EAM, Silverhawk,
I did caveat that Part A min qualifications are lines in the sand in the airlines that I have worked for.
A candidate very recently slipped through screening and completed the type rating as DEC. The error was spotted at base training and said candidate is now RHS.
Fact.
Without wishing to drift off thread there are ethical and legislative implications in accepting a candidate who does not meet the requirements whilst spurning another who does. I guess that's why us simple pilots have HR experts acting as gatekeepers.
I have heard stories of candidates on application forms stating that they do
not have a type rating on B777, A340 etc to get it through the computer screening stage. Good luck to all those in the hunt for a seat on a flightdeck.