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It depends on the period of the year as well as on the economy. It might take 6 to 8 months if the market is picking up and 1 to 2 years if the market is bad. What to do while waiting for a job ? You can always become a flight instructor or you can be a ground instructor for a pilot school (which is a great experience), you can also fly for fun and accumulate flight time (which looks always good on a CV), you can work as an OCC officer for an airline (Operations Control Center officer), etc.