Flying jobs may be plentiful, but anything better than a 121 regional still requires a lot of hard work to get hired on with. For those that have an easy transition out of the regionals, they are either a tier 1 candidate, or were at the right place at the right time. I was the later, and still feel fortunate about it. A little decision to not go to a local job fair when I did, I'd probably still be at Mesa or out of aviation.