Anyone who can breathe and has 1500 hours on anything (or 700 hours on a helicopter if he is Army trained) is guaranteed a job immediately without even having to apply
I don't know what country you are writing about but it certainly is not Australia unless maybe it is crocodile country up north. While there is much touted world wide shortage of pilots, those claims emanate from aircraft manufacturers rather than from established airlines. Cathay Pacific for example are knocking back significant numbers of experienced overseas pilots because (the company claims) the standards are so low.