Dream Job

Dream Job Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Dream Job The company selected was ATLAS AIR, in the city of New York in United States of America. some of the opportunity related to my course of study include; manager crew training, manager IT operations, senior manager enterprise solutions, human resource manager and global talent acquisition manager. The career chose is a manager crew training and the work experience required is minimum of five years in airline crew scheduling and crew member training records. The educational knowledge required is aeronautical information management system, knowledge on Federal aviation regulations as they relate to crew member training and regulations of records. The other educational requirement is knowledge of advanced qualification program. Strengths of A Crew Manager at Atlas Air Company There are some benefits of working as a crew manager at Atlas Air company, include well paid monthly salary that average from $43K-$71K, there is an inclusion of bonus of $2500 and a profit sharing on $1400. With this kind of payment, one can survive well due to the rising living standards that is experienced worldwide. There is free travel around the world. This include countries like Germany, Australia and Europe. The company has good retaining employee skills meaning that once you secure a job its hard for the company to let go of someone. Weakness of A Crew Manager at Atlas Air Company The Atlas Air Company pays below other airlines, this is because the management worries more about their payment and the stock price of the company than the well-being of the crew. The company is majorly under staffed due to pay issues. There are no benefits for periodic positions. The company has communications issues between departments. The staff are overworked because they work 12hours shift which is against the labor act which states that employees are to work for 8hours maximum on a daily basis. Opportunity of A Crew Manager at Atlas Air Company Some of the opportunities of working at Atlas Air Company include basic life insurance, vacation payments; there is a comprehensive medical cover and insurance prescription plan. There is free ticket price for an employee and his family. Discount on air tickets is also guaranteed for the employee and his or her immediate family while travelling with other airlines. According to bureau labor statistics show that crew member of a flight makes up 33% of transportation and they include pilots and flight attendants. (U.S gvt print, 1965) Threats of A Crew Manager at Atlas Air Company The threats of working at atlas air company include a turn in the global economy which means that if there is a decline in the economy whereby few people are likely to travel for leisure during the holiday seasons hence low income for the employees (Lawrence, 2009). The other threat is susceptibility to environmental changes this include storms which have unfavorable impacts to flight schedules. Some of the impacts include crashing of an aircraft which may lead to loss of lives for crew members and the passengers. There is refunding of money to the clients due to cancelation of flights meaning loss of bonu...