I was in this exact same position back in 2005 as the flood gates of regional hiring were opening. While flight instructing, I had been offered a job flying a PC-12. At the same time, the flight school I was working at was quickly losing MEIs to the airlines. Thinking my ultimate goal was the airlines, I passed on the PC-12 job, did my MEI and quickly had several multi-engine students dumped in my lap. Looking back, I probably would have done the same thing. But if I thought my goal was corporate flying, I might have gone after the PC-12 gig.