Originally Posted by
sweetholyjesus
Those hiring practices don't require anyone to be hired that isn't qualified. The question is are they "less qualified". I'm saying that Mr. CATIII doesn't have enough information to prove that anyone "less qualified" is being hired, nor does he actually know what makes a person "more qualified" at every particular airline. As long as you have the time and ratings, you're "qualified". What else a company looks for in its employees is entirely up to them. Otherwise why would anyone care if you had internal recs or volunteer hours?
And why are people having trouble hiring? Idk, maybe lack of new candidates due to high education costs, absurdly low starting pay and no clear path for progression..?
You missed your calling .. should have been a lawyer as you're brilliant at parsing words... try to stick to the big picture a minute. Do you deny that more "airplane" qualified pilots who are otherwise a mystery in terms of the other requirements you mention are being overlooked for interview in favor of women (and other minorities to a lesser extent) who are less "airplane" qualified?
Also, how does anyone really confirm or prove if someone is volunteering? Does anyone really check this? On the other hand, you can (and under law are required to) check FAA training records.. that is OBJECTIVE and material to the act of being a pilot.