Hello and "bonjour" from Belgium.
Yes, that's true I'm a Wannabe without yet a type rating, I have my licence since jully 2001, in two years just one interview with VEX the 10 september 2001!!!( in two year you can see the expense for the renewal, the adaptation for the JAA licence like twin, MCC...). And finally two weeks ago I have received two call for assesment. So, stop telling me that there is no pilot shortage. As it's said earlier in this forum, that's true that's some pilots stay without job, but for those that I know, they will never find something because they don't want to move and they want a prestigious national company, like Sabena was, to do a carrier.
So I will finish my post by this words : I'm waiting since two years to have the opportunities to proove my value as a pilot, today I can do it two times. Let me spring my wings, and stop bother young wannabes.