Keeping Current
My Dear freind
This is a very hard decision to make,but my advice to anyone that has recently got a frozen ATPL is to keep current.
One method is that you pay for it yourself if you have a healthy bank account and the other is getting an Instructors rating, the benefits of the rating are you learn more about flying and in future you could pursue an instructors course in the airline you join.
Doing your rating will cost you but you can work as an part time Instructor, this way you can keep both jobs and most airlines do prefer current flying.The other thing is you can network through the flying club and hear the gossip of whats really going on.
The best way to do the rating is to find out what club does the rating and if they will employ after you get your rating, most clubs will employ you if they do the rating and there is a need for them at the moment as Instructors are moving on.
Good Luck .