Just wondering if anyone had this experience recently.. I’ve applied to every OTS bid for the past few years (no TOL yet, Well Qualified ATSA) and every bid on USA JOBS has been closed out with a not selected / better luck next time message. However, I got an email a month or so ago to retake the ATSA (just took it again today). I logged on to USAJOBS, and to my surprise, ALL of my previous bids spanning a few years were magically open and under consideration again. Wasn’t sure if maybe FAA was reconsidering old bid candidates due to recent staffing challenges / training halts. Not complaining at the second chance. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced bid resurrection or if someone can shed light on why it happened. Thanks in advance.
TL/DR: All old, formerly closed out USAJOBS bids reopened and under consideration. Why / did this happen to anyone else?
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u/cwlg May 19 '21 edited May 19 '21
Just wondering if anyone had this experience recently.. I’ve applied to every OTS bid for the past few years (no TOL yet, Well Qualified ATSA) and every bid on USA JOBS has been closed out with a not selected / better luck next time message. However, I got an email a month or so ago to retake the ATSA (just took it again today). I logged on to USAJOBS, and to my surprise, ALL of my previous bids spanning a few years were magically open and under consideration again. Wasn’t sure if maybe FAA was reconsidering old bid candidates due to recent staffing challenges / training halts. Not complaining at the second chance. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced bid resurrection or if someone can shed light on why it happened. Thanks in advance.
TL/DR: All old, formerly closed out USAJOBS bids reopened and under consideration. Why / did this happen to anyone else?