Hiring Bid Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee: FAA-ATO-17-ALLSRCE-53474

[Dad]

When did y'all take the test?

Literally the first day offered.

 

[Dad]

Yay! Reddit confirming some people’s status are changing.View attachment 1056

When you’re a CTI grad but it takes four times to make it on a no experience bid. Jesus Christ that is some shit. Almost at the point where military would have been faster

 

[32andBelow]

When you’re a CTI grad but it takes four times to make it on a no experience bid. Jesus Christ that is some shit. Almost at the point where military would have been faster

My class date is 12/15, I was CTI, graduated in Spring 2011 I believe.
Bid 1: Hiring Freeze
Bid 2: They only took a few hundred (more budget issues)
Bid 3: BioQ 1- failed
Bid 4: BioQ 2-failed
Bid 5: Pool 1 - 12/5 class date.

 

[Ahmed Elebiary]

No change here
Pool 1
CTI graduate

So ***** Nervous

 

[Christopher Roberts]

No change here
Pool 1
CTI graduate

So ***** Nervous

Lol, same. I check every hour.

 

[Ahmed Elebiary]

Lol, same. I check every hour.

When did you take the ATSA?
and how did you feel when you walk out of the testing room?

 

[Christopher Roberts]

When did you take the ATSA?
and how did you feel when you walk out of the testing room?

10/20, and i felt like I did average. I was quite unsettled by the fact I had like 6 or 7 collisions and I ran out of time and had to guess on some of the 18 question, multi choice logic quiz. I feel like I have a good of chance as anyone else though. Heard they are only hiring 700/5100 that got to ATSA. So the odds suck

 

[Ahmed Elebiary]

are u sure about these numbers 700/5100!! that SUCKS!
I did almost the same as you had some collisions and had to guess on the logic quiz. so based on the numbers you mentioned Odds SUCK for me too, LOL!

 

[breakaway2000]

10/20, and i felt like I did average. I was quite unsettled by the fact I had like 6 or 7 collisions and I ran out of time and had to guess on some of the 18 question, multi choice logic quiz. I feel like I have a good of chance as anyone else though. Heard they are only hiring 700/5100 that got to ATSA. So the odds suck

5,383 were given the opportunity to AT-SA. ~1,400 will be hired. ~ 700 each from Pool 1 and Pool 2.

 

[jyuuu]

5,383 were given the opportunity to AT-SA. ~1,400 will be hired. ~ 700 each from Pool 1 and Pool 2.

Those of us who don't make it should start our own FAA, we'll show them

 

[Dad]

My class date is 12/15, I was CTI, graduated in Spring 2011 I believe.
Bid 1: Hiring Freeze
Bid 2: They only took a few hundred (more budget issues)
Bid 3: BioQ 1- failed
Bid 4: BioQ 2-failed
Bid 5: Pool 1 - 12/5 class date.

Glad that worked out for you

 

[AlphaTangoCharlie]

The Referral List Selection SOP states that we are ranked but not how. Is information available on that?

 

[breakaway2000]

The Referral List Selection SOP states that we are ranked but not how. Is information available on that?

Grouped together with like AT-SA scores within your Pool.
AT-SA score bands
Band 1 - 80-100
Band 2 - 70-79

Rankings for Pool 1
1.10 pt Vet Pref Band 1
2. 5 pt Vets Pred Band 1
3. 0 pt Vet Pref and CTI Band 1
4. 10pt Vet Pref Band 2
5. 5 pt Vets Pred Band 2
6. 0 pt Vet Pref and CTI Band 2

Rankings for Pool 2
1. Band 1
2. Band 2

Also, of the 5,383 that were eligible to take the AT-SA, only 4,490 people did.

 

[Avatar]

Referral list was made??my status hasn’t changed from received

 

[AlphaTangoCharlie]

Grouped together with like AT-SA scores within your Pool.
AT-SA score bands
Band 1 - 80-100
Band 2 - 70-79

Rankings for Pool 1
1.10 pt Vet Pref Band 1
2. 5 pt Vets Pred Band 1
3. 0 pt Vet Pref and CTI Band 1
4. 10pt Vet Pref Band 2
5. 5 pt Vets Pred Band 2
6. 0 pt Vet Pref and CTI Band 2

Rankings for Pool 2
1. Band 1
2. Band 2

Also, of the 5,383 that were eligible to take the AT-SA, only 4,490 people did.

Oh ok. So it’s not ranked in order by scores within those groups or other factors like having a pilot’s license or anything?

 

[pinesolius]

Referral list was made??my status hasn’t changed from received

What was mentioned was the Referral List Selection SOP.

 

[jyuuu]

Also, of the 5,383 that were eligible to take the AT-SA, only 4490 people did.

That's a lot more no-shows than i could have asked for

 

[Bart Harley Jarvis]

Referral list was made??my status hasn’t changed from received

I think he is just talking about the referral list in general, not that it's been made yet. Could be wrong that's just how I interpreted it. Apparently the majority of us should find out Thursday.

 

[StealthChain]

I'm assuming at this point there is no use to worry if I haven't received the notice for consideration through the FAA sight because all that matters is when it gets to the 30th right?

 

[breakaway2000]

Oh ok. So it’s not ranked in order by scores within those groups or other factors like having a pilot’s license or anything?

Correct. No other considerations are made within the group. 80=100. Welcome to the FAA. You could be Archie League's great grandson with a commercial pilots license, 10 years of foreign ATC experience, straight A student, etc and none of that would be factored in. It's unfortunate, but sadly this is probably the most 'fair' the process has been. You used to be able to have a 70 on the AT-SAT and as long as you 'knew a guy', you could get selected over people with 100's.

I think he is just talking about the referral list in general, not that it's been made yet. Could be wrong that's just how I interpreted it. Apparently the majority of us should find out Thursday.

Correct, referral list has not been made, just talking in generalities

I'm assuming at this point there is no use to worry if I haven't received the notice for consideration through the FAA sight because all that matters is when it gets to the 30th right?

Correct, no point in worrying. They have previously stated that everyone who AT-SA-ed would be notified by 11/30 if they passed/failed. As long as your application on USAjobs hasn't updated to the contrary, you're still in the running.