Okay, so you know I'm in government territory when acronyms are used in a blog title. Why am I using these and what do they mean? Transportation Security Officer in the Transportation Security Administration. This is my latest job application.
They need a great many screeners around the country at various airports due to the clogged airways so I applied for a job opening at my local airport, T.F. Green. The jobs are all part time and don't pay very well but I need something. Immediately after applying I was informed I was qualified and the next step would be to take a test. Ugh. I hate tests.
SO yesterday I took the test. It was in 2 parts...the first being an English test with various exercises in comprehension and the like, which I aced. The second part was really scary. I was required to study a series of object and then look at x-rays of luggage and try to pick out the objects, if indeed any were included in the image. It may sound easy but it was really difficult. I left there thinking I had failed that part miserably but when I got home and fired up the computer, I had an email telling me I passed as well as a contingent offer of employment! Unbelievable. Next step is a background check which isn't a problem for me and then an interview.
I wasn't too excited until I went to the TSA website and looked into available careers with this agency and saw that there were potential possibilities of advancement and the pay grades are incredible! I started to think that after being a security screener (which I imagine can be quite boring) I may be able to move up the ladder.
Only time will tell.
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