Think about it. If you were on the hiring panel for United Airlines and there were two applicants in front of you.

Applicant one has 3000 hours of duchess time, mostly MEI.

Applicant two has a type rating, already demonstrated his ability to make it through ground school at an airline, very familiar with how the airlines operate, multi crew trained, uses Jeppesen already. Oh yea, he has 3000 hours too.

Who would you hire. It's really not even a question is it?

Clear as mud?