Mega Mega important.
First you need to do well in a sim test, then you need to pass the aircraft course.
Both are much much more difficult if your not current on instruments. If you are looking for that difficult first airline job you need to look like you are low training risk.
In my opinion if you are not flying on instruments for a job you need to do regular time a sim with an instructor there to make you work hard (ie each month). You need to get some sort of paperwork to show at an interview to prove you are doing what you can to stay current.
If you were the chief pilot would you take the one thats current or the one that says
I'll be OK in the sim?
[This message has been edited by xyz_pilot (edited 24 April 2001).]