Another point. I was involved in recruiting Pilots for a Middle Eastern Airline about 12 years ago. I would approach qualified Pilots who, we believed, met our requirements and were from recently defunct Airlines. I can tell you that from 180 CV's that I received, we ended with 3 Captains on the line.
These guys needed a job and met the requirements. Yet getting them out to the Middle East, past the document checks, through the training and into the seat was a phenomenal challenge.