True, but my criticism is aimed at those FIC schools which continue to run courses for hopefuls even though the market has no use for them.
At the moment it's 'who you know' which is going to get a CV looked at. When a prosepective new FI failed to turn up at a pre-arranged appointment with no explanation, he wasn't given a second chance. The CV I received from someone who had done virtually all his flying in the US, including his PPL, CPL and FI(R) courses won't be considered simply because he does not have sufficient actual experience of flying in UK airspace. But those who give their all as FIs and then try their luck with the airlines will certainly get a strong letter of reference - the most recent has just started commercial air transport flying with a major regional.