Buddy out at IAH claims he was told by somebody doing the hiring interns, certain professional association applicants who hold certain job fairs regularly (read between lines there) and poolies would (in no specific order that he was aware of) be considered first then they'd go off the street. I'd imagine the poolies would be first as is customary but if you've been putting in the hours as an intern and are standing right there I'd imagine it counts for something. Who knows what the order is. Just rumor and conjecture. Sure CV knows what he's doing. Seems like a good person from all my experience.