So I am not sure if things have changed since some of the other threads that have been posted prior, but here is what I have just experienced this past week.
I applied to Spirit on May 1st and did the online assessment they emailed me. On May 5th i had gotten an email from SF stating she saw my application and wanted to setup a phone interview. I then had my phone interview on May 8th and was invited down for an interview later this month. I did have a friend who is a Spirit FO submit an online recommendation for me. This just seemed really quick to me compared to what I have been reading in other threads.
SF also told me that hiring is going to pickup BIG time by the fall and that I would most likely have at least 300 pilots under me if hired.
Sounds like there are some things in the works for future at Spirit.
I think every pilot I talk to there loves it and say QOL has been great and everyone (minus the select few) have been great to fly with.
I had about 4 years flying part 121 at a regional and have been flying the past 8 years Part 91 on a Lear.
Anyway, just wanted to clarify maybe some rumors about hiring and guys getting called vs. not getting called.