A close friend of mine applied for every FF program on offer, but had his heart set on working for BA. He failed due to a reference issue in the application process and thought he'd wait to reapply at when the cooldown was over.

A week later he got a phone call from Cathay Pacific and a few weeks ago he piloted an A350 for the first time.

The only thing I can add is make sure all your paperwork checks out, as it's a fail if it doesn't