Originally Posted by
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Okay, so you have 10 pilots to decide between for one opening. All have 7,500TT and 3,000 TPIC. All hold CFII, ATP and numerous types. None have any incidents or failed checks in their past. All have multiple internal recs. All interviewed well and seemed like they would be a genuine pleasure to share a cockpit with. Who do you pick for the job?
Of course it’s easy if you are picking between one highly qualified candidate and 9 turd sandwiches, but that is not what they are doing. By the time they get to deciding who gets the slot EVERYONE they are looking at is highly qualified. Something needs to set you apart, that’s just common sense.
You would be shocked at how much weight the professional references carry. Back in the day, prior to the big "pilot shortage", In my case, we were all told we were all hired, until we convinced them otherwise. "nobody was invited who we do not want to hire based on what we've seen so far, and it's 100% possible that every one of you makes it."
The hard truth is that I'd have gone with the 1st to take me. But what really impresses me to this day is that from that 1st day I walked in the door full of hope, to the day I walked in to my 1st day of training, 9/11 happened, and I thought for sure they would figure out a way to get out of their obligation. THEY DID NOT, obviously.