Originally Posted by
FlyGuy2021
Most have other "chips", though. Usually several (very good) letters of rec and relationships with the right people that help them get hired. Without an "in", it will be hard to get hired with zero PIC time for the next 6 months or so. After that, it's anyones guess.
Just remember, there are hundreds of guys with college degrees, clean records, 2000+ hours of PIC time, a Check Airman letter, and more all sitting at the regionals waiting to be hired. Many with 10+ letters of recommendation. If you have no PIC time, you need to have something else that makes you more attractive than them to the hiring team.
Sorry, I should have been a bit more clear. Yes most of those people have showed other leadership experience by volunteers with the company as recruiters or working in many facets of the training department as well as outside volunteer and leadership experiences. Plus a number of internal reccs im sure.