Barbers pole - nepotism! I am interested to know to what extent this was occuring in AirNZ and what effect it has had on the caliber of the individuals hired i.e. are there plenty of dimwits as 123567 asserts? Usually when selection practices are changed it is because the Airline concerned is unhappy to some extent with the candidates hired. Qantas found this with their GA flight test back in the late 80s.
VB here in Aus seem to use the 'who you know' process, but I think it is too early to tell if undesirables are slipping in.
