KFW you are absolutely right. The 747 is definitely not a type to start your jet career on.
Blueboy, your "drastic" job market is the result of the desperate measures of those who think like you. You may get the job -true- but you're also the first out, because the company has not invested a penny in you. Especially if you have only little experience, you may have a very rough career-start and what is supposed to become your "dream-job" may in fact remain a "dream".
And because there is so many these days, who are willing to "pay" their way into jobs, you will have a lot of competition. If you get into the wrong company, you will get taken advantage of.
In the early 90's, the german airline Germania used to offer 737 typeratings with a prospect for a job. After the usual cost for a 737 rating, they made you pay even some 80$/hour during your supervison (flying passengers).
A lot of the "prospects" were then axed in their subsequent SIM check, creating a slot for another "prospect". A nice way to subsidise or ruthless greed, call it what you want, but it is a fact.
Not a good way to start off, and it may affect your entire career before it even starts.