I had applied to everyone in the back of the Flight, and got bugger-all replies as you state. They all wanted LAE's, but did not want to bother replying to someone close to the mark, even with licences and experience.
While I got the occasional "overqualified" response, that was only from a couple of companies, and they were directly appled to, not recruitmant agencies. The agencies were flat out even returning your e-mail or phone calls.
Now I have qualified for A/C/E/I LWTR's, (and by application, an unrestricted B1) I have found overseas work with more promise, if not a great deal of money. These companies and agencies are still in the dark ages, and long may they suffer for the lack of foresight for the support of out trades!
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When all else fails, read the manual!