trucky04:
I have only just found this thread. I cannot give you advice about job interviews for I was never any good at them myself!
What I wanted to say was keep trying. My company moved their first ops guy into the right seat about three years ago and he has just successfully completed his God training and is now in the left seat. I have to tell you that it took him 5 or 6 years of badgering before the management took much notice of him.
The next two ops guys start groundschool next month and two others are close behind them.
Good luck!