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The FAA’s Hiring Scandal

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739 points firebaze | 1 comments | 05 Feb 25 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.246s | source
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hitekker ◴[05 Feb 25 16:42 UTC] No.42951133[source]▶
For those curious, you can try the FAA's air traffic controller test for yourself here: https://kaisoapbox.com/projects/faa_biographical_assessment/

After trying it, I recommend reading the article for yourself.

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kristjansson ◴[05 Feb 25 23:37 UTC] No.42956950[source]▶
NB they still administered a cognitive test to candidates that passed (blegh) the biographical assessment
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varloid ◴[06 Feb 25 06:35 UTC] No.42959682[source]▶
After lowering the standards so that 95% of people who took the test would pass.
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1. itsdrewmiller ◴[07 Feb 25 04:40 UTC] No.42969480[source]▶
They lowered the threshold from 60% pass rate to 95% but then highly prioritized hiring the people who scored at the same 60% pass rate level (88% of offers from that level).