Congrats, good to hear people are still hiring. Those of us who are gainfully employed in this market should be thankful.
As earlier suggested, study hard, be sharp, and perhaps most importantly... use good judgement. There are plenty of horror stories out there about people getting hired by upper management instead of the Chief Pilot. This can sometimes be a hairy situation. Some chief pilots don't like to have someone shoved down their throats by the upper tiers.
As for the nay-sayers, It is, by in large, who you know that gets you the job... This is NOTHING NEW!!!! But.... It's your skill and professionalism that will keep the job yours. When we all sit in our respective seats we should remember that there's teams of pilots that would love to have our jobs, NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AT THE TIME....
Again, congratulations... Good luck.