I have been into see our recruitment lady this week to help 2 mates get into VS which is, rightly or wrongly, the way to get onto the A list.
One is 36 years old with 5000 hrs on North sea helicopters and 1500 hrs on the A320, and got told to come back once he has another 1000 hrs on the 320, and the other has about 6000 hrs including 3000 ish on the 757/767 and has been told to expect a phone call soon. He is a similiar age.
Hope that gives you some idea of what VS is looking for at the moment.