Originally Posted by
LandGreen2
I think someone way back in the thread said it best:
An airline interview especially these days appears to be an HR interview. If you fit within the HR envelope, THEN it seems the old pilots in the interview room get to choose who they want to sit next to for 4-6 hour flights.
I had a buddy who did not believe that passing the HR part was the most important part of an interview, and would not spend the $$ on the prep. He relied on his stellar mil background, masters degree and numerous recommendations. He got bounced and was super ****ed. Years later he finally admitted he was a young and stubborn dude who deserved to be bounced…ended up with a good gig flying Part 91 tho!
^^^^^^This also applies to professional application review before submission. I see five or six mil background applications for every civilian background application. I think the military pilots see it as a new world and they’re willing to use every tool to their advantage to navigate it. There are a host of RJ drivers I’ve reviewed already submitted applications, finding all kinds of errors that no one but the HR pros care about. It’s both comical and painful how many have gotten the interview invite shortly after the anniversary of when they originally submitted their applications, but now actually have them HR ready.