Yes, juan. I get that different companies are looking for different attributes , however can you not see the similarity in what first choice and Thomson do. It's ancient history, but I'd be working for Thomson anyway now, and in fact have a tui pension through FC. Furthermore I've flown for pretty much all the uk airlines on an ACMI basis anyway...
No, I don't believe the criteria is much different in this case. It merely comes down to how far the HR dept is trying to stake a claim for it's very existence by exerting it's authority over a role that could be undertaken by management pilots.