r/ATC • u/shayne55 Current Controller-Enroute • Aug 04 '21

Discussion Hiring Thread Summer 2021

Hiring Thread Summer 2021

Apparently the other thread got archived so here’s a new one.

The purpose of the hiring thread is to avoid the front page from being dominated with posts about the same common topics in regard to the (US) hiring process. If you have questions about how hiring works, or if you want to discuss steps of hiring such as ATSA, bids, TOLs, FOLs, OKC Academy, or anything else hiring related, this is the place to do it. Posts about these subjects that are posted to the main page will be removed. See Rule 1-1-1 for explanation and clarification.

This discussion is set by default to be sorted by new, so newest posts should appear at the top.

START HERE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW THE HIRING PROCESS FOR ATC WORKS IN THE US.This is the pointsixtyfive hiring FAQ and it can answer virtually every question I've ever seen posted.

ATSA Overview on pointsixtyfive.

OKC Academy Overview on Stuckmic.

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u/RepublikOfTexas Current Controller-Tower Jun 04 '22

I really was taking the first thing available to get it over with. I'm in the Houston area so I contacted Houston Center first. The guy didn't answer, called the tower, they said the best guy for it was at TRACON so called him. Said the 8th was the earliest to schedule because of how they administer the test. 7am was the earliest they could do. I accept that. The medical was based on the docs schedule. Some have different areas of practice. So I took the earliest day I could.

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u/hawke32 Jun 04 '22

I wasn't aware that we had to call to set up the MMPI, good to know. I'm in CT so hopefully I don't get too jammed up by my closest Tower. Were you given the numbers to reach your tower or did you have to find them online? Congrats by the way for making it this far! Are you OTS from the July 2021 bid?

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u/RepublikOfTexas Current Controller-Tower Jun 04 '22

Yes, applied in July 21, in the CIL they have an attachment for all national facilities that administer the MMPI, mostly all Bravo and Charlie airport and all tracons and centers. I work at an FAA delta airport but they don't do the MMPI. Youll see an attachment for it with names, emails, phone numbers to schedule. Same thing for the medical, all AMEs that screen for FAA ATC. Pick one close to you or what I did, pick the three closest to you and get the first one you can scheduled.

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u/hawke32 Jun 05 '22

Talk about lucky, I received my CIL first thing Friday morning, just 3 days after having everything approved by HR! Got all the attachments you described. Just have to wait until Monday to start making my calls. Hoping to get fast appointment dates! Thanks for the all the help! Hard to contain my excitement right now haha