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Don't waste your time or money on those books. It won't help you in the least. The test is pure reading comprehension and common sense. Just take your time reading the questions and review your answers and you'll be fine. But honestly none of these exams are very difficult so don't stress needing to study for the exam. Station Supervisor Level I

They have an unofficial list of people whom passed the exam. But they haven't released the finalized list to the public. Station Supervisor Level I

Me either. But they've done that exact thing with a few titles now. They've have hired provisional ATD's, Station Supervisors, and now station agents. The MTA works in mysterious ways. Station Supervisor Level I

You're working for the department of subways if hired, that's automatically the TA division. Only in buses or Transit Property Protection Agents work in TA, OA or MTA Bus. SIR does employee station agents as well, but very rarely are they hiring. FTA stands for Federal Transit Authority. Station Agents aren't under federal guidelines like RTO employees, so they aren't subject to random drug screenings. Station Supervisor Level I

Hopefully it works out in your favor. If not there's always other opportunities that open up in TA. A friend of mines applied for years with every MTA branch and title you can think of without any luck. After about five years of applying they finally got it. You just have to remain persistent. Station Supervisor Level I

I've never heard of TA sensing anyone emails for anything. I Ave always known them to make every other contact from pre-employment over the phone. But I've been working for them for 11 years so things may have changed. Also I'm not sure e what happens if they reject your employment. Maybe they'll send you a formal letter in the mail. I honestly don't know of too many people who've got rejected by them after a clean drug test. Unless you can't be cleared medically Station Supervisor Level I

Well your drug test is good for 90 days which is three months. Your five week wait unfortunately is not uncommon. Also Station Cleaners just finished picking jobs for the first 6 months of 2017, that also could hold up your process. At this point I'd give it another couple of weeks into the new year if you don't hear anything this year, and then give them a call back anyway. Especially with the list you're on expiring in February. Station Supervisor Level I

Congrats to you and your classmates. Follow all the advice you posted and you'll do well. This job can be very mentally stressful so be prepared for that. Class can't prepare you for all you're about to encounter. Any questions you may have don't hesitate to ask! Station Supervisor Level I

Don't buy more than three light blue shirts and navy blue slacks or work pants. S/A's aren't required to wear safety shoes, so no foot wear is provided for you. You have to wear either dark brown or black shoes or boots to work. Your uniform allotment will consist of 6 long sleeve, 6 short sleeves, 3 winter pants, 2 all season pants, 6 ties, one trooper hat, 3 sweaters, and one coat. Depending on the availability of your sizes once measured by the uniform company, you can get your uniforms within 2 weeks or a couple of months. It all just depends if they have your sizes ready once the order is placed. If it's longer than two weeks, only then would I suggest buying more work clothes. Other than that 3 should be just fine to get you through one week of working. Station Supervisor Level I

Typical call back times for medical are 1 to 3 weeks. And trust me they'll never not need to hire cleaners. Especially since winter is coming up and they need bodies for mandatory snow duty. Just give it another week and a half. If you don't hear anything by then, give them a call back and see what's going on. Station Supervisor Level I

Yes they'll be covered under you policy. Obvious your premiums will be higher to cover your family. But when you're down there i'd question them about everything. So that way you can make the right choice. Station Supervisor Level I

Temporary just means you'll be provisional. Basically you've passed the exam you took, and TA will hire you on a permanent basis once they establish a list and your number is reached. Also camera tickets don't count as serious moving violations because they carry no points. You only get points when stopped by an officer and given a ticket. I'd still divulge that info to them. Benefits start 90 days after you've been in the job. Station Supervisor Level I

Because DCAS is a very busy agency. They have to grade plenty of other citywide exams, and establish lists for them. After that's done then they send this info over to transit which has plenty of other exams they're hiring from. So through all these layers it takes time. Unfortunately the exam you took isn't the only one they're grading and hiring from. Which is why I said take other exams as well and be patient. Station Supervisor Level I

You won't be receiving anything, anytime soon. What you have is a proposed answer key. Official results takes months, if not a year or longer. Best advice is to remain patient, and keep taking other exams that open up. Station Supervisor Level I

There is no questions asked or interview when hired buy TA. Once you passed pre-employment you're hired. You get sworn in and handed your rule book and given a date to start work. Station Supervisor Level I

Well it's not really a gamble as you're guaranteed a permanent job once your list number comes up. And the one year probation is a criteria for remaining on the job regardless of whether you're provisional or permanent. Just be on time everyday, don't call out sick or get customer complaints the first year and you'll be fine. Station Supervisor Level I

You can't promote from S/A to B/O. And you cannot directly press note to T/O without taking the transit certificate course. For either position you'd have to take the O/C exam. Once called for the job you'd have to resign as a S/A in order to take either job. Only once you have the certificate could you promote to T/O. Station Supervisor Level I

You said classes start on 12/12 correct? You're first day will be all day orientation. You'll receive your transit pass (ID MetroCard), talk with your union, labor relations, meet the benefits department and a host of other things. Class is four or five weeks long, and is Mon-Fri mostly 8am to 4pm. Some days will be earlier and at a different location, depending on the instructors training schedule. Majority of classes will be held at the transit learning center out in Coney Island. Try an retain as much from class as you can, because the S/A job isn't an easy one. You have to deal with people with all types of attitudes and issues. You're responsible for lots of money and property in that booth, as well as any events that happen on your station. There's lot of pressure and stress that come along with the job. And since you're new you'll be working the highest volume stations a lot. But just hang in there and if you have questions feel free to ask. Station Supervisor Level I

The next position up from S/A naturally would be Station Supervisor. That's the true promotional and natural progression from the S/A title. The other promos are lateral promotions, you'll make more money, but still be an hourly employee. And those titles are Conductor, Tower Operator, ATD, and Collecting Agent. As you can there's plenty of opportunities to grow in the company from the S/A title. Not many titles have five promotional paths. So I'd suggest moving up sooner than later once you're hired. Station Supervisor Level I

Well as I previously mentioned majority of the people remaining on the previous exam are already employees of TA. They took cleaners job while waiting to be called for S/A. Maybe there's people who didn't respond when called for the job and they're trying to reach out to them again. That's the only other reason I can imagine they extended the list another year. The need for more agents definitely had to do with all the promotional exams that were open to S/A's that were given over the last two years. All five exams open to clerks were given since 2014. So that's opening up a lot of vacancies that need to be filled sooner rather than later. Good luck to all you guys and welcome aboard to everyone in the 12/12 class. Station Supervisor Level I

So basically you're a provisional employee. Transit has been doing lots of provisional hiring lately. They've hired people into two supervisory titles on a provisional basis. Station Supervisor and ATD. I guess now they're hiring hourly employees on a provisional basis as well. Station Supervisor Level I

I have the slightest idea what all these other abbreviations after station agent mean. The title has always only been Station Agent AFC (Automated Fare Collection). Station Supervisor Level I

No one has any idea. This is something totally new. I was a S/A 9 years and now a Supervisor for 2 years and I've never heard of a temporary S/A position. In years past they use to have part time agents. But we're talking over 20 years ago. I already suggested to the OP to go down there and question them on what this means. Station Supervisor Level I

They're still hiring from the previous exam from 2008. They've extended it until August of next year. Station Supervisor Level I