thanks for the advice.
my confusion is almost certainly over now. my main concern was whether glass cockpit experience would be more useful or heavy / wide body jet experience. so, IL-76 it is then :-)
in my part of the world, there are only a handful of operators that mainly operate B-737 and A-320 family of aircraft. i'll just get some experience on one of these airlines and then hopefully, move on for greener pastures.
thanks once again for the advice.