So, you believed the aviation literature....I suppose that literature came from the flying schools? I guess you read the aviation mags too? Ever wonder where they get a lot of advertising revenue from?
Welcome to aviation, getting the first job is always hard. Doesn't matter what decade it is or how the employment scene is. It is a bastard and whinging about it will not help you at all. So, look even further. Find out where you may be lacking and fix that. Cant afford to do an instructor rating? Well, how about looking at smaller charter companies and so on. Does your first job have to be on a turbine?
If you really want it, your break will come your way. Remember, you create your own luck.
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reddo...feral animal!