Originally Posted by
APC225
I think much of the extraneous fodder on the app has to do with the competitive nature of the process. None of it is required but when the core competencies of 11,000 people are all the same then the only way to choose is to look at other stuff. Having a masters degree or working at Habitat for Humanity simply makes the app different from the others, providing a reason to look at it longer among the haze of similarity in the rest.
I content it is more than fodder. Not all but a lot of the "hard facts" are backwards looking. And with experience often comes a sense of entitlement ... The entire pay your dues argument to then finally live it up once at mainline... so their are looking for other predictive indicators of a good employee, brand ambassador and customer service oriented professional.
Is volunteering the magic thing? Not sure but I have been recruiting for many years outside the airline industry and I have always been looking for interesting people with a broad set of experiences.