Any rumors of PUBNAT 8?

[ajrudd]

yep, I'm declined too. let that be a lesson to everyone exactly how far a 97 will take you.

 

[SIUav8er]

i scored a 98, honestly, i dont think there is ANY logic on behalf of the selection panels. Heck, there are people who have scored 100 and have been passed up. Anyway, screw it. I was only interested in the money and stability any way lol, now I gotta continue doing what I actually like. Flying.

 

[ajrudd]

oh, pfft, yeah, I know a couple of CFI's with 99s and both got rejected. At the same time, a girl I know up the street scored an 86 and got picked with no aviation experience.

I was only interested in the money and stability any way lol, now I gotta continue doing what I actually like. Flying.

same on all counts. picked or not, I was getting a job either way; my rejection just means that I'm a CFI now.

 

[Bigey]

yep, I'm declined too. let that be a lesson to everyone exactly how far a 97 will take you.

Exactly the same predicament. This job really is for those that have the perseverance and some luck. I know someone hired with literally the exact same qualifications I had, a lower score, and only one geo preference the whole time. Gotta keep trying!

 

[BadPassportPhoto]

Hmmm, mine hasn't updated yet and still says "• Referral list FA-AAC-11-36152: Issued on 10/06/2010 for the Throughout the Nation, United States duty location at (the) FG-1 grade/payband. Your application is among those being reviewed by the office with announcement # AAC-AMH-09-PUBNAT8-12162. You may or may not be contacted for an interview. Please continue to check back for status updates."

Hopefully that's good!

 

[twotwowoo]

Rejected. Oh well, I was done with aviation anyway, this just confirms it.

 

[KevinJH7]

oh, pfft, yeah, I know a couple of CFI's with 99s and both got rejected. At the same time, a girl I know up the street scored an 86 and got picked with no aviation experience.

Yup, CFII here that scored 100 and didn't get selected.

 

[cmsuav8r]

I'm still in the running for MO/KS, but I'm not sure I would take it now even if I get selected. I'm in a new job that I love, so it will be a tough decision.

 

[SIUav8er]

Hmmm, mine hasn't updated yet and still says "• Referral list FA-AAC-11-36152: Issued on 10/06/2010 for the Throughout the Nation, United States duty location at (the) FG-1 grade/payband. Your application is among those being reviewed by the office with announcement # AAC-AMH-09-PUBNAT8-12162. You may or may not be contacted for an interview. Please continue to check back for status updates."

Hopefully that's good!

I think thats a really good sign!

 

[spades9048]

Rumor on SM is that they have completed updating the OTS announcement. So, if your status hasn't updated to "Another candidate" then I would be cautiously optimistic.

 

[rickt86]

denied here too, well on the positive side now I do not have to make the choice of which job, I just finished new hire training with Eagle, guess I will be a pilot in life....

 

[Flaflaflofly]

After 8 PUBNATs, 2 years CTI, and networking like crazy, I got hired as OTS three weeks before graduation!

 

[spades9048]

Congrats!

 

[ajrudd]

are there any statistics for the hires on this round? Even though I wasn't picked, I'm still curious how many got recruited, as well as OTS, CTI, and veterans numbers

 

[timxc911]

yup denied here too. I got a 100 and wasn't selected...oh well. good luck to everyone that did. wondering if there willl be another to apply to in the future, any thoughts?

 

[spades9048]

Unfortunately, ACD is not very optimistic about another PUBNAT happening anytime soon. If you really want to do it then consider CTI or the military.

 

[kit5pt0]

I'm pretty aggravated with this application. I have an MBA, have a stable work history, and scored a 100 on the test and wasn't selected. That part is aggravating, but the part that really gets me is how I (and others who had to travel for the test) had to use vacation time to take off work, drive a 10 hour round trip, and pay for a hotel to get to the closest location to take the test. Then after acing the test, we don't even get an opportunity to interview. It ended up being a total waste of time and money.

Like I said, it isn't that I didn't get selected, it's what we all had to do for the application just to simply be denied the opportunity to even continue in the process. I feel like this application is saying, "Thanks for taking off work, spending money on a hotel, taking and acing the test. For no real reason, we aren't interested".

 

[CRJ700]

I'm pretty aggravated with this application. I have an MBA, have a stable work history, and scored a 100 on the test and wasn't selected. That part is aggravating, but the part that really gets me is how I (and others who had to travel for the test) had to use vacation time to take off work, drive a 10 hour round trip, and pay for a hotel to get to the closest location to take the test. Then after acing the test, we don't even get an opportunity to interview. It ended up being a total waste of time and money.

Like I said, it isn't that I didn't get selected, it's what we all had to do for the application just to simply be denied the opportunity to even continue in the process. I feel like this application is saying, "Thanks for taking off work, spending money on a hotel, taking and acing the test. For no real reason, we aren't interested".

Haha, it is a screwy process. But do u really think u are that qualified to be a controller with a MBA and 100 on one test. There are plenty of people who didnt get selected with 5+ years of atc experience. Or how about the cti guys who spent 4 years of school training to be a controller and spending 80k to for an opportunity to get selected. The process is a joke, but taking a vacation day for the opportunity isnt paying your dues as some of the other people who applied.

 

[kit5pt0]

Haha, it is a screwy process. But do u really think u are that qualified to be a controller with a MBA and 100 on one test. There are plenty of people who didnt get selected with 5+ years of atc experience. Or how about the cti guys who spent 4 years of school training to be a controller and spending 80k to for an opportunity to get selected. The process is a joke, but taking a vacation day for the opportunity isnt paying your dues as some of the other people who applied.

Good point. I probably shouldn't have used the word "qualified" because I'm obviously not qualified to be a controller. I only meant that I met the requirements of the application. Those in CTI truly deserve the position more than OTS. Once again, I'm not bitter for not being selected (although obviously I wish I was along with everyone else), there are many people that deserve it much more than OTS. It is more the process that I find ridiculous that requires people to take the test for basically no reason.

 

[Andrewpta]

Good point. I probably shouldn't have used the word "qualified" because I'm obviously not qualified to be a controller. I only meant that I met the requirements of the application. Those in CTI truly deserve the position more than OTS. Once again, I'm not bitter for not being selected (although obviously I wish I was along with everyone else), there are many people that deserve it much more than OTS. It is more the process that I find ridiculous that requires people to take the test for basically no reason.

I feel the same way, all that work an not even a chance to lobby for a job face to face with anyone....I should have put on my application that I don't take naps at work