Metropolitan Transportation Authority carries a Seen Grade of 49/100, with an average wait of about 90 days to hear back and a 35% ghost rate. Here's what applicants report.
NYC public transit authority. Direct-hire corporate roles average ~59 days (Glassdoor); exam-based civil-service titles (train operator, conductor) run on eligibility lists that can take 8 months to 3 years, with multi-step medical/drug/background stages and provisional hiring ~2 months after exams. Thin individual chatter: a procurement candidate ghosted after two strong interviews; list candidates waiting in silence. Low-data row: 3 accounts read (JobzMall Q&A, NYC Transit Forums). Reported average time to first response is about 90 days. Applicants report roughly 3 interview round(s).
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