Warning....the next bit here is all my gut feel (but this is a rumours network).
If I was in your position I would be thinking of having a contingency plan and not letting the day job slip through your hands. Reasons are:-
- the market seems to be slowing for pilot recruitment. The big recruiters earlier in the year have now closed. Flybe are recruiting again but they already have thousands of applications in from people with experience which will no doubt keep them busy. By the time you are done with your training I would not be surprised if we were about to go through the usual "down" cycle that aviation goes through.
- loads overall are lower than normal which is being attributed to tightening of the purse strings across Europe plus of course the crap weather.
- there is much speculation about consolidation in the industry and further mergers are forecast. This will inevitably lead to layoffs. These pilots will all seek work elsewhere across Europe and fill whatever vacancies.
- There will always be a demand for low hour cadets in order to ensure the demographics of the workforce in the bigger employers (to avoid a retirement bulge in later years) but as always these will be picked up from the integrated schools and only the high calibre wannabes need apply.
Good luck and enjoy the training.