6. You get asked to pay 15k for a rare TP rating on an a/c used by I think 2 or 3 other EU countries. Then being informed that only two of the four of you will be offered an immediate f/o position. The other two can apply elsewhere or wait to be recruited by said airline.
Personally I'd rather pay for an A320 rating (if I was going down the sstr route) and if no joy comes out of it then decide on whether to buy hours or simply do an annual LPC to keep it current.
Oh by the way, the airline I mentioned above (UK based) then offers to pay you 22k per year for your efforts. So in year one you work for free after tax i.e. the same as PAY TO FLY... They can %~#* right off....