Mta Track Worker Exam Study Guide 2013
So I'm going to apply for this.When can you guesstimate that they will start calling up? Are they still calling from 3600 list? For 3600, the exam was given in April of 2013 and the list was published 18 months later in October of 2014.
Keep in mind that there is a promotional exam as well, so if I had to take an educated guess, I would say anywhere from 2 to 3 years, depending on that promotional list. Yes, they are still calling from the 3600 list. Out of the 12,497 people on the list, I'm in the 2800's and waiting to go down to Livingston Street for the first drug test. As far as the training, I would encourage you to go through, however,from what I've read so far, it's in a classroom and in the field, at a train yard.
You get quizzes/exams, but as long as you pay attention, concentrate and study, you should be fine. Just curious is this exam something u have to study for to know tools etc? Also what range of score do u need to get called? If you look at the third & fourth pages of the, it mentions nothing about tools. Although we are about 6 months away from taking this exam, if I was you, match the topics that are going to be on the exam (memorization, visualization, written comprehension, written expression, etc.) with & NYPD Test Preparation Kits (the answers are on the last page of each PDF document).
To this date, I have not found a test prep book for Track Worker, Bus Operator, or any other MTA/NYC Transit title that contains a memorization portion/section. As far as range of score, ideally the goal is to get as high of a score as possible. If you're looking for specific numbers, unfortunately I can't help you out for the following reasons: a) The last exam was 40 questions with no memorization portion and, as you can see, about 12,500 people passed, in which about 25% of those people, including myself, got a 95% or better. Now if they gave the same 40 question exam plus a 10 question memorization portion, not only would the list not be as big, but not as many people would have scored a 90% or better, in which only 'the best of the best' would get called first. B) As you probably heard in the news, and in this, the MTA plans on hiring a lot of track workers, for a total of about 3,000, to fix the 100+ year old system.
Because of this, they're going to go move through the current list at a much more rapid pace. Now if the system was in a 'good' shape of repair and not as many people were entering retirement, nor if they were going to pull people out of the Track Worker title for the Foreman position, then they would not move through the list as fast. Now there are probably some people out there who will disagree with me and say that 'You need a 95 or better' to get called or something to that nature. If that is the case, then I propose to you the following question: If you look at the Notice of Examinations (NOE) for &, why are there twelve (12) different abilities listed in the NOE for Exam 8600, when there was only one 1 ability listed in the NOE for Exam 3600? Just some food for thought. Edited October 22, 2017 by +Young+ Editing.
Thanks a lot very informative. Do you know the window time they call is it like a 2-5 year weight or its just until the list expires? Well, the current open-competitive list is set to expire in October of 2018, which I personally think they're going to extend by at least a year (October 2019). After that, they will move on to the Promotional List for Track Worker, followed by the list generated by this exam. Therefore, depending on how long the promotional list is, and how fast they move through that list, I would say at least 2 1/2 years, maybe three. It all depends on how many people are taking the promotional exam, how many people pass it, and how fast they move through that list.
Also wondering what the average age of people who are getting on. Probably ranges a lot since no limit right?
I'm not 100% sure about the age, however, keep in mind that unlike the private sector, in which you have to submit a resume followed by an interview, for civil service, you're hired from a list. Which means that, from NYC Transit's perspective (long story short), once you pass the drug test and medical, you're basically hired. There is a small 'interview' for final processing, however, when getting processed for Bus Operator back in 2014, I did not wear a tie nor a suit nor have my resume. I dressed nicely, the interviewer entered me into payroll, gave me everything I needed, and that was it.
Mta Track Worker Study Guide
It's not an easy job. Heavy lifting working in tunnels that are hot as hell in the summer, bitter cold in the winter, rats everywhere, or working outide in the rain, snow heat & cold or dark of night, live 3rd rail & last but not least speeding train's barreling down on you.
Track Worker Exam Study Guide
Not to mention, it's dirty as hell (gnarly underground dirt) and you're working for the MTA who are up there with the post office as heinous employers who drive their people @##$ crazy. It's good money for a person with a strong back and not much education, but I wouldn't do it.
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Apprentice to a real trade instead. The third rail is no joke. I know a guy in my trade ( we work down there too at times) who got too close to it and it arced out to a wrench on his tool belt. He was completely enveloped in an electrical fireball and his legs look like burnt, shriveled sticks from the burns.