Originally Posted by
plikee
This. Never give up. Took me nearly 4 years to get my first pilot job. In that gap, I had another 3 jobs.
Make sure he also stays current (medicals, ratings, knowledge).
Thats the best advice anyone can give in this case. When I finished flighttraining there were hardly any jobs going around, so it took me about 4.5 years to get to the flightdeck. In the meantime I worked in factories, call centres, all sorts just to pay the interest on my loan. Eventually I got a job flying small aircraft around for a few summers and ended up with my first commercial job and now I’m at a big airline in the UK. This is a horrible time to be newly qualified, but with a little luck and perseverance eventually he will get there. All the best!