I am at a fairly advanced stage of recruitment into the Orange fold. I currently work for a very good Airbus operator but have no command prospects for many years to come. EasyJet are offering very attractive deals to current FOs with the right experience and I am certainly tempted by it.
I have previously been a turboprop training captain and am also 146-rated. Please understand me when I say this because I do not wish to knock turboprops or 146s but I have learnt the hard way that neither of these aircraft types are regarded very highly in the wider world. Rightly or wrongly, the 146 is not seen as a 'proper' jet by Boeing/Airbus operators and that is not helped by the fact that a number of 146 pilots have had significant problems in converting onto more complex types. Therefore, if you are being offered a job on a 737 or A319, my very strong advice is to grab it before it disappears! The 146 is seen as a 'starter' jet, and that you still need 'real' experience, and a very similar view is held regarding turboprops.
The other very important fact to bear in mind when deciding whether to dither or not with easyJet is that by the end of next year the expansion in the UK will be over. There will still be considerable expansion but that will be into mainland Europe. Therefore if you want to get promoted and fly from the UK you will have to get in now rather than later. Like all airlines there comes a point when there are captains and there are FOs and not much movement between the two species occurs! Timing is everything, and nowhere is that more true than easyJet. Delay could have very significant ramifications for your future. Just a few thoughts - and I hope they are helpful to someone out there!