We had a fella recently with a grade 1 instructor rating join us as an F/O 3000+hours instructing including twin training approval. He was hopeless a liability and after I think 6 years left and is back to instructing now.
I think he spent too long instructing and never gained any real commercial experience in 10 years of working as an instructor.
So as a young pilot I think it best you take the leap and as others have said go North/bush.
Craven