That's all great advice, and is advice most of us have heard before. What befuddles me is seeing low total time (and some no PIC time) millennial pilots flooding in, while my friends stuck flying RJs at dying UA express carriers, (most over 10k hours and 5k jet PIC) have had apps in for 10 years and can't get a call.

Sure it's nice that you discussed the various well known hoops people can jump through to hopefully show "someone" they want the job. but when they have been to multiple job fairs, get the same old spiel, then more crickets, it's easy to get frustrated. Not sure who else they can impress. It becomes apparent they just aren't wanted.

And how 'bout that pilot shortage! Pilots will always be begging for mainline jobs. There will NEVER be a pilot shortage at legacy carriers.