Jets over props - simple.
The longer you fly on props the worse your hearing gets - sorry, pardon..............
Oh yes, with exceptions, you can fly over most of the weather rather than through it or around it.
In respect of jobs applications - jet time usually wins because it means you have already progressed further up the ladder already. Its a little like having a military background rather than
a instructing/crop dusting/air taxi history. It does not guarantee the military guy will be the better choice but it does mean that he has undergone selection, professional training and has a certain
level of experience - the same is not always true of the candidate from the other side of the fence. To use a crude comparison - imagine a Formula One team in search of a new driver from the US - would you choose an Indycar driver or a NASCAR driver - both race cars but one is more likely to make a smooth transition than the other - there are always exceptions (Michael Andretti) but the odds look more favourable to the hiring team. If you run a small fleet of say A320's - who is more lilkely to pass your course - an F16 man, a pilot with a thousand hours on a Learjet or a self-improver with a million hours of 152's and a year on an Aztec - no guarantees but the odds will favour two of the three !
Now that Saddam has been caught, maybe just maybe, things will begin to look up - only surprised that Blair did not claim personal responsibility for the capture !!!!