I remember the sausage factories of the '80's. Every man and is dog wanted to fly. Top Gun didn't help!
Once reality bit for the vast majority, and loses were cut, the dedicated few got on with the job of chasing the dream. And what a job it was. Way too many freshly minted CPL's, and bugger all jobs, especially for those without "experience". Sound familiar!
6 years ago it all went nuts again (for a while), that is until the recruitment drive at the Majors, and the subsequent drain on GA and the Regionals came to its inevitable end. Thousands jumped in again, only to miss the boat.
The point is, for most people the path to a viable aviation career is a marathon in the extreme. Overall the number of individuals truly prepared to make the sacrifices has reduced markedly over the last 2 decades. This has led to shortages of the "right people" from time to time. Fertile ground for the Snake oil salesmen. Once those requirements have been met, or a slowdown in recruitment occurs, bingo! Oversupply of low time pilots.
Generally speaking, if you see evidence of movement, and you don't have the quals, then you've probably already missed out. If you paid out big bucks for an integrated course, you should be prepared for years of grind. If you make it then well done. If you don't, you'll join the long list of those who didn't.
Wish it were different, but it's always been this way. Beware of those telling you it hasn't.