Originally Posted by PSA help

Make yourself as marketable as possible. Upgrade and get some PIC time. Work with the safety department, or teach ground school/sims for a little bit, be a mentor, be involved in something. (If you have military flying, that certainly counts!)

The majority of the people at our company that are going to legacies all had "extra" things on their resume. Having a college degree, 6000 hours, being a captain, and having a clean record is what half of the regional pilots have. If you want to stand out, show them that you are something different.

You may get hired without anything else, but for every "normal" person that gets hired without anything extra, 10 people with extra things will also get hired.