My sim partner had 1,503 and some prior 121 time. I think I had around 4,600-ish and no 121 but a ton of PIC from 5-years of 135 freight. I think there were only 2 guys in my class of 9 who had any prior jet experience.

So, times are all over the place. There were a couple of CFIs in the classes around me, ex-military guys, ex-121 guys, ex-135 guys, you name it.

Attitude and aptitude seem to count for a lot. Every new hire I've met has been pretty low drama and just good folks.

The tests are obviously very important. You want to pass them. :-)

A friend of mine just got called for an interview next month, so hiring is still happening. It sounds like it'll be a carbon copy of last year: Expect things to ramp up over the summer with a couple classes a month starting in the fall. That's just my guess, btw.

There are another 120-ish flows expected to happen, plus guys leaving for other gigs as well, and we gotta fill behind them so....