Reminds me of an interview date back in the 2000 hiring frenzy. AA and American Eagle were both interviewing and hiring quickly trying to fill classes months in advance. I was on the van over to corporate for my interview when I struck up a conversation with a young lady dressed to the nines who said she was on her way to interview as well for an FA position. Young and eager, she was super excited. As we pulled up I asked her was she there for AA or for an Eagle interview and she said, " Oh....I don't know....is there a difference?" They were opening the door to the van and I said, "yes, big difference, don't have the time to go into the differences now, but trust me if they offer you the choice, your answer is AA"

During the AA interview they would often ask, "would you accept a position at Eagle if you weren't successful in the AA hiring process?" The word on the street at the time was to politely decline, otherwise that's where you'd go.