Charile Tobey , Gary Bender , Battle Creek Chief Pilot for Eaton Corporation flight department. Some of the highlights of what he said. Get at four year degree. Go after every oppurnitunities and networking connection. Get used to changes in career or location.
Modern training is very advanced to what it used to be.
Experience can not be bought in a simulator. CRM, and SOPs have a very strong role in modern aviation. You have to be a team player. Technologies are very advanced today and will continue to do so. In the next 40 years planes will fly higher, faster, further, fuels will change and power plants will change as well.