There is also another problem - it's the people in the office do the hiring whilst pilots do all they can to stay out of the office. So more often than not, any pilot you meet will be next to useless at helping you to find a job. And as you have seen from your responses, the average bod in the office is not much use either! The best people to speak to appear to be taxi drivers, aircraft cleaners, receptionists and those working in the post rooms of target companies.
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