Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
The truth is that at most interviews I've attended, I've offered a stack of logbooks, with no interest in seeing them. If I got the job, it wasn't because I knew someone, nor because I wore a blue suit with a red tie, nor because my logbooks glowed with perfection, nor because I had a litany of canned stories to tell and answers to sell. My pen and ink logs look about like they did when I was in my early teens. My suit is a sport coat and slacks. Herringbone. I've never sought or got a job based on knowing someone, and I don't walk into an interview fresh from rehearsal.
Failure to have a logbooks, or dress and groom appropriately, or play other games can indicate poor SA or lack of GAS. I agree they're not getting you the job, but lack of certain things can you lose you a job. The HR ladies make a profession of noticing those things.