This is ridiculous...You think your hiring is good? Or did you miss the point entirely?
Do you guys even do PPC's anymore? How scripted are they? "Train to Standard"....
Maybe thats why you don't need experience in an airline with left seat opportunitites on fairly squirrely aircraft.
Do you even need an ATPL to fly that thing? Does a CPL suffice?
Little too defensive if you ask me. You should ask some of the AC pilots that have come to my airline, by choice, how they compare the training...We can handle the ab initio task.
Good luck with everything. I wasn't criticizing you guys, just pointing out the short-sightedness of your airline's hiring. My airline isn't perfect, it just happens to kick the $hit out of yours in a few areas.
But after getting to know you all a little more, I'll get personal.