Guitar rocker said:I would really like to know how an interviewer could justify their choice of candidate though....one with little time over so many with experience. If you cant see that, then you must be missing something up there.
Character, personality, knowledge, presentation, among other things are all part of the interview process, not just numbers on a resume. Experience isn't the only determining factor on getting the job. It would be quite easy to justify giving an applicant with less experience the job if that applicant was a better fit for the company and performed better in the interview and met the minimum requirements for the job, particularly since once the applicant gets the job he/she still has to successfully complete the training program.
There are plenty of highly experienced pilots who belong nowhere near a jet and there are plenty of less experienced pilots who could not only pass a checkride, but would make excellent captains one day.