Originally Posted by
ThumbsUp
It’s like a self-fulfilling prophecy. When so many people with similar flying backgrounds apply, something has to be a delineator. So people get a college education to that end. Then pretty soon only those with college degrees get hired. This ignores the military folks (with the exception of the Army) who have for nearly a generation all showed up with an undergraduate degree and likely one or more graduate degrees.
They have to split hairs somewhere.
Yep. Companies at the top of the pay food chain will always be able to pick and choose after applicants jump through their hoops. They have always placed an exceptionally high value on a degree, and they will most likely continue to do so. It still amazes me that people know this, don’t check the box, and then act like they’ve been cheated when a company picks someone else. We may not like the rules of a game, but if we want to win, we have to follow them.