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It was technically legal to get hired at the regionals with 250 hours, but it didn't happen. The competitive minimums were well over 1000 hours. In 2007 (10 years ago), it was actually very hard to get a regional job. Many pilots had well over 2000 that got the jobs.
Not true. I went to a job fair in 2007 in Denver hosted by Mesa. They were doing interviews and extending offers on the spot. I was the only one in the room with 1000 hours (but didn't have ME). The average had about 400 hours total time with just a ME rating. The recruiter told me to go down to FL and bang out the ME in a few days and they'd hire me right away.