500h is the magic number
Dear guys
I know that it has always been difficult to find a job after the ATPL, except for those few airlines which doesn't have any hours requirement or, even better, which provide the type rating through bonds or cadet schemes.
But for all the other companies, where the magic number is still "500", do you think is a strict and mandatory requirement to be fulfilled, or they put it just to discourage people to apply ?
I would like to hear some of your experiences, where someone has been called, without meeting the requirements on "the paper", regardless the outcome of the assessment.
I much appreciate it.