So to get a job at Qantas it helps if you have contacts?
I thought the ONLY way to get in to Virgin was to have contacts. S.O. told recently by Virgin pilots that one needed at least three 'mates' on the inside batting for him and if he had more, all the better. Advice was to ring up and badger them to put in a good word on his behalf, and not to worry about being a pain in the backside, because everyone does it, and it's the only way to get a job.