John Carr, love the "USUALLY"! You are correct in your statement. Good stuff.

"Usually", airlines at the fairs will score your resume after you speak with them, then take them back to their respective recruiting offices and sort through them. Every airline is different on how they treat their process before, during and after job fairs and the weight they hold.

I've heard of calls going out after fairs ranging from all sorts of time frames.

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