Someone just broke my irony-o-meter. Those moaning about speeling and grammafication (two of my pet subjects by the way) might want to re-read their posts and yes, I got the 'wot' gag.
Meanwhile, back on Planet Topic. Destinationsky, while making contacts is undoubtedly important the majority of them will mean a big, fat nothing when you contact them clutching a newly issued licence with 200 hours in your coffee-stain free logbook. One of the major factors dictating experience minimums is insurance and no amount of 'networking'
will hide insufficient experience. I wish you well but have a feeling that when/if you finish your training you'll be experiencing the same emotions as those here, already ahead of you in the game, who you seek to advise.
Good luck with it.