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Good point well made.
Freind of mine is head of training at a corporate gig with short runways and a B200, I suppose he may be interested in the guy of the grass with excellent handling skills as opposed to somebody who is experienced into europe IFR etc as you described who you may find more suitable.
Horses for courses one would argue, all cleared up with an application of common sense, a read of the Guys CV and perhaps a pre interview phone call to confirm the applicants experience and to confirm he can string a sentence together.
Your post well demonstrates that one size doesn't fit all.
With Ryanair cadets sitting in the RHS at 185 hours is it realistic to anticipate new cojo's to have IFR experience either as P1 or as a Pilots Assistant - I guess thats a whole different discussion for a whole different thread.
If I was hiring the guy I personally would think the hands on flying and workload would be a sign that he'd cope with type training, his experiences would also be something to chat about in the cruise but thats just my opinion