Originally Posted by flensr

I used linkedin and facebook. I searched linkedin profiles for the companies I was applying to, and scrolled through the results looking for people I knew. You may be surprised. At SWA I ran across a captain who was a high school water polo teammate, and at Spirit I ran into an FO who was my pre-solo ground school partner from back in high school! Talk about throwback reunions. There are other community sites other than linkedin and facebook so search them all.

Originally Posted by Bike Handles

Job fairs and meet and greets will come back. But unless everyone you know at the regional level is planning on staying at the regionals, your current connections can be future connections. People move carriers all the time, staying in touch with pilots and friends can pave the path for your future. Or, just find yourself new parents that happen to work at the airline you want to work at and have them adopt you.