Originally Posted by
melias31
I remember hearing that having a cheif pilot recommendation would put you into a separate pool than the regular 12000 aplicant pool. Is this still the case with the change in who is running the hiring now?
Not sure that has been the case in the past year. My understanding (and I may be wrong) is that everything you do/have done gives you some magical weighted value. At the end of the day, they sort applications by points scored. Points for total time, points for PIC time, points for military time, and yes, points for letters of recommendation. She/he who has the most points gets the interview.
A recommendation letter from a chief pilot may get you more points than one from a regular line pilot but not sure that it gets you into a separate stack.