Originally Posted by BrasiliaFlyer

Please tell me the importance of going to a job fair. I've never been to one, but when I talk to people who have they just tell me there's thousands of pilots there who wait in line for hours and hours and some may not even get a chance to talk to the recruiter. At Delta, is going to a job fair similar to having an internal pilot send an email to HR? Is going to the job fair more important? Should I do both? Please, someone shed some light on this for me.
I'd also love to get an idea of out of those who have been extended the invitation or been hired, how many of those guys and gals went to a job fair.