I've come to realize there's usually another reason why folks don't get interviewed/hired.... even if they wont adm
That is definitely true in some cases. Having been involved with interviewing for pilots in a different airline I saw it quite a bit. Everyone would be surprised that Jo Bloggs didn't get an interview and would get up in arms about it, when in reality, the interviewers had been presented with information that probably only said pilot and their closest family/ friends knew ( or maybe the Police as well).
A little consistency wouldn't go amiss.
In my opinion we won't see consistency in recruitment until we see consistency in the attitudes and personalities of those applying ( read never).