Originally Posted by
Ottopilot
I knew a pilot back in the '90's trying to get on with UAL. He couldn't get an interview after years of trying. Finally, he put "native american" on the application. He got an interview right away. At the interview they asked what tribe he was. He played dumb about it and was asked to leave.
Heard a similar story where the applicant did the same thing and when queried by the interview panel his response was that he had made a mistake and asked if that would be a problem.
Apparently he got the job.