Summary

Find out if the industry is in a boom period - ask a couple of different personnel managers as if one company is not doing so well they might be inclined to blame it on the state of the industry when it's not in fact the case.

• Apply for and complete your Survival Course

• Apply for your medical

• Prepare your CV

• Send out your CVs with a copy of your survival course certificate

• Prepare a folder to keep all info about different companies

• Log information on when you contact companies

• Keep contacting them regularly, being careful not to aggravate the personnel lady with long and frequent calls

• Do ask if they are recruiting just now

• Do ask if they ever consider recruiting green hands with your skills