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In case you got the impression from Episode RFT 423 that I was hired for every job when I was interviewed, I want to set the record straight. When I was a Standards Captain on the B727 at United, the current Fleet Captain – they guy I worked for – was leaving the Training Center and returning to line flying, and his job was going to be open. I applied for the position of B727 Fleet Captain, and had an interview with the head of the narrow-body fleets (the Fleet Captain’s boss) and a lady from the Personnel department. I was wearing my best interview suit, cufflinks and all, and I felt like a had a great interview. But I didn’t get the job. Someone else got it, and I ended up back as a Standards Captain, working for the person who got the job. So I obviously hadn’t done well enough in the interview. THEN, new Assistant Fleet Captain positions (2) were added. I interviewed for one of these positions. I didn’t get it. About six months before my scheduled retirement from United, I was on a layover at Narita, Ja