h4r, sounds very sensible that.
I get the impression that (partly due to CTC's marketing and "official" statistics) there are some people naive enough to believe their mere association of training with them will open doors and wow recruiters/airline management.
A very small minority, but they do think that they won't actually have to try and get a job, it'll land on their plate, or maybe even they'll get to take their pick of jobs.
They're probably the same ones that think by turning up every day they'll automatically pass the exams without having to put in the hours of work every evening and weekend (not because ATPL theory is hard, but because there is so much to learn in such a short amount of time).
I'm hearing stories from friends that there are some people turning up to selections/interviews with no preparation, don't know anything about the company in question, or the number of aircraft/bases/routes/etc, aren't even faking desire to join said company.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years time is responded to with comments like "hopefully long-haul at BA/Virgin"... and they then wonder why they don't get offered a job, and blame it on the training organisation!
Whether you want to actually be joining the company you're interviewing for, or whether you'd rather be somewhere else, you pretend like you do. Very few people in life are able to get the job they really want right from the start, you need to work for it, build experience and hours.
But if you're applying for a small turboprop airline, you act like you want to be there, and like you want to stay there.
You know you don't, the interviewer(s) probably knows you don't, but you should never actually admit you don't.
If people aren't clever enough to work that out and do the research and genuinely try and get an offer for every job they apply for, then what the hell are they bothering for?! Like they'll land the job they really want with that kind of attitude and mentality.