What's a "gouge"?
 

I've seen this term used around here since I joined up. Whazzat?

An older, "popular" flight attendant. :D

No. actually it is another name for "required info." It's the stuff you need to know. If you know the gouge for an interview, you know the questions and other stuff they are going to ask. I think it comes from the military.

"Live by the gouge, die by the gouge." A popular saying. It means if you rely solely on it(as opposed to studying on your own, you better hope it's correct.

Is it moral to use a "gouge?" Before you interview, do you sign something affiriming that you did not seek inside or priveleged information regarding this interview. After you interview, do you sign anything that says you will not release what occured on the interview?

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All the majors know gouges exist. Some even check them to see what they say. If you dish out a canned answer for every one of your questions, you're probably likely to get something they don't normally ask. Just to make sure you did prepare. Gouges are a part of the process, but they shouldn't be the only thing you look at.

"gouge" was origoinally a Navy term. It origionally meant "the answers to a test". In the past 30 or so years it has morphed into meaning "important information to help you". If, during an interview, anyone asked if you have been coached or gouged...deny, deny, deny.

Some airlines will encourage you to use gouge and pat you on the back. Gouge is used a lot in Air Force training, but you're still accountable to know what's in the source document...but gouge is key because it can point you in the right direction if you want to know what you should study in-depth.

Gouges are basically cheat sheets. Some from the company, some from others that have come before. Use caution, they are meant as a guide, not the word.

I think a good description would be Cliff Notes.

I think some places would also consider it to be CRM, after all it is an available resource! Like others have said though, it is not to be completely relied on.