The situation for finding a job as a B737 First Officer is appalling. I have 2500b hours on B737, and did a re qualification in 2012, then spent two years emailing CV's to every operator in the world and not one reply.
There are hundreds of jobs for B737 Captains, but very few for First Officers and the very few there are wont even look at your CV unless you have recent time on the type and don't count simulator as valid.
Agencies are the same, simulator time is not valid even if you have just passed a type rating and have 10,000 flying hours, if you haven't flown a real B737 within the last six months there is no chance.
So my question is, where are the airlines getting their B737 F/O's from ?
Hundreds of jobs for captains every day.
Almost no jobs for F/O's.
Captains continually retire.
Existing F/O's move up to Command.
Thousands of B737's flying around the world.
Where are the airlines getting their B737 F/O's from ? it a mystery and very frustrating, for me it has ruined my life, because I not only fly B737 for a living I do it because I love this aeroplane, know it well and can fly it safely.
