Scratchingthesky,
Anyone who's been laid off with a 737 or an A320 rating is going to struggle. Every man and his dog has a rating for these aircraft. With the likes of XL's and Sterlings demise, it comes as no surprise that there are hundreds of experienced TR'd jet guys looking for work.
On the other side of the coin, the likes of Eastern Airways are struggling to recruit suitable captains for the J41 fleet. Why? Theres no spare 41 Tr'd guys on the market. Like many TP operators, they probably wouldnt touch experienced jet pilots because they know fine well they'll up sticks and be off at the slightest sniff of a better jet job elsewhere.
I was speaking to the Depute Chief Pilot for a freight/cargo TP operator recently who told me he was inundated with calls from XL jet guys and other jet pilots who'd been laid off. Low and behold...he's turned them all away in favour of recruiting Fatpl holders if and when the need arises.