Nepotism in pilot selection
There are a lot of rumours in different topics that some people are getting hired cause of good connections or even bribery. My experience was with an airline operating from my hometown. I was quite happy with my present job but also a bit homesick. After they didn’t respond to my email I went to their offices. They asked me to have a Type Rating and I said I can do that. Then they asked me for hours in type. The thing was that I knew some guys that they were flying for them and it was their first job. I had more than 1000 hours on jets that time. But I can’t directly blame them as they never published a job opening with specific requirements.
I was reading the AirBaltic topic https://www.pprune.org/interviews-jobs-sponsorship/650102-airbaltic-4.html?ispreloading=1
and seems that they found a smoking gun, people that got hired even though they were not meeting the entry requirements.
I invite everyone to share similar experiences without spamming other topics.
Even make a list with airlines with shady practices so we will avoid wasting time.