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For those curious, you can try the FAA's air traffic controller test for yourself here: https://kaisoapbox.com/projects/faa_biographical_assessment/ https://ka
by hitekker 2y ago
For those curious, you can try the FAA's air traffic controller test for yourself here: https://kaisoapbox.com/projects/faa_biographical_assessment/ https://kaisoapbox.com/projects/faa_biographical_assessment/
After trying it, I recommend reading the article for yourself.
- sashank_1509 2y agoWow, how can anyone take that test and defend FAA hiring practices. This is dystopia level nonsense
- UberFly 2y agoUnfortunately this dystopia level nonsense has infected a lot lately and I'm glad it's finally getting some sunshine applied to it.
- BonoboIO 2y agoI learned about the opportunity to apply for an Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) job through: A. A PUBLIC NOTICE OR MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT +5 B. A FRIEND OR RELATIVE 0 C. COLLEGE RECRUITMENT +3 D. WORKING IN SOME OTHER CAPACITY FOR THE AGENCY +3 E. SOME OTHER WAY 0 Wow … I get points for this. No surprise, that this is going south. I m shocked.
- sethammons 2y agoCongress stopped it 9 years ago.
- TrapLord_Rhodo 2y agothey scheduled the trial for 2026. Congress hasn't stopped or done anything since.
- drivebyhooting 2y agoHIGHLY RECOMMENDED. How can an agency administer that travesty of a test? Heads should be rolling over this.
- sethammons 2y agoCongress stopped it 9 years ago
- tstrimple 2y agoIt turns out you can’t be an ATC unless your worst subject is science. It’s the only question which awards points.
- fwip 2y agoI think you misread something, because that's not true.
- tstrimple 2y ago"It's the only answer for that question which provides points*" Is what I meant. https://i.imgur.com/2hRa1eQ.png https://i.imgur.com/2hRa1eQ.png
- Aloisius 2y agoIt's the first question that provides points, not the only one.
- tstrimple 2y agoIt clearly states that if you choose anything other than science for that question, you get zero points. It's literally in the quiz and captured in a screen shot. How is this controversial or confusing at all?
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- Aloisius 2y agoYes. You get 0 points for that one question. There are 27 other questions which you can get points from. https://imgur.com/a/Zh8uS88 https://imgur.com/a/Zh8uS88
- tengwar2 2y agoInsufficient information to say whether this is literally true, but if you don't answer "science" you lose 15 points, which is at least a very serious blow to your chances of passing.
- kristjansson 2y agoNB they still administered a cognitive test to candidates that passed (blegh) the biographical assessment
- varloid 2y agoAfter lowering the standards so that 95% of people who took the test would pass.
- itsdrewmiller 2y agoThey lowered the threshold from 60% pass rate to 95% but then highly prioritized hiring the people who scored at the same 60% pass rate level (88% of offers from that level).
- daveguy 2y agoThis is not the FAA's air traffic controller test. This is the biographical assessment. The air traffic controller test is called the ATSA (formerly AT-SAT) for Air Traffic Skills Assessment (Test). This gives examples of the test format and questions: https://pointsixtyfive.com/xenforo/threads/atsa-compilation.545/ https://pointsixtyfive.com/xenforo/threads/atsa-compilation....
- varloid 2y ago[flagged]