I am not sure about the current status of hiring at Cathay at the moment...Some have said that all hiring has stopped. Others say abit is still going on.
Lets take a look at the situatation. Currently, it is extimated that cathay is loosing ~US$3 million a day.
Any competent corprate officer would probably take action to reduce cash outflow ASAP as it is unlikely that any the passenger numbers are going to pick up soon.
Therefore, it would be safe to say that high-budget expenses like flying you in for an interview or sending you down under for flight grading would be called off.
As for people who have been hired but yet to report for duty?
I don't know what will happen to them.
One thing for sure, if the drop off does not statbilize by the end of may. The corprate officers would probabaly take additional cost cutting measures.