I assume the question is rhetorical, but I'll post an answer anyway. My understanding is that STEP program participants receive coaching and on-site interviews at participating schools. It has been noted in other threads that applicants from the STEP program may have an advantage over some other applicants in certain hiring situations/environments.

Even if STEP is complete BS or just a PR stunt and is meaningless or relatively worthless, I still want to know what happened at Falcon that caused someone who was quite complimentary to switch to "go anywhere else".