I have an ATPL, a command on Hawkers, 3,000 hours, live in the London area and haven't worked in the industry for years.
I was made redundant in the last recession (1993) and left the industry (though I remain current,keep the IR going, get the Class I medical and fly about 150 hours a year on MEPs.)
Every so often I go back on the market to see what's available and spend an awful lot of time traipsing around the large number of operators in the SE of England.
They always say "yes, you're just what we would be looking for if we were looking, but we're not, so we'll keep your CV on file." and I hear nothing more.
Sorry to be a misery, but that's what it's like.
