One of the guys currently type rating at CTC on the A320, not sure if for easyJet or Monarch, but he came from somewhere in Europe with CPL/IR/MCC and hadn't managed to get any interviews since completing his integrated training (not at one of the UK integrated schools) in 2013.
Apparently finished his AQC about 5 months ago, so even he at the lowest of CTC's priority list managed to get an assessment and type rating date within about 3-4 months of going into the hold pool.