Some Agencies advertise, even when hiring has stopped. They get you to sign up with them, as some gullible pilots convince themselves, that "their" agency has the inside track.
Once you submit the paperwork via a particular agency, they basically own you, in terms of a job with the relevant airline.
Also they use this a a negotiating tactic with the airline, they show the airline how full their "book" is with potential candidates..
Then said pilot is left wondering what's happened as the weeks turn into to months.
A cursory exam of flight global jobs would have shown some agencies actively Advertising for A380 Capts even after that deal fell through at Skymark (Japan) with Airbus, obviously some agencies pay in advance for ads, but reputable (hmm?) agencies usually update the ads "On Hold" etc or withdraw.
Pays to do a little homework...
