Irv's Qualifications

• Ten years of experience hiring pilots as manager of employment and pilot recruitment for a major airline. Developed many of the questions pilots are asked. Chose the factors upon which pilot candidates are assessed. Designed the pilot candidate evaluation form completed by interviewers. Led “final selection” committee.

• Trained pilot recruiters, captains, and flight department managers in advanced interviewing techniques.

• Conducted seminars on pilot interviewing techniques and skills across the country, at job fairs presented by pilot consulting groups, flight schools, military bases, and aviation-oriented universities.

• Taught interviewing skills at University of California Extension programs throughout the state.

More facts about Irv

• At least 90 percent of Irv's coaching clients come through referrals.

• Irv is author of the most widely read book on pilot interviewing techniques, Airline Pilot Interviews: How You Can Succeed in Getting Hired.

• Irv holds a bachelor's degree in psychology/personnel/business management.