Originally Posted by sargeanb

Well, three months later and my perspective has changed a bit. I have applied to nearly 50 jobs in the Washington DC area. A variety of govt jobs, most of which were aviation related (non flying), several aviation consulting companies, etc. I well exceeded the minimum requirements for most of them...thus far all I've gotten in reply are two negative responses. It is really, really tough to find a job out there.

I finally got back in the sim after waiting a month and a half and finished up the ATP ride. It feels good to finally be back in the saddle. Now im looking at a possible upgrade within a few months. Considering these developments, im going to give this career a bit longer. I've stopped applying elsewhere...for a while. That's the latest