Originally Posted by
Jughead
Completely agree with Moonshot's thoughts.
And there will be at least one H.R. person sitting in on the interview. I can assure you, he/she won't take your line-in-the-sand as admirable whatsoever.
Sorry that's the way is it, but I wouldn't count on any martyr points from the interview panel. Me, yes. Them, not so much.
I think a little differently than this. While I agree with moonshot that regional issues are pretty far outside the "radar" of the flt ops interview panel rep(s). I think at the end of the day, how you voted has no bearing on your interview.
If you get invited to interview, you are qualified. The panel goes through your paperwork to make sure it is still correct. The interviewers then concentrate on "YOU" the interviewee. This part of the interview is to find out how you are as a person and if you are a good fit.
How you vote on a TA is not connected to how you are as a person.
The HR panel will be comprised of 3 people (so there is a tiebreaker). It is a pretty low key talk about you, your flying and your interests. When you walk into the room, you are a blank slate. They start off wanting you, it is up to the interviewee to become "unwanted."
So, short story, long; Your TA vote has no bearing on your intervew IMO.