Originally Posted by
FlewNavy
Take some time and search the forum using terms like "currency" and "recency". Many threads discussing this but the common theme is to get current and then apply to majors if you have a substantial amount of flight time.
There are some extreme examples. In the Whose been Hired thread, somebody got a CJO with no currency from UAL during a Pentagon gig. Then there is Drum who has a full career flying fighters AND a year plus getting current/recent in CRJs who is hearing nothing but crickets.
Drum mentions retiring in 2008 and didn't get a regional job until late 2015/early 2016. So lack of currency could negate any resume from eight years prior.
A guy about to retire said he was prepared to fly for a regional for a year. What if it's 1.5 years? Two years? Three years? Don't be surprised if saying "I'm willing to do it for a year" goes over poorly in an interview. There's tons of guys doing whatever they can to get hired. Telling an interviewer that you're unwilling to do what they did to get hired probably isn't a good idea.