Originally Posted by
dfwflyboy
I have an internal FO, no one special, but he has been putting in words for me for about a year and nothing. I just reached out again and he said he'll ask around to see what the phone chat is and also to give my internal letter of rec again. my quals are about
6000TT
5500 Turbine SIC (I'm at XJT, so 8+ year upgrade here

)
4 year degree
no failures
1 internal
no job fairs
An 8 year XJT FO was hired last year. He attended multiple job fairs and had internal recs. There is also someone hired last year with no job fair appearances, but with a unique inside connection. Hang in there, getting the interview invite (anywhere) is the hardest part. Keep workin' it.