Originally Posted by ZJBflight

my two cents.

I was recently in a similar situation to you in that I was high total time for a cfi (1300tt) but low multi time (25) without access to a twin where I was working. I made the decision to suck it up and pay for my MEI and also buy a block of 25 hours of multi time with some money that I had saved over the last 2 years of instructing. I also got an internal rec from friend working at a regional around this time and the Multi time I had build (though still low) and the MEI got me an interview and eventually a job.

The MEI and Multi doesnt just boost your resume either, I went into the interview much more prepared for questions about Multi Engine flying which was a big part of the interview (vmc, systems, aerodynamics all were covered), so I would deff say that without getting myself at least a little more expierience I would probably not have gotten the job.

so my advice is if you really are itching to get to a regional and out of instructing (like I was) its worth the risk to change your situation to get that MEI and multi time. good luck