Originally Posted by
tennisguru
True, but you can definitely get a vibe on a person leading up to the interview. In my group, only 1 person didn’t show up to meet with the interview group for dinner the night before. He was one of the ones who got kicked in day 1. Was not showing up the reason he wasn’t hired? Well of course not, but maybe his attitude behind not wanting to meet up spilled over into his performance. Maybe he was super nervous and trying to cram every last second of studying in, maybe he was anti-social, maybe he was cocky and over-confident, who knows.
All I’m saying is that in some cases when you find out a certain person was cut you can think back and see the possible red flags showing they might not do well.
This is dumb. How do you know he wasn't a local and just drove in that morning? How do you know he didn't get in late the night before on a delayed flight? Maybe he's just there for business, not socializing? Could be a hundred different reasons. This is a lot of judgement just because a stranger didn't want to have dinner and drinks with you before the biggest day of his career.
Saying someone didn't get the job because they slam clicked the night before is about as dumb as saying they didn't get the job because they weren't wearing a blue suit and red tie. The truth is that the hiring process is a complete mystery to all but those who run it and we make crap up to try and make it make sense. Because thats what pilots do.