Bethany Smith
Key Account Manager, Aviation Job Search
3.15pm – 3.45pm
How to stand out from the crowd
As Key Account Manager for Aviation Job Search, Bethany spends her days speaking with recruiters to find out what they’re looking for within their business.
Bethany is well equipped to share her knowledge and expertise on what recruiters want, how to make your CV stand out from the crowd and how to impress in an interview.
Bethany will also give tips on where best to start your job search, and how to use social media in your job search.
Baljit Saini- Pickford
Specialist Trainer, Cabin Crew Wings
Making sure you get a cabin crew job
1pm – 1.30pm
Baljit Saini- Pickford is a Specialist Trainer in Aviation Recruitment. Baljit commenced her career in aviation in 1991 as cabin crew and rapidly started her specialisation in training and recruitment management.
Through 23 years’ experience with the same airline, Baljit built up an educationally diverse background, acquiring various professional certifications from the civil aviation authority.
Baljit has travelled globally recruiting and training potential candidates. A notable achievement was being selected to train Celebrities in safety and emergency procedures for a TV programme called Celeb Air!
Through her senior role with Cabin Crew Wings Baljit continues to demonstrate her passion for recruitment, training and aviation, supporting course attendees to succeed in their airline applications and beyond into their new life as crew.
Plenty of people dream of becoming cabin crew, and there are hundreds of resources aimed at getting you there. So which one should you chose? Should you even choose any? Our presentation will give you a quick tour around how to actually be flying as cabin crew within a few months.
Including; why a college or degree course may not be the best way forward; what makes Cabin Crew Wings courses get better results in 2 days than colleges do after a whole year; what exactly you need to do to excel in airline recruitment and why simply applying to an airline without the right prep probably isn’t the best idea!
Christopher Babayode
Travel Wellness Expert, nojetstress
12pm – 12.30pm
How to fly healthy
Since 2003, Christopher has been the “Go To Person” for healthy jet lag solutions for frequent fliers.
During his 20 years working for British Airways, Christopher has visited 45 countries, clocking up 1.2 million miles as a Flight Attendant. He was also a nutritional therapist and British Airways Wellbeing and Inclusions Advisor.
Christopher’s expertise comes from the practice of nutritional therapy, with hands on knowledge of working with frequent fliers in the aviation industry on long and short haul.
Christopher will talk about how to fly healthy; Enjoying your new cabin crew adventure and have the time of your life by looking after yourself.
Jamie Portt
Head of Operations, JMC Recruitment
1.45pm – 2.15pm
An overview of the aircraft maintenance employment market
Jamie has worked in the recruitment industry for 15 years, 5 of which have been spent at JMC supporting global MRO’s in the provision of contract and permanent aircraft maintenance personnel. Jamie originally joined JMC as a recruitment manager before taking over as the Head of Operations at the end of 2018, where he is responsible for the continued improvement of the candidate experience and ensuring the fulfillment of customer requirements through efficient recruitment solutions.
Jamie will be providing an overview of the aircraft maintenance employment market over the coming years and the potential opportunities for you as either a contractor or permanent member of staff.
Fenella Jefferson
Pilot Recruitment Consultant, GOOSE Recruitment
10.30am – 11am
How to land a great pilot job
Fenella Jefferson, Pilot Recruitment Consultant at GOOSE Recruitment has previously worked as a Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor and Key Account Manager for over 21 years, in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Fenella is a member of the British Women’s Pilot Association and will deliver a talk on ‘How to land a great Pilot job’ as well as share stories of her experiences flying in the Australian outback.
Dr. Molly M Lim
President/CEO, Online Lingo
11.15am – 11.45am
Connecting with the World
A speaker of seven languages who has lived in many different countries, Dr. Lim is an avid language learner, instructor, certified translator and interpreter who enjoys traveling and meeting people. With her academic background in language teaching and educational policy and her practical experiences in curriculum development, assessments, operations management and building the world’s first online English school over 20 years ago in Sweden, Dr. Lim is a frequent speaker at international conferences on online language learning. She is a firm believer of language as a bridge between people and enjoys composing piano music in her free time. She is currently learning Arabic and Turkish.
Aviation has changed lives and helped people travel to distant lands. With traveling, we encounter people from cultures different from our own. The key focus of the aviation industry is to get travelers from point A to B, but not without the challenges of language and communication. Find out how an online language learning system can help you advance in your career, and expand your world.
Greg Walker
Snr HR Business Partner, Bombardier
2.30pm – 3pm
Greg is the Snr HR Business Partner at Bombardier Biggin Hill. Greg is fortunate enough to be one of the first Bombardier Biggin Hill Employees, starting with 2 others; now they have 180 staff, growing 250% in 3 years, with views of another expansion in 2021.
Greg will discuss Bombardier as a whole, from the design of our Flagship Global 7500 to the Flight test facility in Wichita. Greg will also discuss the Service Facility Network and their commitment to training and Biggin Hill.
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If you’d like to speak at the Aviation Job Expo, simply get in touch with us with your proposed topic and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
The Aviation Job Expo is the UK and Europe's only job fair for the entire aviation industry. Connecting recruiters with jobseekers is what we do best.
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Sofitel Hotel, London Gatwick
The Aviation Job Expo is the UK and Europe's only job fair for the entire aviation industry. Connecting recruiters with jobseekers is what we do best.
#aviationjobexpo
Sofitel Hotel, London Gatwick