Airway
Reserving
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- Jun 19, 2004
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There are a lot of ways to look at this, I figure. A young applicant to a regional airline or to a corporate gig can, since they are young, offer a lot of years of service since they've got age on their side.
On the other side, a younger applicant gives the perception of inexperience and lack of "judgement," even though the airline may not be cognizant of other factors.
The basic question is, can it hurt to be a young applicant? The reason I ask is that I just turned twenty a few months ago, and as a CFI, I've already seen this hurt me. I've lost two potential students who felt I was "too young" and, subsequently flew with a gray haired instructor--even though we flew but once and the flights were perfectly normal. I have two long-term, relatively good students who are making enormous progress. I was never insulted by the guys who felt I was too young. Why should I care? I'm just wondering, if I graduate college next December, with at least minimums to regionals like Expressjet or some corp gigs, could I realistically get turned down because HR thought I was too young, or will that not really be something I should worry about..
Just wondering what some of the perceptions and opinions are on here.
Airway.
On the other side, a younger applicant gives the perception of inexperience and lack of "judgement," even though the airline may not be cognizant of other factors.
The basic question is, can it hurt to be a young applicant? The reason I ask is that I just turned twenty a few months ago, and as a CFI, I've already seen this hurt me. I've lost two potential students who felt I was "too young" and, subsequently flew with a gray haired instructor--even though we flew but once and the flights were perfectly normal. I have two long-term, relatively good students who are making enormous progress. I was never insulted by the guys who felt I was too young. Why should I care? I'm just wondering, if I graduate college next December, with at least minimums to regionals like Expressjet or some corp gigs, could I realistically get turned down because HR thought I was too young, or will that not really be something I should worry about..
Just wondering what some of the perceptions and opinions are on here.
Airway.
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