I was fortunate enough not to receive my CFI until after being furloughed from TWA/American. Yes, there is a point to my posting.

In my opinion, when you look at airline's hiring mins you get an idea of what quality time they are looking for, not to mention quantity.

Time in type and a type rating, Turbine PIC, Overwater time, etc, are some of the more common buzzwords.

Trying to bring it all home, try to look for time-building opportunities that match the job you are seeking. For instance 100 hours of King Air SIC time may be as valuable as 500 hours of CFI time if you're seeking to fly Lear Jets.
250 hours of Lear Jet time may be more valuable than 1000 hrs of banner towing time if you're looking to get on with a regional or Corp flight dept.

Just my two potatoes worth,

FF