I'd love to work for Empire or Ace or any Part 121, at the same time I'm realistic and despite my ratings, having a university degree in aviation, and CRJ training - I'm still a low time pilot and have no Alaska time, thus CFI is where I likely have to go. I also wouldn't mind that cause my goal is to come back and find a right seat position with a regional back in the lower 48 eventually, so I figure they'd like to see more instruction hours than bush flying hours.
I'm planning right now to get my double I there and possibly MEI if my savings account hasn't been killed by then. I'd rather go through my initial CFI in the lower 48 for cost and training in January and February reasons.