I have no idea how they make decisions on who to hire and who not to. There was a guy in my interview that I knew, and flew with that didn't get the job. Hes a great guy and I couldn't figure out why he didn't make the cut, or why I did. I feel pretty fortunate to have been given the opportunity to work here. After all the "blue juice" keep in mind that its an airline like anywhere else, but hopefully a little better than the other places.
Keep updating your applications. I keep hearing as many "possibly" up 400 newhires this year. It took them 8 months to get to me, so dont sweat not getting called for the first one. Good luck!
Oh, BTW... If you new kids can hold the Airbus, I hear Boston is really nice in the spring time.
