Originally Posted by freezingflyboy

I also had a recommendation (airlineapps and internal) from a 35+ year flight attendant who is a close family member and I got the job.

As an aside and this probably goes without saying but, I was told by a recruiter that you should make sure any internal recs come from employees in good standing. She said they get a good chuckle in pilot recruiting when they see applicants with recs from "problem children".