I'm not convinced this shortage will reach Delta. How many well qualified guys (degree(s), lots of TPIC, clean record, etc) are currently waiting for a call? 5,000? Maybe even 10,000? And probably half or more have strong internal recommendations. Unfortunately, this flow is forcing you to gobble up the entire bell curve when you could be hand selecting from the right hand side.

As an off the street wannabe, I know I'm biased. I've also never flown for the regionals. But I have to think that a regional interview using Delta's format is NOT the same as a Delta interview.