Exam 7604 T/O #7604 Hiring Process

[njbk]

Great info, thanks again. 

[Elfamoso2020]

I got the letter also, see you guys this Friday!! 

[njbk]

3 minutes ago, Elfamoso2020 said:

I got the letter also, see you guys this Friday!! 

What did you score?

[Sr18]

10 minutes ago, njbk said:

Great info, thanks again. 

Try to go earlier bc the packet had stuff that took me a while to get together like dates (month and year) of every address for the past 10 years and dates (month and year) of every job you've had since high school (including the address, supervisor name, and phone number). It might be a little difficult to gather all of that information on the day of. 

[njbk]

Thank you. I’m still curious how this will effect effect us once the list is actually established. 

Edited May 9, 2018 by njbk

[njbk]

Got my letter too says to report tomorrow morning may 10. Not gonna be able to make that so will just go Friday. 

[njbk]

I already asked this but will again, can anyone provide any information on how getting hired as a provisional employee effects getting the job for real? Am I putting myself at any risk of not getting the job permanently by doing it provisionally? Please and thank you.

[Elfamoso2020]

21 minutes ago, njbk said:

I already asked this but will again, can anyone provide any information on how getting hired as a provisional employee effects getting the job for real? Am I putting myself at any risk of not getting the job permanently by doing it provisionally? Please and thank you.

Just go and ask. I’m going to ask that same question on Friday when I go

[njbk]

I’m going to go but i like to have information before i go into something like this. 

[Elfamoso2020]

17 minutes ago, njbk said:

I’m going to go but i like to have information before i go into something like this. 

But you not going into nothing. Just ask them personally. All I know is they going to probably be hiring a bunch of people. My cousin rejected this same job last month when they asked him if he wanted the position and they also gave him a day to think about it.

[njbk]

Thanks for your input but i would still appreciate anyone who can answer my question. 

[njbk]

Called myself and got the relevant information from MTA:

 

When the list is established temporary employees are just made permanent. Time spent as a temporary employee does not count toward your 365 days of probation or seniority. You DO get benefits, vacation, etc.

 

Woman I spoke to said there is one possible bad scenario: you come on as a temporary employee and some discrepancy  between the list # MTA had you at before and what your actual list number is when it's established causes you to be terminated as a temporary employee and then rehired as a permanent one = you have to do schoolcar twice. She said this is unlikely if you have a very high list number which most people contacted now have, but that it has happened in the past.

[njbk]

Also next TO class is May 29. 

[Elfamoso2020]

2 hours ago, njbk said:

Called myself and got the relevant information from MTA:

 

When the list is established temporary employees are just made permanent. Time spent as a temporary employee does not count toward your 365 days of probation or seniority. You DO get benefits, vacation, etc.

 

Woman I spoke to said there is one possible bad scenario: you come on as a temporary employee and some discrepancy  between the list # MTA had you at before and what your actual list number is when it's established causes you to be terminated as a temporary employee and then rehired as a permanent one = you have to do schoolcar twice. She said this is unlikely if you have a very high list number which most people contacted now have, but that it has happened in the past.

Good info right there !!! You should had found out if everybody that got the letter are going to get hired but none the less, great info 

[njbk]

I didn’t ask but i think for most part if they’re doing it this way they really need people and will hire all who meet requirements and pass drug/medical. 

[MTAHopeful813]

9 minutes ago, njbk said:

I didn’t ask but i think for most part if they’re doing it this way they really need people and will hire all who meet requirements and pass drug/medical. 

That’s awesome news! Good luck to you guys this week. Try to find out for the rest of us what’s going on. Atleast when is the list planning to get established.

[njbk]

Yes. Really great for those of us who have been waiting for this. Can’t believe it might be less than a year from taking the test to getting on the job. 

[george0394]

Hi,

Would anyone be able to tell me what the salary for this position is? How much is one paid during classroom training, then during probationary period, and finally top pay? Thanks a million!

[njbk]

The letter lists pay as $34.16 an hour. 

[I Run Trains]

21 hours ago, njbk said:

I already asked this but will again, can anyone provide any information on how getting hired as a provisional employee effects getting the job for real? Am I putting myself at any risk of not getting the job permanently by doing it provisionally? Please and thank you.

Ive been in 3 years as a train operator... Everything is "temporary" until you get fully out of school car. You have to get 100 on both signal test and a 80 on the final exam. pass the practicals and make it thru the YX program. for me this took 8 months. Im In the A Division. its a lil longer for B division due to more trains to learn! Once you are on the road you still have another 4 months to complete you're probationary period. once you pass that, YOU ARE LOCKED IN!... hope that helps you a lil bit

[njbk]

10 minutes ago, I Run Trains said:

Ive been in 3 years as a train operator... Everything is "temporary" until you get fully out of school car. You have to get 100 on both signal test and a 80 on the final exam. pass the practicals and make it thru the YX program. for me this took 8 months. Im In the A Division. its a lil longer for B division due to more trains to learn! Once you are on the road you still have another 4 months to complete you're probationary period. once you pass that, YOU ARE LOCKED IN!... hope that helps you a lil bit

Thank you! From what they told me when you get hired as a temporary employee this carries over even after schoolcar until the list is established. 

[aTrainHopeful]

22 hours ago, njbk said:

Also next TO class is May 29. 

Wow. That would be a really short and quick turnaround time for people to start the pre-employment process, then the medical and drug testing this Friday. It also gives them no time to send out offer letters. That's assuming anyone going in tomorrow would be offered the May 29th class. Possibly means they would be in line for the class after that. 

Anyone know which of my assumptions would be correct?

[njbk]

1 minute ago, BRod521 said:

Wow. That would be a really short and quick turnaround time for people to start the pre-employment process, then the medical and drug testing this Friday. It also gives them no time to send out offer letters. That's assuming anyone going in tomorrow would be offered the May 29th class. Possibly means they would be in line for the class after that. 

Anyone know which of my assumptions would be correct?

I was told over the phone and also from TOs who I asked when I saw them that they are in desperate need of TOs because schoolcar passage rates have been bad for some time, probably due to how low they got on the list from the last test. I was told they are trying to fill the May 29th class as fast as possible and that while not confirmed there will likely be another class soon and more after that.

[njbk]

And yes, super short turnaround. Just about a year exactly from taking the test to getting on the job, crazy.

[Elfamoso2020]

4 minutes ago, njbk said:

I was told over the phone and also from TOs who I asked when I saw them that they are in desperate need of TOs because schoolcar passage rates have been bad for some time, probably due to how low they got on the list from the last test. I was told they are trying to fill the May 29th class as fast as possible and that while not confirmed there will likely be another class soon and more after that.

No complaints on that super quick turnaround lol