Hiring Bid FAA-ATO-22-ALLSRCE-79187

[Sophieflies]

I wouldn’t say sharing facts is negativity.

We’ll when you put it like that I can agree lol

 

[Cyclosporum_]

Any updates about pool 2 invites?

 

[tjzacher]

I’m pool 2 and I’m still waiting. Figured there wouldn’t be anything over the weekend, so hopefully tomorrow!

 

[Cyclosporum_]

I’m pool 2 and I’m still waiting. Figured there wouldn’t be anything over the weekend, so hopefully tomorrow!

2 weeks before testing begins. Hopefully they send them out soon. Maybe FAA might be doing something different this year.

 

[Poppy]

Good luck pool 2 this week ??

 

[Sophieflies]

Good luck pool 2 this week ??

Yesss!!

 

[tjzacher]

Is there any precedent for there being two testing windows for a single bid? Seems weird that it’s 7 days until the testing window and no pool 2 applicants have heard back.

(Also, if no, what is the latest someone hears back? Does it go up to the testing date?)

 

[Mfowler]

Update: I was told this test date is only for pool 1 applicants. Pool 2 will have a separate testing date.

 

[Poppy]

Update: I was told this test date is only for pool 1 applicants. Pool 2 will have a separate testing date.

Really? Where did you hear that?

 

[Mfowler]

Really? Where did you hear that?

I called and asked

 

[Poppy]

I called and asked

Sweet good to know. Thanks for the info.

 

[Sophieflies]

I called and asked

That’s what I thought

 

[tjzacher]

I called and asked

I know it’s a long shot, but did they give any indication on when the pool 2 testing window will be? (Knowing this process probably not)

 

[Cyclosporum_]

Does that mean it will take longer to hear back our results and for them to send out TOL's?

 

[ClearanceClarence]

This can (and regularly is) and extremely long process. Everyone who applied should be prepared to not hear anything for weeks, or months between each of the various steps. Waiting for the ATSA invitation is the first of many lengthy waiting periods. Calling/emailing HR regularly asking for updates only annoys them and slows down the process further, and oftentimes they don’t have accurate information anyways.

I give this advice to every new hiring bid: forget you even applied. If/when you’re contacted to complete another step in the process, do so promptly and then forget about it again. You’ll save yourself a lot of stress over the long run by not constantly worrying about when something might happen.

 

[Bart Harley Jarvis]

There were 57,000 applications this year. For those who aren’t aware, that’s a lot of people. Be patient.

 

[yegorspencer]

There were 57,000 applications this year. For those who aren’t aware, that’s a lot of people. Be patient.

Curious on how many out of that number are strictly ATC this year. We usually get between 8k to 14k applicants for that. At least in the previous years.

 

[GulfBravoPapa]

Curious on how many out of that number are strictly ATC this year. We usually get between 8k to 14k applicants for that. At least in the previous years.

??? That's the number of people who applied to the ATC off the street bid.

 

[yegorspencer]

??? That's the number of people who applied to the ATC off the street bid.

57,000? Didn't read the article. Just seems a bit high.

 

[Poppy]

57,000? Didn't read the article. Just seems a bit high.

Found this article about it. I thought it was high too, but it’s true.
FAA gets more than 57,000 applicants for air traffic control jobs