Originally Posted by
John Carr
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 all the way down to the 2000 hour RJ pilot that was well connected enough to get an interview and whatever lies in between.
Experiences simply get one to the interview. AFTER that, it's on the candidate to sell themselves.
Thats true. But getting to the interview for most regional pilots is extremely difficult. We are already doing the job with the paint on the side of the plane and carrying "majors" passengers. But then suddenly we arent good enough to actually fly the "majors" plane.
Ita a joke.