Vna,
you know, it takes only 2 months to complete a type rating.
you don't really need to have a type rating to get a job.
It would be better to wait, and if you know someone who need a pilot like you with a type rating, go for it.
I have myself a rating on the 320. Did it in 2007, I got no job offer.No interview at all, nothing!I think 2007 was the beginning of the crisis, it was in the air, nobody saw it.
If I did it in 2005, yes, I would have got a job already, but I would have certainly lost my job in 2009, and now with experience, airline don't want you anymore! good for me and the industry, I have no experience , I am cheap, and I will be the next one to be hired (then fired
... yes they will fire me once I pass the mark of 1000h on the bus)!
My rating is now expired, and I will renew it only if I have a chance to be hired.
Now it doesn't worth, cost too much.
If you want get an idea when to start a training, look at the major airlines.
look at the USA, ad look at BA and other national carriers. If they hire, it' s good sign.
Look around you, don't focus on Airbus or Boeing only.