An inconvenient teuth.
Next time you are talking to a wannabe airline pilot make sure he reads this thread to see what existing pilots think of the situation. He can then balance that against what the flying schools and ICUS sellers tell him.
I remember when companies paid for endoesements, but that has certainly changed. I also talked to a man who "purchased" 300 hours of 737 time from an asian airline, and was dumped when the 300 hours was up.He was looking for a job flying pistons in the outback.
Times have changed.