Tricknologist Posted September 1, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2015 Just checked the MTA's employment webpage and all of the promotional exams that were scheduled to open for filing for tommorrow have been postponed, the o/c filing for Conductor is nowhere to be found and the o/c filing for Train Operator has been cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
train1290 Posted September 1, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 1, 2015 I just checked and noticed this too, I'm not sure what's going on. Anybody who knows could you chime in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
161 New York Posted September 2, 2015 Share #3 Posted September 2, 2015 The conductor position at the moment simply disappeared, unlike the Train Operator which has Canceled in capitalized, bold red letters to the right of it. I would not yet say it was canceled until tomorrow or someone has received official confirmation from the Examinations Unit. As for speculation, perhaps it is the economy and turmoil in the financial markets whereby the MTA is starting to slash across the board. The costs to administer the exams is a containable cost. We have the potential to possibly see a repeat of 2008-2010 in terms of market uncertainty (for those who follow the financial markets - like I do). For additional speculation, perhaps the planners also did not properly anticipate the need (timing) for workers in the various titles. Looking at the TA Bus Operator position, come December 2015, those who took Exam 4600 in December 2013 (which we applied in August/September 2013) would have waited two years before seeing a list. Those in the remainder of the active Exam 2613 have seen a prolonged wait which could be a result of many things. So, lets wait and see what happens with the Conductor position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 2, 2015 Conductor exam is back up, and you can apply online. Here's the PDF of the job description: https://erecruit.mtabsc.info/ERPRD/psft/V583107898/ApplicationPackage6601.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dainty2200 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 2, 2015 I believe they extended the exam 8098 which should expire september 2016. This may be the reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeems1 Posted September 3, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 3, 2015 Weird, I filed for the conductor as well as paid for it yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricknologist Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted September 3, 2015 As of 9/3, all of the examinations that are scheduled for Sept. are now open for filing. O/C filing for T/O is still cancelled(so is Transit Railcar Technology Specialist filing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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