Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-21-ALLSRCE-73599

lulu said:

Any luck?

Nope. I've been refreshing, but the site is still stuck on the "continue to agency" page. Hbu?

Golf Sierra Bravo said:

Nope. I've been refreshing, but the site is still stuck on the "continue to agency" page. Hbu?

Same. I probably refreshed like 20 times by now. Im probably gonna give up for now and take the most stressful sleep and worry about it tomorrow morning

Welcome to the wait, new friends!

heading to bed, y'all should do the same!

I'm applying to Pool 1 as a CTI grad. Anyone know if I should still add work experience to the resume builder even if its not relevant to ATC?

redsphanatic said:

youtube.com/watch?v=MoFiKCIicCc

Lol,

They're clearly raising the bar on the AT-SA. I think this is going to backfire on the FAA though. I can see a lot of devout gamers doing great on that test but probably doing terrible at the real deal and the academy.

But hey, I am between TOL and FOL right now from the last bid, so as I have no real atc experience yet, beats me if those skills really would help THAT much...

redsphanatic said:

$31,597 to $32,650 per year
This salary includes locality pay, which will be applicable while attending the FAA ATC Academy.

That academy wage floor is also higher than the last bid by a substantial margin. ?

Jsybird2532 said:

Lol,

They're clearly raising the bar on the AT-SA. I think this is going to backfire on the FAA though. I can see a lot of devout gamers doing great on that test but probably doing terrible at the real deal and the academy.

But hey, I am between TOL and FOL right now from the last bid, so as I have no real atc experience yet, beats me if those skills really would help THAT much...

You think they will make ATSA easier since they are trying to hire so many people?

Jsybird2532 said:

That academy wage floor is also higher than the last bid by a substantial margin. ?

The federal minimum wage increased....

yegorspencer said:

You think they will make ATSA easier since they are trying to hire so many people?

Doubt it, if anything, when I say "raise the bar", I mean that the average score in the pool would increase with more video game players. They'd get applicants with better cognitive skills that way in pool 2 in particular.

As a pool 2 applicant who did in fact get a BQ score when she took the exam earlier, I would say without a doubt that my time with the atcprep software, along with a childhood of playing tons video games definitely helped. That and maybe the fact I also fly planes got me referred during the app process?...idk ?‍♀️

Jsybird2532 said:

Doubt it, if anything, when I say "raise the bar", I mean the that the average score in the pool would increase with more video game players. They'd get applicants with better cognitive skills that way in pool 2 in particular.

As a pool 2 applicant who did in fact get a BQ score when she took the exam earlier, I would say without a doubt that my time with the atcprep software, along with a childhood of playing tons video games definitely helped. That and maybe the fact I also fly planes got me referred during the app process?...idk ?‍♀️

I'm picking up what you are putting down. 🙂

For those that are still trying to submit application, try again. I got mine submitted no problem.

yegorspencer said:

For those that are still trying to submit application, try again. I got mine submitted no problem.

Well you’re lucky, because I’ve been trying all morning, and I’ve only been able to get to the 3rd or 4th page until it tells me to contact technical support again

Alexanderjrho said:

I'm applying to Pool 1 as a CTI grad. Anyone know if I should still add work experience to the resume builder even if its not relevant to ATC?

Treat this like any other job and fill out your resume with all relevant experience. You’re good based on the schooling but you never know.

CF said:

Treat this like any other job and fill out your resume with all relevant experience. You’re good based on the schooling but you never know.

I put all my prior work experience on my application to be safe.

I was able to submit after many attempts so if you are having a hard time just be persistent and eventually you’ll get there. Good luck everyone !

Do it at an odd time people aren't usually on. I did mine at 6am with no issues.

yegorspencer said:

Do it at an odd time people aren't usually on. I did mine at 6am with no issues.

"No one goes there anymore, it's too popular." —Yogi

Stuck on the continue to agency page. Same with everyone else?

TheRedSon said:

I mean this endearingly; do not hold your breath.