Yep, interviewed in Oct 2000, no sim. and I know there was no sim until they stopped hiring in Aug 2001.
I agree with tiki, what good does a sim ride do if everyone flys the profile the day before (except make the prep people a lot of money)
back then they made us get a medical at the United medical dept. having a 1st class FAA one was not good enough. CJO was based on passing the medical.
I heard the sim came back because CAL used one in their process.