Personally, I never got an interview with UAL. Better lucky than good as they say--life would have been quite different. My SWA new hire partner got a job offer from United 3 days into training and left after another week. Alas, he's been furloughed twice and gone through hell.

SWAPull and ALPO both have their issues--and pilots make fun of both. I think the barb was the requirement ALPO national approve everything for the UAL MEC.