When I got my CPL etc. I did an instructor rating straight away so I could be current and worked at getting to teach IMC then IR. That keeps you on your toes.
70% of my students have got airline jobs over the past year, I got a job flying Air Taxi for a while but have a couple of openings elsewhere hopefully.
I can always go back to CPL/IR instruction and the pay is not that bad at a good school £30,000
