Couldn't agree more with the posters recommending starting out in something windswept and interesting and it's not just about type - there's a lot to be said for learning the ropes in a smaller outfit from a company culture, training and social perspective but there are many generally younger guys and girls these days who are not looking at the job from a flying perspective but purely from a career angle. I recall hearing something along the lines of "every day you're not sitting in the L/H seat of a widebody Boeing or Airbus, think about the money you are losing". There are a lot of youngsters who, having forked out the 150 odd grand for an integrated CPL/IR MCC/JOC now need to repay banks/parents etc. and find a way to live at the same time and when class mates are moving directly to jets from piston twins, it must be hard for those scratching around to understand why they can't as well (especially when they have been fed the zero to hero mantra from the ATO's from before they started groundschool (before they paid for the course in fact)). This is not 30 years ago - it is common these days to go directly to jets outside of BA without the need to fly something lighter, smaller etc. Just a thought.