 Re: ATC CTI
The two main ways the FAA has been hiring has been via CTI and VRA. They have hired some "off the street" via job fairs. These job fairs are generally for geographic area that are hard to staff. The FAA will hold an event where you can submit your resume and speak to some FAA types, then a random drawing is done base don your SS#, if your number comes up then you are offered to take the ATSAT test for placement. Keep in mind that unlike CTI and VRA where you can hired into any facility these are generally very specific where they send you... and they tend to be the hardest facilities.
Where I work we have received about 10 off the street hires and they are not fairing well... none have yet to certify and I think 3 have already been terminated. It is a very steep learning curve to get hired with zero aviation experience and get thrown to the wolves at a busy level 12 facility. |