Got my licence since April this year. It's CPL with IR and got logged about 190 hours.
Still with no job, and still searching. I have friends that got the job in after the exams and before get the licence!
I am from Portugal, and it's pretty hard to get a job, even with IR. There are only 3 main helicopter companies, Helisul, Helibravo and Heliportugal.
Helisul's main work is EMS. Right now they are working with only 2 Bell 412.
Helibravo has AS350, R22 ans 44's. This companie get's his money from the summer campains of fire.
And Heliportugal only works outside of Portugal in offshore. To be a co-pilot here you have to start with 1000 hours
So... God help me!
Happy new year!