Dear Lemon,
I understand your point of view and i agree that an individuals past employment record will be discussed in an interview. But i have to state the fact that respectable airlines look at the whole package. I know several individuals who were out of currency for a year and a half after their pervious employer went bankrupt and were employed by one of the top ten airlines in the world at the time. the are still there.
the question is one of patience. My whole arguement is based on the fact that on other professional group has such practice. This then leads to the fact that airlines knowing that their employees are willing to go to these lengths will then inevitably treat their employees with the same disrespect and mistreament as they started with. Once again i can not hold the airline management responsible, they are a business and will try anything to make money. However it should not be done at are expense of pilots especially when we don't even work for them.
Eventually aspiring pilots, young or old, will get hired and be treated with the respect they deserve. As i have said in my previous post....I do not suffer, as i have established myself in this profession, and done so by not having take advantage of me i might add, the people who will suffer is the aspiring pilots themselves. They have there whole careers ahead of them and they are laying the foundation of mistreatment and disrespect for themselves. You will get jobs it is just a matter of time. Be patience and get what you deserve. Cheers
AC100