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. 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. 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.
Queue the “back in my day” music.
Mate the idea of recruitment for an airline at least, is to pick people who can show that they can be developed into sound airline pilots. This includes cadets. If your check and training system plus your line pilots can’t help develop a cadet, then there’s clearly some issues with it.