Spot on , Doodlebug, spot on !
Sadly experience is actually seen as a negative by P2F companies.
Don't think command hours will get you out of the merde either. I thought that and it used to be 500 hrs P1 will get you a DEC.
but, oh no, goalposts move fluidly - 2000 P1 , 3000 P1. Widebody ? over ( insert random aircraft weight limit ).
Not so simple, and even if you are to go DEC, you are mainly looking at the dregs that advertise a lot like Ethiopian and Korean...
Good luck !