Oh dear...... It's grim. Another lamb to the slaughter. (Nothing personal. I'm a former slaughtered lamb myself.) The training was the easy part. You are in direct fierce competition with thousands of 250-300 hour people...like myself. None of us have a crystal ball, but notwithstanding what Gordon Brown says, there are dark days ahead for the European and UK economy. There will be minimal recruiting, and they can choose people with line experience. We are VERY far down the pecking order. Unless you have 27,500 euros + VAT + money for living expenses + very loyal wife/husband/partner.
I hate to "piss on your bonfire" but I've never had an interview in 2 1/2 years, two IR renewals, 25 hours in 757/767 sims, loads of "contacts"......and that was in better times.
WWW, another one who should have listened to your well intended warnings!