I'm aware the question I'm about to ask may rustle some jimmies.
Do you think the same struggle applies to those who have completed ab initio training at one of the 'big three' or atleast somehow managed to get into their holding pools (via an MCC JOC course etc)? It seems majority of cadets end up with jobs between 6-12 months after training at airlines such as EZY which are nortoriously known to be 'off limits' to low hour modular pilots.