Originally Posted by
eukeybound
As a suggestion I would recommend anyone sitting working a non-flight job in a major city with their ATPL's (or without), waiting for a Level 1 or 2 call would be far better off pulling their finger out and getting West or North and finding a GA job to build experience.
Between the GA pilots who meet DE and are on hold, almost meet DE and are on hold and those who are still punching around in the wet in a 210 and are on hold, they're all still far better prospects than someone waiting around for a call in Brisbane/Sydney/Melbourne with no currency or a fresh set of qualifications.
Think about who you would want to hire. Nobody has a right to a job. It's got to be earnt (and having a license doesn't qualify).
Though I would've thought that once you have reached the hold file, you have officially "earned" the job. The idea of the hold file is that you have been offered the job and are waiting to be slotted in...