SS
Im in exactly the same situation, I am now embarking on the instructor route for 2 main reasons, 1. you have already suggested and 2. i can fly for free while getting into a professional role, oops i forgot theres a third too, so I can be a better pilot as well.
I have been qualified for about 9 months and not a sniff even with first time passes at everything, lots of PFO's though, If you have contacts that would help, If not try and get a foot in the industry door. I think its been said on here before its not so much the age but if you had 1000 hrs it would be far more productive, hrs to comensurate with age sort of thing.
On the other hand if you can afford to do say 4 hours multi a week or more on constructive flying I would look at getting my next 100 hours that way before the instructor route, 100 hrs multi P1 worth a lot too.
Hope this helps
CF
