Originally Posted by stillageek

Hired. 40. 6200 TT. 823 121 TPIC. 5600 121 total. Several job fairs and networking. Made an impression with a recruiter and sought him out every time for three years. Volunteered with my former union for years. Volunteered with outside organizations for years. All while working and having a family. To bust more myths I was hired from a wholly owned carrier (my former co-workers said they don't hire from within... Just wait for the flow). I'm no one special. I just networked and kept at it. Also did interview prep. It was a huge gamble of money. I got lucky. Many of my former co-workers thought like you.