Working at Mesa DOES NOT get you to a major faster, it ables you to meet the mins and apply sooner. That's it, don't confuse the two. Do you guys think the majors are just waiting for someone to hit 1000 PIC so they can call'em in?? I guess they're going "hey Ralph we noticed you have 999 jet PIC, please fax your resume after your next leg".

Total time and total hours on multi-crew aircraft play role, whether you believe or not. Just because one wonder kid gets an interview with 2500tt, doesn't mean everyone will.