What job hunting in the aviation industry was like in 2019

Searching for a new job is not without its challenges in any industry; the process can be time consuming and difficult to navigate. In a competitive job market, jobseekers must be dedicated to securing their next role, committing time and considerable effort in order to succeed.

Below we take a look at key insights into searching for an aviation job in 2019-20.

Key Insights

• 76.6% of aviation professionals spend time ‘every day’ when searching for a new job
• 19.1% of aviation professionals spend time ‘once or twice a week’ when searching for a new job

Responses acquired in August 2020.
Based on an Aviation Job Search survey of 50 aviation professionals.

• 95% of aviation professionals are searching for a job throughout 2020
• 70.1% of aviation professionals are searching for a job in January 2020
• 58.7% of aviation professionals updated their CV in January 2020, ready to apply for new vacancies
• 16.1% of aviation professionals cited they were ‘extremely unhappy’ in their current role

Responses acquired in January 2020.

Based on an Aviation Job Search survey of 637 aviation professionals.

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