When i last talked to someone in the hiring process, they told me that a recommendation letter gives you points, depending on how "good" the recc is. There is a Max number of points you can get-I think they said 30. So, 20 letters of recc will not help. I'm not sure how they "rank" the letters. My understanding is that the points apply all the way through the process: If you have enough points, they will call u for the phone interview, then, if you have enough points they will call u for the interview, etc., etc.

The odds of being hired with a Ltr of Recc are MUCH, MUCH higher than if you don't.....there ARE people who are hired with no Ltrs of Recc.

The hiring process is always subject to change, so all of the above info may be incorrect now.

I think there are around 25 left in the pool currently. And, some of those may have gotten other jobs and will not be available when they are called by Atlas.

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