Originally Posted by
Sonny Crockett
Why hire an intern when several THOUSAND pilots are looking for work and paying the dues the old fashioned way?
Sorry, I don't care about some college kid who worked for free for four months and was "vetted" by HR folks.
I'll take the commuter guy with 1000's of PIC time ANYDAY of the week.....
Or the non-sked supplemental guy who has 1000's of heavy time flying all over the world......
Or the Military guy who served his country.....
JMHO
As has been mentioned multiple times elsewhere, there's a whole slew of other demographics that could fit the bill also. Sons & Daughters, inter company transfers, or whatever affiliation/group that could be considered before a more competitive candidate. Of course, "competitive" can be a moving target.
Goes back to the standard point, there's a difference between simply being "qualified" and being "competitive".
But again, the point that others are making. If somebody was an intern, son/daughter, inter company, has another affiliation AS WELL as the 1000TPIC+, LCA, instructor, whatever, then that's just simply networking as well as not only being "qualified" per the airline's mins but being competitive.
And unlike pre 9/11, or even in the 2007 time frame, there's a TON of pilots that meet that criteria.