Schweizer2, yes candidates from overseas were interviewed.
Clamchowder, we have gay pilots but they are not employed and were not interviewed because of their sexuality.
Recruitment said they had in excess of 1000 applicants for these positions, those interviewed were from both modular and integrated courses, some had been qualified for a number of years, at least one only finished in January. Those that were not called forward may find that their CV needs to be looked at or tweaked in order to stand out from the crowd, the market place is very crowded and all the schools are trying to push more newly qualified pilots into the system as fast as they can.
The suggestion is that this scheme will run again next year so if you are still looking at that point then give it another go, good luck to you all in your search for that first opportunity in this industry.