I dont doubt that you were asked these questions when you started but i can offer you sound assurance that this individual deffinately had to endure a complete re-sit of the atpl exams and now works for Ryanair
Just out of interest - in your capacity as a former PLD worker - how would an employer go about checking up on whether you have a complete set of series 1 passes or not? are they even able to do this due to data protection or are they only made available in certain circumstances?