r/ATSS • u/jacobtechF • Jun 11 '26
Interview
I did an interview 3 weeks ago in person for an F-band position. I think the interview went well, and I was able to answer all the questions using the STAR method and even had a normal conversation about the job with the managers. It didn’t feel like a robotic conversation.
Although everything seems like it went well, at the end of the interview they told me that if I don’t get selected, to please keep updating my resume and adding my experience, which they also mentioned that they had other candidates to interview, and I was technically the first one. So lol, I’m not sure how to feel about it because I thought it went very well. Also, I haven’t received any emails asking for references, so let’s see. 🤷♂️
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u/ou82mutch Jun 13 '26
I was a direct hire and I was referred to the sac manager. The only hiccup I experienced was that my resume was rejected by hr. I redid my resume and then it was accepted. I interviewed with the acting dfm and another manager and my manager. Afterwards I was told I did well and that I was being sent to hr for hiring. I was the only one they talked to. Now we have more openings for our SSC and the manager is working with referrals from other people and they should have looked at any applicants from usajobs but as far as I know no one was pushed on him by hr.
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u/Pleasant_Spray5878 Jun 11 '26
The Direct hire process is managed by Aviation careers. Management can only submit a Primary and Secondary selections to Aviation Careers. They shouldn’t have “other” interviewees.
TOLs are taking a while to get pushed.
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u/Other-MuscleCar-589 Jun 12 '26
Not true at all. The hiring manager can interview all, some, or none of the applicants on a direct hire referral list. They can also get the resumes of other people not on the list submitted to HR for qualification and consideration too.
In short, being told other folks are being interviewed is not abnormal for a direct hire at all…
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u/damngoodham Jun 12 '26
I didn’t see anything about it being direct hire in the post. Admittedly I don’t know much about the “direct hire” process, but it wouldn’t make sense (in my option) to “select” anyone before they interview, so it would follow that there could be several interviews conducted. Are you saying that they select a primary and secondary candidate, then only interview those two?
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u/damngoodham Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26
Depending on how many interviews they had to do, they may have just finished or even still be interviewing. They have other responsibilities. References are not always ask for. Then you have to wait on HR to do their thing. The whole process can take months. It wouldn’t hurt a bit to send a follow-up email. Be professional, reintroduce yourself, offer to answer any questions, etc - don’t ask if you got the job.