I was exactly in your situation until a few months bacK! You've got to keep trying and do what it takes. Think of any contacts you have. I did'nt realize how dire my situation was until I got passed on by places like Mesaba, and Compass! I aced the sim at compass and know I got min. of 80% on the test, yet they still passed on me. I had a clean record for seven friken years prior to my seperation from my previous airline. Looking back I'm glad they passed on me (especially mesaba with their training contract), yet it didn't make me feel very good at the time. As a matter of fact, I felt extremely inferioir. I was almost ready to do the Mesa thing or something. I even thought of getting out of the business. But that really depressed me. I actually decided to take a 135 freight job just to keep flying (was already 6 months out of an airplane) and it was local. The day I was to start training for that, my contact came through for me and I got an offer at a decent major....go figure! I'm now flying a bus! The kind with wings of course!
Hopefully Compass has lightened up a little bit. I'd almost think they'd have to with all the hiring going on elsewhere. As you've stated, you might have to step back to go forward. You/we are lucky that the industry is in the hiring mode! Dont give up! Good luck.
