Kommutrdog,
I went to the AirInc fair in DC last year (Oct, I think). I felt AirInc was only useful for lower-time pilots trying to get hired at regional airlines. At the time, I was furloughed with good, competitive credentials. But, I couldn't get any interest from any airlines (the regionals thought I'd jump ship to a major very quickly; and, I felt the majors were not there to do any genuine recruiting).
Being furloughed, it was not an effective job-hunting expense. The fair was far too crowded and extremely noisy, and it was impossible to "be noticed." Like Pegasus said, you'll spend all day in those 45-minute lines.
The best way (cost-wise and success-wise) to get a new job is to network among your friends that work for the company you're persuing. Save your money; for JB, I'd concentrate on networking and hard-driving follow-up.
I went to the AirInc fair in DC last year (Oct, I think). I felt AirInc was only useful for lower-time pilots trying to get hired at regional airlines. At the time, I was furloughed with good, competitive credentials. But, I couldn't get any interest from any airlines (the regionals thought I'd jump ship to a major very quickly; and, I felt the majors were not there to do any genuine recruiting).
Being furloughed, it was not an effective job-hunting expense. The fair was far too crowded and extremely noisy, and it was impossible to "be noticed." Like Pegasus said, you'll spend all day in those 45-minute lines.
The best way (cost-wise and success-wise) to get a new job is to network among your friends that work for the company you're persuing. Save your money; for JB, I'd concentrate on networking and hard-driving follow-up.