Originally Posted by
FTFF
The civilian guys hired are competitive anywhere, but usually with a higher mean flight time (8K is average I think). Thus, most are active beyond just flying the line, volunteer in their community, etc.
I can't imagine it would be a hard commute if you get on with Delta. Lots of ATL flights and you could drive it. Same with ORD/EWR with United.
I don't know if that is still the case, but it was when I got hired. I actually had more than 8k.
But to the original post, what you may be lacking is 121 experience.
... and one other thing.
My app rested dormant for YEARS in the UPS HR system with thousands of hours and type ratings, airline experience, etc ... until a college classmate completed the online recommendation. I was called for an interview within 48 hours. This was 2006, hopefully a more "current" new hire will be able to share their recent experience.