Hi Kevin,
Some students don't want jobs with the airlines. Some have contacts elsewhere in the Corporate world and decide to go that route. I can't say categorically that every student that interviews with a Regional does get hired. Some people don't interview well. Some have trouble in the H.R. part, some in the simulator part, some in the technical part.
However it is safe to say that if a pilot is trained well, meets all the requirements, prepares well, and can perform well, you are pretty much a shoe-in I would think. If you can pair that with a flight school that has a well known industry reputation, a great track record of placements, and industry contacts with hiring agreements, well that just stacks the deck even more in your favor. Is there much more you could do beyond that?
Yes by the way, you pretty much have the pilot career progression correct, of course there are exceptions. You typically start out somewhere as a regional first officer, then a regional captain, then a major airline first officer, to become a major airline captain. Sometimes pilots get hired as a major airline first officer without becoming captain at the regionals. Sometimes at any time a pilot decides to transition into the corporate flying world. It all depends on the company, their hiring requirements, and the airline industry at the time.
Regards,
Michael
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