We must hold a line. If you are offered a position 8000+ miles from home then make them buy the ticket. If they dont practice this then you dont want to work for them anyway! Most good recruiters will purchase you the ticket. Expecting a pilot to fork out the money it takes for a ticket......buy your own type rating, get current on your own, move your family on your own dime, and guess what....half pay until you are qualified (that means off OE). All these things should be changed; and never will until WE stop sacraficing ourselves for our careers.
Just my opinion.