Hi Rick.
As you thought you get 200hrs from an "approved corse" such as Jerez. As for that first job......Well thats harder to answer!! I had 250hrs when I got my first turboprop job on a Saab 340. Lots of people got jobs on my course with 200hrs. I am not saying that is normal!! I then got a job on a B757 with 900hrs. So if you think about it I wouldnt have had enough hours for the Dash-8! :o
Eff Oh.