Sure,nepotism exists to a certain extent in all industries but then again if one of my kids was interested I would have done everything in my power to get them a gernsey so to speak.
In the case of Qantas/Cathay I know if the candidate did not come up with the goods in the skills/psych/technical quiz or whatever then there is nothing that can be done until its been passed.
If the candidate is a dickhed then they will get wiped naturally enough.
What about good 'ol nepotism at Ansett then?
I was talking to someone about this some weeks back that rattled off a good number of names of guys that entered during either the dispute or the period where Ansett didnt do psych/motivation testing etc.
The fact that some of the names were sons of Senior Management at Ansett is purely coincidental!