When I was a regional captain, I was pretty desperate to get out. I considered showing up at the training center of my Legacy choice and walking directly into the hiring office to drop off my resume and my airline application printed out. I consulted a hiring company to ask their opinion of this tactic, and they more or less told me that I would be signing my death warrant for that specific airline.

Simply put, there's a process to getting hired. Those who step outside that box are taking a monumental risk; one that will most likely not have the payoff that you're looking for.

It's already been said but worth repeating: he's blacklisted HIMSELF from United, Delta, American, FedEx, and UPS. Why would ANY of those airlines want to hire someone who is always going to be looking at Southwest and longing for them to be his employer? I'm not in HR nor any sort of hiring department, but to me this candidate clearly demonstrates he's a one trick pony. It's SWA or bust.