Two things.
1.) If you don’t have a degree, grab it. California Coast University is all online, self paced, and they give you a TON of credits for your aviation licenses. I had about a years worth of community college credits and enough flying credits to where I only needed 30-40 more credits. Cost is about $10k and you pay as you go.
2.) Don’t trust United. Do not hold out hope for United. Yes, I got f*cked in the CPP, but turns out, it was the best thing to ever happen to me. United doesn’t give two craps about you, ExpressJet, their passengers, or anything other than the bottom line (Commutair, ‘nuff said). All they’re doing is putting one last carrot out there to make sure there schedules are covered through Fall.
Atlas is hiring, K4 is hiring (with a Boeing type), and of course UPS/FedEx are the golden gems and they’re hiring.
If we’ve flown together and you have a Boeing type, PM me if you’re looking for a job at K4. G4***