Hey all, i'm out of Columbus. You need to determine which route you want to take (i.e. airlines, corp, cargo, etc...) and tailor yourself from there. I had no desire for the regionals so I graduated from OSU with 248 hrs and did aerial mapping (Landcare Aviation, Air America, Northern States, etc....) to build up my TT. That led to a king air job and now a kush part 91 gig. And they paid for my ATP. Even consider working at an FBO to network and catch MX runs with guys will help. Keep in mind if you want to go to the regionals, they will slowly be raising they hiring mins since the "atp" rule goes into effect next Aug.

Best of luck!