Originally Posted by HardLemonade

This observation is accurate. And it demonstrates you are too intelligent to be at Mesa. I'm sorry you accidentally landed there...but you don't belong there. Get out. I did...I realized from day one at Mesa I had made a huge mistake. If I wouldn't have to explain the gap in employment I would just erase Mesa completely from my resume. It's like an anchor...scratch that. More like a turd stain.

I attended a job fair recently. After it was all said and done I got a chance to catch up with an old buddy at United who was there doing recruiting. Since I'm no longer at Mesa I asked him to give it to me straight...do Mesa pilots have a hard time getting hired on at majors?

He laughed....literally laughed...and his exact words were "let's just say their interviews are very short, when we interview them at all." I asked about Delta and AA...and he said it's actually worse at those places. Delta is VERY picky as we all know, and their interview is one of the most difficult. AA is pretty picky as well, according to him, but most of their new hires come via the flow..and again this is his exact quote: "they (aa) are not going to waste a street hire slot on someone from Mesa."

Burn. I have to admit that as an ex-Mesa guy I actually felt really bad at that point, and he could tell. He apologized and bought me dinner later...but still. He gave it to me straight, and I"m glad he did. But again, if I could erase Mesa from my resume I would.