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Re:The Full Story of the FAA's Hiring Scandal by kristjansson on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @06:37PM (#42956950)
NB they still administered a cognitive test to candidates that passed (blegh) the biographical assessment
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Re:The Full Story of the FAA's Hiring Scandal by varloid on Thursday February 06, 2025 @01:35AM (#42959682)
After lowering the standards so that 95% of people who took the test would pass.
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Re:The Full Story of the FAA's Hiring Scandal by itsdrewmiller on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:40PM (#42969480)
They lowered the threshold from 60% pass rate to 95% but then highly prioritized hiring the people who scored at the same 60% pass rate level (88% of offers from that level).
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