Originally Posted by Donandar
Training schools can't change someones attitudes or opinions....
Actually, yes they can - and should. When you front up that £60,000 or more to your chosen FTO for an integrated pre-airline course, you are paying not just for flying training but to be fully prepared in all respects for the job you crave. That includes, where necessary, attitude 'adjustment' and all the other things that we've been discussing above. If a school does not attempt to do this, then it's selling you short and your chances of obtaining - or keeping - a job are thus diminished.
Many people don't need a great deal of guidance in the presentation and personality skills that are very necessary in a multi-crew environment, and thus the schools can treat them with a light touch, but there are a significant number who, through their attitudes and personal habits, will struggle to succeed in our field unless they get strong guidance
before these issues become a real problem.
It's quite obvious that some people posting on this and other threads have not been beneficiaries of such guidance and, as many have pointed out, will find the process of obtaining work that much more difficult as a result. A good school will take such problems in its stride.
Scroggs