A major part of the problem is this insistance by all to be type rated. Pay for the rating if you can't find rated guys!
I know dozens of very experienced, good pilots who are tearing their hair out trying to find work but don't have the correct rating. What to do?
The lack of investment in aviation personel is historic. It has just got worse over time. My sympathies lie with the pilots, not one tear for the operators who deserve every cancelled flight (not) going. You brought it upon yourselves.