My experience was positive with ATC. First job fair I went to I was totally unprepared and I felt my money was wasted going. I didn't have my elevator pitch and when I had my 10 minutes of face time, I pretty much just handed my resume over to the recruiter. I had my logbook solid (which I didn't need for the job fair) and resume polished, but my app and presentation skills needed some help.

ATC was recommended by some co-workers with examples of those that had apps in for quite some time with no action but got calls after doing the app review with ATC. $500 seemed like a steep price but there were success stories and those that had used the service seemed happy. I had multiple calls that were over 90 minutes where we went over my app line by line. Verified my job and residence history to make sure there were no gaps and helped call out things like training events and company awards that I hadn't thought of putting on my app. Plus Seth was always responsive via email or text if I had any questions or concerns.

When I attended my next job fair after fixing my app, I felt more confident with my face to face and overall had a way better experience which I attribute in part to ATC's help. I did have a small error that led to a fix it email that I thought should've been caught but I also blame myself for not catching it before my app was reviewed. I have spent another $300 on cog test help from RST and $300 on EC for HR prep. Not to mention hotels for the seminars and my interview suit. For me it will all be worth it if I get the job offer and I will get an ROI in the first couple months with retirement contributions alone. I look at any money spent as an investment in my dream job.

I guess everyone needs to decide for themselves if the money is worth it. For me to get on the front end of the massive hiring wave going on right now is worth every dime. There will be those that moan that job fairs are a racket and all these prep courses are a scam. I applaud them for standing on their principles and if they don't need them to get the nod, more power to them.