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Old 03-14-2016, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by PerfInit View Post
Good summary USMCFLYR... I interviewed in 2008. Your interview summary is very similar to my experience. For the flight portion, I was left seat, and check pilot in right seat. I wasn't typed in the Be-300 but have flown alot of King Airs. After a short briefing (route/wx/rules of the game) We ran the checklist as a crew. He let me start the engines (very trusting soul)... I taxiied, normal takeoff, clearance direct to the VOR for a direct entry holding pattern. Once established in the hold, we broke off that, requested block altitude for steep turns and then one approach to landing stall. Then vectors for raw data ILS to a missed approach, and then vectors for an RNAV GPS approach to a full stop landing. Very straightforward, no tricks, no abnormals or emergencies. I actually had fun because I got to fly, which rarely happens anymore... Thought it all went very well, but I was not selected for the position. You going for SMF or FTY?? Good luck to you, Sir! Anything but tornadoes and ice storms would be good!
It wasn't my interview summary.
I'm firmly entrenched at KOKC for the past 5 years and not planning on moving on any time soon (that I know of )

My flight profile was very much like yours too.
My check pilot actually had me land it too which I thought was EXTREMELY trusting considering I'd never flown any King Air - and worse yet had not **flared** in nearly 20 years!
IN that briefing you are talking about he said that I could use the AP and the flight director as much as I wanted. I told him I didn't 'know anything about that autopilot and I [don't] even know what a flight director is - so I'm just going to hand-fly the whole thing.

This interview summary was one of a co-worker currently in KOKC who wants to move to the KBTL office prior to the completion of training. They said that he would have a better chance if he just interviewed on an external announcement rather than try for an ERR (I think I have my terms right). Sounds crazy to me since he is already on property but I'll not try to pretend that I understand the ins-and-outs of the gov't HR system.

Btw - KFTY is moving to KRYY.
MUCH better area.
Almost makes me want to give it a try myself.
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Old 06-20-2016, 12:09 PM
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Announcement out in USAJOBS.gov. CLOSES ON 06/28/16

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/442308200/
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Old 01-05-2017, 04:24 AM
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I just interviewed for an ASIP position and the questions that were asked to previous interviewees were the exact questions I received. The flight portion of the interview was very low threat. Left seat with an instructor. Climb west of OKC to 9,500'. Steep turns, 1 T/O stall recovery, full procedure RNAV to Page to a missed approach, then RV to the ILS at OKC for the full stop. Instructor talked me through all checklists, AP usage, and airspeeds, etc. You can have zero experience in the King Air and do well if you have basic airmanship down which is what they are looking for. I have pasted the questions below. Please PM me if you have any questions.

-Denzel

3 person panel type interview with each asking one question at a time from a script for approx. 20 questions total:

1. The job involves travel, are you willing and able?
2. What does CRM mean to you?
3. Tell us about a hard decision you had to make and what you learned.
4. You are the copilot, your pilot descends below MDA with no field in sight, says he has done this approach many times and not to worry, what do you do?
5. Your PIC shows up in the morning with the smell of alcohol on his breath, what do you do?
6. Have you ever been investigated, part of an accident, etc...
7. Are you willing to take responsibility for taking down a NAVAID?
8. Tell me about your low-level flying experiences.
9. Tell me about your background and why you would be a good fit for this position.
10. Tell me what you know about the ASIP position and the required duties.
11. Have you ever been investigated, had an accident or incident? Removed from flying other than medical?
12. Have you ever failed a check ride?
13. Under what conditions would you refuse to fly a mission?
14. What was a difficult decision you had to make, and what did you learn from it?
15. Have you regularly operated in dense airspace/airports?
16. Ever had conflict in the cockpit with another pilot/crew member? How did you deal with it?
17. CRM Scenario: You are the PIC, the airplane descends un-commanded and the CP takes the controls without any prompting, you say nothing during the whole time. Crewman in the back says “We are done......land.” What is your response as PIC?

1-vs-1 technical interview with a person from the Standards department:

1. Lost comms - IFR, VFR.
2. How long is a 1st Class medical is good for?
3. VFR sectional, altitudes, airspeeds, who do I have to talk to and where.
4. MOA, can I operate at X altitude, reference the legend.
5. Restricted airspace, can I fly through - VFR, IFR.
6. Fuel requirements (IFR, VFR flight planning)
7. WX mins.
8. How long to notify FAA if I change address?
9. VFR cloud clearances? in different types of airspace.
10. Airport symbols, reference legend?
11. IFR charts, symbols, distances, changeover points?
12. Approach plate diagrams, displaced threshold, step down fixes, holding airspeeds, approach categories, circling, approach lighting, etc.....
13. Questions from VFR sectional and IFR low chart of OKC area. Was told can reference chart legends. Then utilized ILS approach plate for OKC for final questions as well as questions from FAR/AIM.
14. If law enforcement official requests alcohol test, can you decline?
15. How do you determine NAVAID change over position on chart?
16. Can you fly VFR through MOA/Restricted Areas from OKC Sectional?
17. If you fly VFR from X airport to Z airport on sectional, do you have to talk to Approach? Do you have to talk to one of the airports overflown on direct route? Do you have to talk to tower at destination?
18. IFR takeoff mins for IFR/VFR (Part 91/135). Alternate weather requirements.
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Old 01-18-2017, 02:08 PM
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Bump.

I spent some time today as a SME for HR scrubbing resumes and I found out some things I thought I'd share with the forum.

1. As a note from the HR reps.......READ THE ENTIRE ANNOUNCEMENT prior to starting to filling out the application.

2. There is discussion on this forum in other threads about whether to apply for a position if you do not meet the stated minimum requirements. There has been good ideas put forth from both camps about whether this practice is right or wrong in the private sector; but it is only their way or the highway in the gov't sector. If you do not meet ALL of the stated minimums - your application goes into the NOT QUALIFIED pile. It doesn't stay on file for the next time, they don't review old resumes and get some email stating that you now meet the minimums, etc.... You wasted your time.
There was a guy with 5 hours over the minimum - he was marked QUALIFIED (barely).
There was an overall incredibly qualified guy who was 12 hours shy of the 12 month minimum - he was marked NOT QUALIFIED.

3. While you are reading the entire announcement - please make a list of ALL of the REQUIRED paperwork that should be submitted along with the application. It is listed right there in the announcement with links to the forms if required. Today - almost half of the packages went into the INCOMPLETE application file because the applicant failed to provide one of the required forms (in this case most often the FAA Form 33330-47-3 https://jobs.faa.gov/forms/3330473.pdf)

- A. It doesn't matter if your attached resume has all of the times listed - you still have to fill out and attach the form. In this case - quite a few well qualified pilots just didn't fill out the form and/or submit the form with the application package.
- B. Fill out the entire form. One somewhat strange metric that is hard-over for consideration is the 100 HRS MINIMUM IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS (waiverable to 50 HRS for inservice placements - meaning people who are already gov't employees most likely ATC'ers, ASIs, TERPsters, other gov't pilots like CBP, etc...) This is also one of those minimums that you must meet - no exception. Two different people didn't have the minimum times. That information is clearly listed in the announcement so I'm not sure if people are ignoring it and applying anyways, or as the HR lady thought might be happening, people aren't reading the entire announcement before applying. And it doesn't matter what the time is in once the minims are met. If you need to fly 5 more hours to make the minimum time for the year - rent a C-152.
- C. For you retired airline CAs, even if you put a sentence in your resume that you have 17,700 hrs; if you didn't fill out the form listed above - it does no good. I know that you have all of the minimum amount of total, PIC, ME, night, and actual instrument time - I tell HR that - but it doesn't matter. Most of the time I still don't know what your last 12 month total was so that is a double whammy. Current ASIs - I know that we are all in the same system tracking flight times but that doesn't matter either. When I applied for my GS-14 ASIP PIC position I had to fill out the entire application package to include that same painful form (for a job doing the job that I am doing). Don't forget that Gov't HR is a whole different animal and has NOTHING to do with your little piece of the world within your agency/department/section/office/cubicle!

4. This particular announcement was for GS12/13. Part of the on-line (through USAJOBS.gov) asks if you are a current Federal Employee and your current pay rate. Another question asks if what is the lowest pay rate you'll accept. This is essentially a trick question - especially if you HAVEN'T READ THE ENTIRE ANNOUNCEMENT! Unless you have a very special circumstance (like having been a former ASIP and still current), you will NOT come in any higher than a GS-12, promotable to GS-13 without further competition. This is especially important for those current GS-13 or -14 ASIs out there who don't want to take a pay cut to come to FIS and state that they will not take anything lower than a GS-13 for instance. That automatically puts you into the NOT QUALIFIED stack for no other reason than maybe a person didn't understand what was being asked, or the applicant not realizing that there will be a temporary pay cut if you are already a GS-14 ASI for instance. The job growth potential is greater in FIS than in AFS though so it isn't the end of the world. If you CAN NOT take a temp pay cut for greater gain in the fairly near future - then the job isn't for you.

So to recap:
- Read the entire announcement before applying.
- Meet the minimums - all of them - to include each category of flight hours.
- Include all REQUIRED forms in the package.
- Completely fill out those forms with all REQUIRED information.
- Don't ask for a pay grade that you aren't qualified for.

I think that is pretty much it.
Again - ask your questions here if you have any for me or PM me.
The application process is painful. It is a lot of paperwork.
I hope these pieces of information help those of your deciding to apply help dodge some of the pitfalls that I saw befall some excellent qualified pilots today.
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Old 01-20-2017, 05:58 PM
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Thanks for the detailed write-up Denzel.
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Old 02-14-2017, 10:27 AM
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Any insights regarding how the federal hiring freeze will affect the most recent job announcement that closed in Jan 2017?
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Old 02-14-2017, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by nschaeffer View Post
Any insights regarding how the federal hiring freeze will affect the most recent job announcement that closed in Jan 2017?
Funny you should post this today!

I literally just sent my first level manager a PM asking the status of the hiring freeze and how it was affecting our planned hiring. Haven't received an answer yet - but I'll post what I hear.

In the FAA Inspector hiring thread, someone posted that they received an e-mail (from HR?) that certain series (e.g. 1825s) were being exempted from the hiring freeze (which we should be one of them), but nothing official (or unofficial) has come across my email since the initial notification.
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Originally Posted by nschaeffer View Post
Any insights regarding how the federal hiring freeze will affect the most recent job announcement that closed in Jan 2017?
UPDATE: Manager wrote back and said that we were still under the hiring freeze. No further information available at this time.
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What's the schedule like? Random or a week on week off?
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Originally Posted by ja2c View Post
What's the schedule like? Random or a week on week off?
Both.......
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