Originally Posted by
Oldbrigade
Yep agree with all that, however most candidates today have not been in the industry long enough to have any idea as to what empathy is all about. It is an acquired culture , obtained after years of exposure to the profession.
Do you understand what empathy is? It's really something specific to an individual, and doesn't have much to do with experience. Some of the least empathetic people I've ever met are older and have been in the industry for decades.
It takes years to develop a sound airline pilot, but as long as the candidate can demonstrate motivation and reasonable competency, it should be considered a good starting point.
Which is generally what good airline recruitment does.
I challenge any interview panel to guarantee that a two hundred hour candidate will have all the attributes required to satisfy the long term culture of the employer.
No one can guarantee that but you can gear your selection process to identify who will be more likely to display those attributes.