Disagree ... I think the recruiting market is just fine.
I don't know what company you're at mate, but for example (according to rumour I hasten to add) about a dozen Jetstream 31 drivers from Eastern have handed in their notice in the last few weeks alone, because they're all off to Britannia / Thomson / Easyjet / Dragonair / Globespan etc.
One of the drivers who left my company recently, was told straight from the recruiting horse's mouth at Easyjet, that they like pilots from our little outfit because they have rock solid hand flying skills (unlike people who've gone straight onto fully automatic aircraft with 200 hours
)
I think if there are less people being taken on from the night freight / steam driven turboprop market it's due more to the relentless rise of CTC and the self sponsored type rating, and the obvious economic advantages that ensue for the airline.