Thanks for the responses (and yes, AU, fingers crossed for a good year!).

Quick question regarding "the pool." My husband interviewed back in May and was NOT sent the dreaded rejection email. Instead, the recruiter told him he needed more total hours (he only had 50 MEL and 690 total) and requested that he update his hours on Airline Apps and also email him the updates each week. He's been doing that, but still hasn't heard anything. Does that mean he's in "the pool?"