But you’re right, once on the hold file externals don’t have the problem of being held back by a subsidiary.
So being an internal applicant can be a disadvantage?
It has always been an advantage to apply from a non-group subsidiary or to advise QF recruitment that another airline is going to interview you.
The problem with cadets and I’ve seen this attitude as mentioned above is it’s not a career airline. This will bite in the future and they will get caught out with lack of people in the right seat because they don’t have anyone suitable left to upgrade. Or they can’t upgrade fast enough.
Given the experience levels of the F/O's recruited in the last two years JQ will not have a problem upgrading to the LHS. EC has already stated that he/she is a cadet and has also stated that they haven't gone through the QF process so that would suggest that they are looking at JQ as a career.