As you've mentioned, you've never worked for Air Canada, so your overly simplistic assumptions of the recruiting process can be forgiven. In fact, the recruiting process is very in depth and comprehensive, and I can assure you in no way does anybody's resume pass through the hands of someone "with a Timmies having a bad day" who randomly chucks applications in the trash for no reason other than said bad day.confusedalot wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:16 pm Food for thought......
Imagine a HR person, after getting their Tim Horton extra large double double, who had a previous bad day, who does not particularly like their job, has the task of sifting through resumes that match ''the numbers''. That call all depends on that HR person.
I personally think it is a lottery.......
It would be nice if all in the world would be based on merit, but the world does not work like that.
In fact, there is a points based system each application is qualified by, which takes into account everything from variety of experience, to education (type and quantity), to amount of hours and type of hours flown, and these qualifiers narrow down the pile to the ones selected for interview. Internal recommends also play a part at this stage shining the spotlight on applications with an internal flight ops reference. Those files are de-identified to remove any bias towards age/gender/ethic background/family associations, and they go before the hiring board who makes their selections based on the already mentioned qualifiers, along with psych eval scores, cog test scores, references, interview notes, and of course with a green light from the pre-hire medical check.
As much as some prefer to tell themselves it is simply a lottery, it may feel that way, and I can assure you from the the inside as well it may seem that way, having seen great candidates not get selected. But the fact is the airline takes it's hiring process much more seriously than that.