1000 hour PIC turbine is just to show some experience. It's just another way to check the boxes off to sort out all the applicants. One of the best guys I flew with on the 757 had zero turbine time before he came to America West. He had a sh##load of PIC in the DC3, though. Great stick and had very few issues.

It's more important to not be a tool, when you have to sit next to someone for a 7 hour leg or a 14 hour duty day. That should be the most important criteria.