Originally Posted by
saab2000
I did not even know what Mesa was when I returned to the US 3 years ago after working for a large European carrier. I did not buy a job. Ever. Your insinuation that I did is offensive.
At no point in any interview was I asked if I was a CFI. What was asked was my experience and the usual interview questions. Airlines don't usually care if you are a CFI. They care about your hours and being a CFI is the way most young American pilots build hours.
In that case I apologize. Your career path is not the norm, and is not available to most of us, so it seemed more likely to be the mesa thing...those people are always trying to justify their existence.
But if you tell newbies that they don't need a CFI, you are probably not helping them much.