | agents need to deal with customers first hand and |
| the first day after graduation. However, many airlines | | | | understand general aviation policies before making a |
| and other aviation companies are turning toward | | | | career out of customer service. Mechanics need to |
| temporary and seasonal positions in order to firm up | | | | get their hands on repair equipment and fix machinery |
| their financial bottom line. Ticket agents, mechanics, and | | | | in real time in order to get the full experience. |
| facilities professionals are among the workers who | | | | Temporary airline employment is ideal for young |
| are often hired during the winter and summer holiday | | | | professionals who want to get their feet wet in the |
| season to ensure flights get off the ground on time. | | | | industry without settling on the first job offered to |
| However, airlines aren't the only ones to gain | | | | them. |
| advantage from temporary airline employment. | | | | Graduates and young aviation professionals should |
| Graduates should seek project airline work for a | | | | also see temporary airline employment as an |
| variety of reasons. | | | | opportunity to develop connections in the industry. |
| The major advantage of working temporary positions | | | | Many airlines hire several temporary workers at a time |
| within an airline is that experience is king. In the United | | | | to fill important roles, which means these workers will |
| Kingdom and other major transportation hubs, airlines | | | | often spend hours each day next to each other. |
| and airports need to distinguish themselves in anyway | | | | These connections can be vital down the road, either |
| possible. One of the ways which airlines are set apart | | | | as a support system or as references for |
| from the competition is by hiring experienced | | | | advancement opportunities. More importantly, |
| professionals. As such, young professionals need to | | | | temporary workers can network with managers and |
| build up a strong CV before delving into their career. | | | | supervisors in order to establish a more sophisticated |
| Temporary positions allow workers to get an inside | | | | connection to the industry than their fellow workers. In |
| look at the airline industry and build the credentials | | | | this way, professionals not only benefit from the |
| needed to break into their ideal profession. | | | | wisdom of their superiors but can count on them as |
| However, experience is not everything in the airline | | | | references down the road. |