Funnily enough the background seems to change over several months and recently a larger number of people have joined with more experience than say 6 months ago. That at least is my perception. Several from Jet 2 in UK, 3 from SA (Mango etc) and a few more from various locals including one or two from Corporate on latest batch. 6 months ago it was wall to wall Ryanair. Quite a few ex Malaysian joining too. All have jet time.
Some of the younger guys are very sharp & keen to learn but may lack the finesse and experience in other areas. For example, a lot that come from RJ or 737 tend to over control when hand flying. The 777 is not designed to be flown with such heavy hands. Give them an FMC to work through and it's done in seconds........
Harry