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Old 05-15-2013 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by fisherpilot
Personally I think my age will be a pro, not a con. If I'm hired at 35 I have 30 years that I could work! To me they would rather hire someone that can have a 30 yr career vs hiring someone that's 50-55 that only can put in 10-15 yrs. I may be way off though. With significant retirements looming I would think they want the younger pilot over the older to give themselves some breathing room
I don't think they really care about any one age group either way. Some recruiters get all stoked off with the "number one draft pick" syndrome and being able to say "I hired the number one in 2040-something!" but if anything they will want to be set up for a smooth attrition curve and will likely hire competitive candidates in all age brackets.
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