Okay, quick warrie.........
Not ALL that long ago but still, back in the good old days, a certain Aussie airline had a gent in charge of hostie recruitment who got very involved in the process.
According to "the network", blondes were given preference. So quite a few blondes applied, were interviewed and hired only to later on, mysteriously metamorphasize into brunettes, redheads, whatever!!
Anyway the word on the street was that this guy was a big fan of a particular football club. So what does one aspirant do? Struts into the interview, blonde hair, high heels, short skirt and carrying a nice big cake iced with the team COLOURS!!!!!
I guess he figured the qualifications were all about the "same" so he looked for other qualities to pick them apart. IE Enterprise, improvisation, initiative, etc. Seemed to work well although some of the girls bitched and moaned about what they had to do even after they got the job.