And if you really think having 400 hours with Easyjet et al is going to make any differnece to anything...
Can I just second that... it won't make any difference whatsoever. I've been there. Nobody is interested in you with a minimum-hours fATPL and a bit of Airbus experience.
No Sponsor makes a good point. Many of this year's easyJet intake came out of their AQC in the early part of last year and have been waiting nearly a year to start their Airbus TR. These people will then be competing for the same jobs next year with the next bunch coming through the course between now and next year. That's a big increase in the number of low-hours pilots for not a great increase in the number of jobs. Meanwhile HSBC sit and happily count ever-mounting interest...