I personally know at least 10 Envoy pilots that have gotten hired outside of the flow. And there have been others that have gotten hired outside the flow that I don't personally know. Both CAs and FOs. They all had something that set them apart that got them hired off the street. Some were interns, some were military, some had family connections, and some were females. If you don't have some kind of connection like those I just listed, you won't have much of a shot. In the current hiring environment, you have to be a flowthrough or you have to have something special to get you in the door. In a few years when the retirements really take off, that could change. But right now, don't expect just a college degree and a ton of jet PIC time to be your ticket to get you hired off the street. Flows and military pilots make up the vast majority of those hired right now. The rest are former interns or have friend/family connections.