Super Salt said:This is going to be an even more interesting thread than the usual OTS hiring bids.
And that NBC segment was beyond cringe, even for the FAA.
Whatchu mean dude, you don't use madden to hone your ATC skills?
Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-21-ALLSRCE-73599
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#122 Whatchu mean dude, you don't use madden to hone your ATC skills?
The best part of that is what I know of the Bid is military people have to apply and he seemed to work at an Air Force base. Interviewing someone who hasn't even gone through this STELLER hiring process.
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#123 Super Salt said:
This is going to be an even more interesting thread than the usual OTS hiring bids.
And that NBC segment was beyond cringe, even for the FAA.
I still haven't watched it, is it really that bad lol
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#124 And now we play the waiting game...
AllSeeingFry said:
I still haven't watched it, is it really that bad lol
Honestly, I don’t quite understand how gaming skills apply to ATC.
I mean, it probably does in some capacity, but I don’t see how gaming skills are gonna help gamers with memorization, arithmetic, solving variables, logic questions, reading comprehension questions, etc., which are all sections of the ATSA we need to pass.
But idk shit about gaming, so maybe others can argue the other side lol.
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#125 Golf Sierra Bravo said:
And now we play the waiting game...
Honestly, I don’t quite understand how gaming skills apply to ATC.
I mean, it probably does in some capacity, but I don’t see how gaming skills are gonna help gamers with memorization, arithmetic, solving variables, logic questions, reading comprehension questions, etc., which are all sections of the ATSA we need to pass.
But idk shit about gaming, so maybe others can argue the other side lol.
I agree, outside of high-level gamers there aren't a lot of useful/transferrable skills. Like, example, I played Starcraft at a near pro level for years, and at some level that helped my focus and micro management, but I wouldn't at all say it transfers to ATC easily. I guess it's a to each their own kind of thing, and time will tell, but I just see it as a hollow attempt at gaining more interest.
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#126 bonemorrow98 said:
The best part of that is what I know of the Bid is military people have to apply and he seemed to work at an Air Force base. Interviewing someone who hasn't even gone through this STELLER hiring process.
ADW is an FAA facility.
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OP #127 bonemorrow98 said:
The best part of that is what I know of the Bid is military people have to apply and he seemed to work at an Air Force base. Interviewing someone who hasn't even gone through this STELLER hiring process.
Any FAA controller, prior service or not, is eligible to work at Andrews.
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#128 redsphanatic said:
Any FAA controller, prior service or not, is eligible to work at Andrews.
That's not what I mean. I mean that military controllers have to apply to the bid in pool 1. Apparently his facility is FAA staffed or something ?
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#129 bonemorrow98 said:
That's not what I mean. I mean that military controllers have to apply to the bid in pool 1. Apparently his facility is FAA staffed or something ?
ADW Andrews Air Force Base has an FAA tower... he's an FAA employee
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#130 AllSeeingFry said:
Like, example, I played Starcraft at a near pro level for years, and at some level that helped my focus and micro management
Gotta get those APMs up man! Keep clicking!
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#131 Golf Sierra Bravo said:
And now we play the waiting game...
Honestly, I don’t quite understand how gaming skills apply to ATC.
I mean, it probably does in some capacity, but I don’t see how gaming skills are gonna help gamers with memorization, arithmetic, solving variables, logic questions, reading comprehension questions, etc., which are all sections of the ATSA we need to pass.
But idk shit about gaming, so maybe others can argue the other side lol.
It really depends on the kinds of games you play. I didn't watch the ad, so idk if they mentioned specifics, but I've definitely played some games that would be helpful, both in the ATSA and in the job. However, the average gamer is not going to be playing those games. So, I agree. This was dumb.
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#132 Do they typically report how many applications they’ve received for these bids after the window closes?
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#133 strawberrystyles said:
Do they typically report how many applications they’ve received for these bids after the window closes?
It might take a few days/weeks, but usually someone posts the stats.
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#134 How many people who see themselves as gamers and were drawn by the FAAs gamer pitch applied to this bid? What games do you play and what rank/mmr are you?
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#135 AllSeeingFry said:
Nice! Now forget this ever happened until you're invited to take the ATSA, which could be many months lol
Maaan, I'll try my best! I wanna get out of working retail, lmao. It's tough to be chill about it since it's my first OTS bid; I'm pretty geeked.
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#136 Petey said:
Maaan, I'll try my best! I wanna get out of working retail, lmao. It's tough to be chill about it since it's my first OTS bid; I'm pretty geeked.
I know many people say there's no true way to prepare for ATSA. In your experience, how true is that?I think the main thing that could help you is just staying sharp on basic math skills, and doing those "brain games" type things for memory and all that. I've heard of practice courses you can pay for but I don't have any experience with those
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#137 Petey said:
Maaan, I'll try my best! I wanna get out of working retail, lmao. It's tough to be chill about it since it's my first OTS bid; I'm pretty geeked.
I know many people say there's no true way to prepare for ATSA. In your experience, how true is that?I would 100% recommend ATCPrep.com
Totally worth the money. Super close to the actual test. I started practicing with it as soon as I applied and got BQ. I would also say, if you want, practice some SAT reading comprehension type questions, and you're golden. I did use the PC version, not the iPad version, but my friend used the iPad and told me that the PC one was better.
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#138 KAB said:
I would 100% recommend ATCPrep.com
Totally worth the money. Super close to the actual test. I started practicing with it as soon as I applied and got BQ. I would also say, if you want, practice some SAT reading comprehension type questions, and you're golden. I did use the PC version, not the iPad version, but my friend used the iPad and told me that the PC one was better.
I haven't used ATCPrep.com, but I've been practicing with JobTestPrep, and it's amazing. I highly recommend it.
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#139 KAB said:
I would 100% recommend ATCPrep.com
Totally worth the money. Super close to the actual test. I started practicing with it as soon as I applied and got BQ. I would also say, if you want, practice some SAT reading comprehension type questions, and you're golden. I did use the PC version, not the iPad version, but my friend used the iPad and told me that the PC one was better.
Also used ATCPrep, also got BQ. The one thing I'd warn about is over-prepping with the tools available. If you spend too much time using the prep tools you'll notice patterns that won't be the same as the real thing so you don't want to start relying on those patterns as a shortcut.
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#140 ATCPrep is good but I will also have to agree with dvinpayne about overpreparing. Another thing to keep in mind is on the actual test they use fractions for answers as well and ATCPrep doesn't.