Originally Posted by
Flubber
Pretty much what I meant. Street invites are interviewed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays while CPP candidates are interviewed on Thursdays (generally). I've heard that the interview board doesn't look forward to Thursdays largely due to the difference in attitude by many of those being interviewed.
It can be said over and over, treat a CPP opportunity like the golden ticket that it is and not a gimme - but too many in that pipeline don't heed the advice and then harp about how they didn't get selected, blah blah blah.
And under the previous manager of pilot selection, A LOT of great/dedicated/well prepped/great attitude candidates came through and were being shot down, just because...
As mentioned elsewhere, many simply found employment rather easily at other places.
Sure, there were some idiots that fell into the “wouldn’t have been interviewed otherwise”. The point still stands.
And naturally, some of those that fell into the “wouldn’t have been interviewed otherwise” WERE hired. Some of the most avoided pilots, substandard training records, etc.