When I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signing up to join the military. On the other hand, it is neither about the practice of taking and preserving a person’s head after killing them.   I have the pleasure of working with a Staffing/Recruiting firm called Division 10 Personnel and Aerostaff.net1. Aerostaff.net has a specialty in recruiting and staffing for the Aviation industry which is why...

When I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signing up to join the military. On the other hand, it is neither about the practice of taking and preserving a person’s head after killing them.   I have the pleasure of working with a Staffing/Recruiting firm called Division 10 Personnel and Aerostaff.net1. Aerostaff.net has a specialty in recruiting and staffing for the Aviation industry which is why...

Do you, like me, ever get annoyed by those pesky, over used buzz words or phrases? “…on the same page”, “Think outside the box”, and “Core Competencies” come to mind. One that I frequently see rearing its syllables is “Robust”; i.e. a robust system, design, or part. In aviation we love and need specificity, and the use of that over-used term begs for definition when used…but it seldom is, thus the annoyance. So, just how robust is your Purchase Order system?   Among part suppliers such as distri...

If you’re reading this, then this blog somehow made it through the institutional censors. Of course, everyone abhors the thoughts of “censors”, so these guys refer to themselves by the more palatable term “proof readers”. Professional proof readers call themselves Editors, and if you make a living writing, you’d better be careful to appeal to your target audience lest you find yourself edited out the door. OK, enough fun with this sarcasm.   Businessmen and academia are perpetually analyzing the...

I’ve been to quite a few, various trade shows these last few years, and it seems the subject of FAA inspector variation comes up with some regularity. You know, the stories about how different FAA inspectors interpret the regulations varyingly.     Now, before we proceed any further, I want to state my experience with inspectors whom are not FAA employees, in order to hopefully qualify this blog. While at a major airline, I was at one time in charge of all the inspectors at a huge Maintenance an...