Had SIM today to do my ATP/TYPE and AQP. The word from the instructors is that they want to do a lot of hiring this summer.
However they do feel there will be a lot of former 121 folks to choose from. They told me they are very unlikely to hire someone right now who can not meet ATP mins. At the very least someone who will meet it by the 2013 deadline. But more likely they are looking for new hires to ATP and type in initial.
Good luck. Things just got harder for the 1000 CFI.