bafan, the strikerate is literally so good at the other regionals that you don't need to scattergun. What's really refreshing about the US interview and hiring is there's a heavy emphasis on the 'no d!ckhead' policy. What gets mentioned quite a lot from the interviewer 'I make a judgement based on whether I can do a 4 day trip with you and have a good time while getting the job done'
Apart from the fact Australia is an aviation backwater with an increasingly ridiculous ruleset and pilots accepting lower pay while the rest of the world recognises a looming shortage.