Best post i've read in ages on this subject Mr Magoo - it's spot on!
And Flypup's advice is excellent, we both went to the same school so i'm guessing we both paid the same amount for a CPL/Multi!!! - he speaks complete sense...well worth noting..
This is a commitment like no other, one you'll wonder why you started it time and time again...but it's so bl**dy worth it!!!
I was, as Mr Magoo put it, one of those with:
some SERIOUSLY good contacts
and I managed to secure a Jet RHS on the first week of my IR course back in March (IR Test - now that was pressure!!!) I did the modular route and my total hours are not great - if I can do it, anyone can....