hey bud...it's nice to see that you have interest in the coporate side of aviation....however, as someone who decided to be a coporate pilot early on when all of my buddes ran to the regionals, it kind of bothers me that once the airlines hit some bumps, you are willing to bail on your decision and come fly "one of those little airplanes"....
Corporate flying is both exciting and rewarding....different destinations, genearlly better pay than the airlines, and better perks....however, since you made the early decision to fly for the airlines, it will be a total lifestlye change to you.....and you and everyone who considers this move should be very cautions as to what kind of changes will take place to your job, and to the market.....
First off, your job as a pilot....be willing to make huge changes in the way you operate....you WILL be dealing directly with the customers now, where as an airline pilot, you barely nodded to them....you WILL be loading and unloading bags, which you probably have never done before....you WILL be asked to make more educated and mission oriented weather decisions, where as the airline has always told you when you can and cannot go....you WILL be involved in doing your own flight planning....if you go part 91 corporate, you may be asked to work longer than airline duty days....this is a total lifestyle change...
Second, is the market.....when airlines furlough pilots, they flood the corporate market with apps....supply and demand dictates that when supply is plentiful, value will go down....you may think that by taking a corporate job with lower than standard pay, it will only affect you, however it drives down the market value of qualified corporate pilots.....making it harder for me to make MY living and get a raise....don't get me wrong, i hate to see pilots out of work, and when you're not working, you have to get some money flowing.....but please, don't be willing to undercut guys who have decided long ago to fly corporate airplanes and now have trouble getting compensated for it....it is essential you fight to make standard pay for the position you accept in the corporate world...it will only hurt everyone else if you bend.
As far as being competitive,....if you truly decide to change your lifestlye to corporate flying, then get out and meet as many corporate pilots as possible...insted of going to the hotel on your overnights, go to the fbo and talk to guys...you may get lucky...it's not all about hours, it's about attitude in our world....if you have a good one, you will get rewarded...once you've flown a jet, people know you can fly, but do you have the right attitude for the company you hope to work for?.....just be willing to make lots of changes, and stick with it for a while...but you have been warned....it will be very different than what you're used to!!!