Flying skills aside BA are looking for people who can live together in the cockpit on both shorthaul and longhaul routes. They assume that we have the flying skills hence the DEP selection. What they want to know is 'do you get frustrated or angry over the mundane?' Theres lots of that at 34,000' over the atlantic on an East coast trip. Can you hack it?
I find this whole thread very condescending and whilst nobody owes Mundy a living,I do get his point.Like...all non-BA pilots flying right now dont know about corporate culture or how to deal with the mundane during a long-haul flight.
For an entry-level job into ANY AIRLINE,whether it be BA or Air Wagadougou ,a simulator check and the interview is all that is needed.Anything else is human resources psychobabble...keep it simple...can you fly and are you Ted Bundy's younger cousin?