Well guys, as I see it, you get what you settle for. If you are prepared to pay to fly to your own interview, pay for your own hotel, pick up some of the cost for your testing, on the chance that you might get a job on a sh#t salary, then go for it.
I'm afraid as pilots continue to accept this sort of BS from companies it will just get worse. And yes ggrowler, there are airlines around the world that actually fly you to the interview, put you up in the hotel and even pay you allowances while you are there. SOOO DUDE, take a look outside of the bubble you live in!