That literally makes no sense.
The bit of paper doesn't give me experience mate, experience does. They list the aeronautical experience requirements on the job application. If ATPL = experience, then they wouldn't bother now would they?
Of the experience requirements, I met them. The end.
"they want you to hold an ATPL not for the piece of paper but for the experience you have in two crew operation that the licence brings."
So the 3 years I had of multi crew operation in a transport category aircraft doesn't count because I didn't have my ATPL handed to me out of a cereal packet like 99% of the people on here?
Its a nonsense argument.