The industry is cyclical. It follows a rough 7-10 year pattern and follows very closely the economic one. When it goes up, the window of opportunity for low houred pilots is small, often maybe 2 years during the "peak".
If you are not ready armed with a current IR, then it's very difficult for a low houred pilot (who isn't on a tagged full time scheme) to get a decent well paying first job. The more you spend on your CPL/IR, the more money you'll need to earn to pay "yourself" (or the bank) back. This can actually reduce your flexibility when looking for work.
Nothing is impossible, just don't believe the hype from the slick salesmen. You'll hear and read about X thousand of pilots required. And in the small print they might say "world wide". However, if you look deeper into the numbers, you're probably only looking at maybe 500-2000 pilots a year worldwide. Do the maths...
However, firstly, can you pass the class 1 medical?