CPL /IR /MCC Completed April 2005 (whilst on 2 months unpaid leave).
Back to the aviation related desk job. June 2005, FI scholarship completed part time and finished by August 2005.
Oct 2005, gave up sensible, well paid job to instruct full time (But it was great fun)!!
April 2006 job on a TP (specialist aerial work). Had only 500 hrs when I started the job.
To Summarise:
-12 months of fairly rigourous job hunting (about 10-15 CV's per month).
-1 failed sim ride.
-2 or 3 good contacts in corporate flying that I think would have resulted eventually in an interview.
-Job was from 1 very lucky CV (and perhaps the aviation related previous desk job).
-No training costs since MCC
-Still enjoying the odd bit of instructing!
It all happened much quicker than I thought....never doubted I'd get a job eventually but realistically thought it would take about 3 years / 1000hrs.
GQ
