Hello,

I applied on GOES on 8 APR and got my notification to schedule an interview on 12 FEB.

I live in Macon, GA so the ATL interview office made sense. I was given the option of an office just outside of the airport (off cargo loop rd exit of I-75) since I wouldn't be flying in. However, I had left over vouchers for the Macon to ATL airport shuttle and hate driving to Atlanta so I opted for Concourse E office at ATL on 14 APR. I took the 11am shuttle up and arrived at 12:10. the TSA had my name on a list to get through security. They took a few minutes because my GE invite letter didn't have a number on it that they thought it should. I went through the TSA security and took the underground train to Concourse E arriving at 12:36pm. My interview was at 2pm so I grabbed a bite to eat and a beer or two at Sojourner's, they have free wi-fi for customers.

I went to the customs information desk just inside the TSA checkpoint for inbound international flights at 1:40pm. The lady at the desk told me to come back in 20 minutes because they were backed up trying to work in some unscheduled walk ins. I came back and was given a security pass and directed around the TSA and shown to the office. The interview was very relaxed. I began listing my traffic tickets from way back and the interviewer told me he was only interested in things that involve getting arrested and that if they were older than 10 years they might be able to work it out (I had no arrests, but I know some here have asked about it so I let him talk). The lady who was in the same room as I got held back by the customs agents because of "a problem with her fingerprints". They looked very serious and I think her day ended up being worse than mine. I finished with the demo about 2:30 and wanted to make the 3pm shuttle back to Macon. I wasn't counting on having to pass through the TSA at Concourse E since I had been escorted the whole time, but I was able to get through quickly and made it back out to ground transportation by 2:58pm.

Mission accomplished