Well Russell,
Your right, if you've done very well at oats then you should be put on the list of suitable candidates for recommendation. I know about a dozen people who are in the process of getting jobs or already have them. About 6 who now work with ryanair, and potentially another dozen. about 5 with BE and about 3 with citiexpress.
These are just people I know and studied along side. So it does happen and before I'm asked, I don't work for OATS. I just like the truth to be told and i happen to be one of those students that has benefited from the above process. OATS may cost a fortune but I have to agree that it has helped a large number of people i know get great jobs.