IFEZ that is not pie in the sky thinking, that is the reality of the workforce right now, and has been for some time. Now to qualifiy as a senior whatever...project manager, investigator, HR business partner, the requirement is appropriate qualifications and five years experience. Five. The average time spent in one job is 3 years. The longest I have ever been unemployed is 6 weeks.
Compare that to the difficulty of getting then retaining an entry level aviation job. If you have spent more than 5 years in a single job it is looked as a a lack of motivation to advance, not loyalty. Sorry for the thread drift but the realities of attitudes outside aviation are very different from those inside.