Originally Posted by
SeventhHeaven
It took me 2 years to get a foot in the door at a major airline as well, and I was EXTREMELY lucky. Recruiters don't have trouble finding candidates, there are dozens of applicants for every job. The first ones out are the ones with poor ATPL results and skills test failures. The second ones out are those that have been out of training for a while (a year+) and stop flying. Recruiters are even open about this, it's not a secret at all.
**** even flybe, known for hiring low hour cadets and paying a TR for them, had an application checkbox for 'I have flown 50hrs + in the last 12 months' and for 'glass cockpit IFR'
I agree that it's unfair and ridiculous and unscientific. But it's reality.
If you don't mind the question, did you work as a pilot for those 2 years until you landed the job?