Zero jet exposure? Do you really want your first jet experience to be in a sim ride where getting hired depends upon how quickly you adjust in the first 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes?
Yes, $1000 is $1000. But if it gets you hired it's the best, and cheapest, money you ever spent.
Call the sim guys, like Pan Am Flight Academy, and explain to them where you are and ask what they'd charge. You don't need to do CAT I/II/III's. You need basic airwork, takeoffs, landings, and single engine work.