Hi Tarmach,
Well I have a mentor who is a very senior pilot for Ryan Air..he tells me that recently Ryan Air have actually worked something out with OATS, so that when they have good pilots that come through get employment straight away. Although they still have to go throught the same recruitment process. He also told me that the market can change so rapidly that one moment they will take the OATS grads, but then they'll shift for self improvers..It all depends on the the HR deprtment!
Hope this helps..
TCare
AMS