Many FO's at F9 are getting their circling restriction removed by some of the very generous DE's, when the time comes for their PC/PT. It takes a one hour brief, one practice circle-to-land, and one "real" circle-to-land.
Piece of cake once it's all said and done. Get in touch with someone you know in your training department and see if they can approve it. It's worked great here so far... for many FO's.
Good luck.