Very good points from Kimbo and Hoof.
I don't think it's any secret that number 1 candidate was almost insulted by the remuneration, being less than the fleet manager of his previous employer, and to add to the "turd polishing" exercise that was his interview, they said they were prepared to spend zero on the flight ops department. As Hoof alluded to, the GA part of the company is not the tech crew.