I responded to an ad in flight international, early may. Received an email early June, saying they were inundated with applications and to expect a reply late summer. Received an email back last week saying they had completed their current recruitment campaign. The ad in flight international suggested they were happy to accept applications from (f)ATPL holders straight out of flight school. I guess in a tight job market, those with experience and/or type ratings would get preference and I can guess, those lucky few may fit into this category.