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04-09-2008 | 06:52 PM

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Slice

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anyone recently go through the hiring process, or have current information on the process. I sent in my application, received an email, but not sure what to expect next...

I interviewed in Jan 2007 and was offered a job. I had the 5 point vet preference. What do you want to know?

04-09-2008 | 09:12 PM

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Can you work for a government agency such as CBP and have a USAFR part-time gig at the same time?

04-09-2008 | 09:14 PM

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Can you work for a government agency such as CBP and have a USAFR part-time gig at the same time?

Yes. The guy that did my interview checkride was a Taco Viper guy.

04-09-2008 | 10:52 PM

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I interviewed in Jan 2007 and was offered a job. I had the 5 point vet preference. What do you want to know?

I'm putting my stuff up on usajobs right now with the 5pt preference - what did the interview/checkride consist of?

Did you end up accepting the job? Sounds like you didn't, but if so, is it what you expected?

Thanks

04-09-2008 | 11:02 PM

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Interview was standard HR type questions with an LE spin to them at times. Technical is IFR stuff. Find an FAA instrument oral exam guide and it's all you need to know. Airwork(steep turns, vert s profile, etc). VOR(full appch) and ILS approach. You don't even land the plane. If you have enough hours to apply for the job it shouldn't be a problem. I turned them down for UPS. It sounded like a good gig. If I didn't get hired here, I'd be gone and never look back at the pax airlines again. Best info I've found:
http://aptap.forumco.com/default.asp

04-12-2008 | 10:17 PM

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Thanks - lots of good stuff there. Seems like there are a lot of dudes interested in this.

04-14-2008 | 07:34 AM

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I called the HR people today, and sounds like I made it in for the Apr cutoff with a 96 (includes the vet pref points). Though they don't know yet into which locations they are hiring.

Thanks again for the info Slice

04-14-2008 | 11:27 AM

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According to the posts on aptap, lately the competition getting hired has been around a score of 100. I don't know that is still the case. You could probably ask some of the new hires. They post on aptap a lot.