Originally Posted by Ace66

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.