Thank you everyone for your advice. It seems the route to take is the CFI path. It probably would be the route to make me a better all round pilot as well, and I truly don't think I would have an issue with instructing for a while. As I said, it seemed as if most pilots I have been speaking with have found the airlines in need of pilots and have been on a hiring spree with minimal hour requirements. Those conversations stemmed my question as to which route would be best to take.
Again, thank you and if you have any other advice and/or experiences that you went through that you feel might help please let me know.
Thank you.