TOPendFLYER
TOPendFLYER, I don't know where you got your info regarding the two pilots Alligator just hired but it is dead wrong. I guess that's the beauty of Pprune though isn't it..... the rumour bit.
I happen to know for a fact that the pilots hired had hours in the mid two hundreds. Trust me on that one!!!
There are a few guys floating around with between 800 and 1,200 hours at the moment and yes, in some cases their chances of getting a job may be a little better but at the end of the day it's not all about hours. Not every company wants to stack it's ranks with 20 1000 hour pilots because as soon as they get the chance they will all head off to greener pastures. There needs to be a balance so you will find Alligator along with some other companies will continue to hire a mix of lower time pilots and some with a little more time under their belt.
You ask what your chances are compared to someone with higher time.... Your chances are what you make them. Send your CV to the CP, let him/her know when you are in town, make a time to meet them and take it from there. Don't harass them..... if they say "call next Friday" then call next Friday..... not Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. You don't want to get known as an annoying person who can't follow instructions.
When you do get asked in for a meet and greet session, try to be on time and look respectable. The number of pilots who rock up for an interview or a meet and greet looking like they have just escaped from the local Salvation Army clothing bin is amazing. If you want to be taken seriously you need to put some effort into your appearance. Remember, you are interviewing for a position as a professional...... you need to be professional. Shorts, T-shirt, Thongs/Pluggers/Jandals (depending what part of Oz or NZ you are from) no matter how cool they might make you look don't go down well.
Get yourself out there, get your CV out there, get known.
Happy job hunting
NWF