I don't have any insight into our hiring process being that it changes so often, usually based on who is looking at the apps.

In getting my job at Mesaba, it took me three interviews over a 16 year period before I got hired. I understand the frustration you are feeling.

You all probably would be great candidates. I also know that NO company will give you a reason why you weren't invited to interview. No company will tell you why you weren't offered a job after the interview if you got one. Legal reasons.

Being that Mesaba is one of the few places hiring pilots in the US, I guess we can afford to be more selective. You guys would have been snapped up quickly if you would have applied this time last year. Unfortunately the circumstances are different now.

While I know that your frustration is great and the pressure for a job is enormous, please don't take it personal. I think our HR dept is just overwhelmed with so many over qualified pilots, that they have a very narrow window that they are looking for. What that is, I don't know.

Keep trying. I left a non-aviation job making $60k a year to make $17k a year. While financially difficult and certainly not always fun with the Contract of '04 and the bankruptcy, I have never regretted coming to Mesaba. We are a good company with great people. The frustrations were worth it.

I would also like to say something else. Turning down a job somewhere is wrong. If you didn't want the job don't apply because the interview you got, someone else didn't.
If you didn't take a job because you thought you deserved the 900 and you were actually offered a SAAB, you missed your chance. Don't whine about not getting a second chance.
For those who didn't get an interview. There is no way HR can remember your name. Wait a week or two (or month) and reapply. Maybe the next person will like what they see. I know that works.

Anyway good luck.