PPL & CPL doesn't help you pass interviews
For those that think PPL or CPL makes a difference, it doesn't. When I did it in 2008, prior to iCadet scheme, someone with zero experience got in. I got a PPL with 130 hours and another guy had a CPL and instructor hours and both of us failed at Stage 2. While a PPL might help with flight grading, you still have to pass the tests and interviews first.
Did they modify the Stage contents after iCadet was introduced? For example, do you still have to do a little speech about CX Cadet at Stage 1?