Recruiting the wrong people for the right reasons is a problem caused by uninformed HR minions....
Huge pilot shortage projected... so there should be employers piling up CV's in anticipation. Make yours a good one.
Old fashioned system was 700 hrs minimum, and the dreaded IR exams, loadsa money. Who paid??? Self improvers..
In theory, P2F types should have passed a scrutiny of their health and psychological fitness. Money can circumvent this safety check as well.
As a dyed in the wool nutter, I feel qualified to advise on psychological issues, poacher turned gamekeeper as it were.
CATCH -22 - If you want to fly for a living, you are probably crazy, but we have to choose the least crazy among you in order that we keep our passengers. Recent history is rather illuminating.