Regarding the ramp wait time. No one knows where the industry will be 6 months from now. Everyone knows the industry goes in severe boom - bust cycles. Another bust cycle is coming, it's just a matter of when. Operators if they're honest should really say "I don't know how long you'll be on the ram...

I used to think like you, feel like all ramp jobs are scams that exploit low time pilots. After working at my current company I kind of see things their perspective a little more. Small 703/4 operators have very limited training capacity, they’re basically saying “we’ll give you a FO spot, but we d...

Make sure you're following up and then also sending a new resume every month to get to increase your chances of having your resume arrive at the same time they need someone. Being there in person, ready to start immediately can help a ton too. Also, the lack of commercial experience could be hinder...

Unfortunately if you’re just emailing résumés to the northern companies you likely won’t get a call with 500 hours. I work up here for one of the companies you mentioned and we’re seeing new hires with well over 1000 hours still. You’ll need to do something to stand out and that would be best done ...