The advice about Flybe and modular training seems pretty sound. I'm not quite sure why some airlines seem to have got hung up on the integrated route. The only reason I've heard so far is that they like to be able to easily get hold of your complete training records in one go.
The modular route I took was to assess the best school for each course, so I ended up using several schools. By and large I think it worked well and I got good training.
I'm not sure the airlines are too keen on this approach at the moment, but I do believe that there are some who are not so bothered by modular students. Dont forget which forum you are on as well - from what I've seen bizjet companies treat modular and integrated students far more evenly.
The other bit of commonly given advice is to network - a lot ! It is very true that getting to know the right people can help a lot in landing a job, especially where the smaller companies are concerned.