Priorities
I also drive a Dash-8, and agree with most of the statements made above. I think your first priority should be how to get the job first and then how to fly the aircraft you are going to be flying. And alot of companies I know of use the 737 for their assessment. If you can nail hands-on-flying on that type, keeping up with the speed and maintaining a good scan, you'll be able to pass your assessment. Once you pass your assessment, you will have a job/be in a hold pool. You can head out to flightsafety at Le-Bourget Paris to buy some time in the Q300 sim to prepare for your sim. But make sure you have the priority right in the first place. Good luck with flying the Dash if you eventually do fly it, I've had my fun with it(last flight on Friday 16:00), its time to move to London City to fly the RJ100.