I suppose you're right on that account, Mr 9M-. However, I believe that most people who went to obtain their CPL at their own expense will have a contingency plan in the event that employment in SQ is not possible. That was my mindset when I first went for the course. I guess its really too huge a gamble to take if one pursue one's own license just so that SQ might employ. I've heard of many cases where people who possesses their own licenses got rejected as well. I can't imagine how devastated they will be IF they only want a job at SQ & not anywhere else...