Many people seem to target the bigger operators for positions when sadly, their minimums are way above what the person has. Perhaps it would be better to target the smaller operators that have taken on "low" houred guys in the past. More often than not, you'll get a much better grounding in all areas of operations and get a bigger insight into what goes into a flight/charter and so forth. You'd be "johnny/jilly on the spot" as well. Chances are you'd get to know the pilots better too and believe me, they know "who's recruiting when and where".
Also, never look past hangars and workshops. If new aircraft are on the way, engineers know first.
Just a thought.