Originally Posted by
maddogmax
Not saying it is right, but if you are doing the hiring, you select the person you want usually based on past experiences
Not exactly. They hire the people that interviewed well, conformed to their targeted selection, and think they will be a good fit for their company.
Hence the reason for a broad range of backgrounds.
From a 20+ year retired mil IP/EP/Standeval/NATOPS safety person/10-15 year RJ LCA/10-15 year heavy/ACMI pilot all the way down to the 2000 hour RJ pilot/guar-reserve "baby" with minimum time that was well connected enough to get an interview and whatever lies in between. Although for right here, and right now, the latter is in the minority of ANY new hire class at (insert airline here). Their experience was deemed enough.
Experiences simply get one to the interview. AFTER that, it's on the candidate to sell themselves.