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402DRVR
As it was explained to me the apps go into a computer database and are then pulled at random by a third party to be called for interview. This was explained to me by the head of the People department so there's no real reason to doubt that it was true at the time. There is some speculation that this has changed since however.
Not true about the third party at all. It's members of the pins committee that pull all the apps and choose who interviews. They are line pilots and I fly with some regularly. Assuming you were speaking with JG, she misinformed you, but the ELT has a habit of doing that.