I also understand they aren’t scored, but I include a letter hoping to move the needle in case I make the cert. Anyone with direct knowledge about this? |
Because they have to. There's no way to give a promotion to someone internally until you go through usajobs. As a hiring manager, I'd love to be able to promote people, but often they have to leave. Even when I float the job, I don't have enough money to hire the new person + my old person. I didn't get an extra FTE. |
unless you have a truly excellent cover letter, the cover letter is more likely to hurt your chances than help them. |
I'm a hiring manager. I'd rather read a paragraph at the top of the resume than a cover letter. I do like it when people are passionate about my career field. It's niche and so many people don't like it. I'm always looking to hire the ones that love it as much as I do. |
I've had hundreds of candidates and none qualified. It was for a technical position and we didn't do a good job with the announcement. I know of a recent announcement that got more than 400 applicants for a description written so narrowly that there are maybe 50 people anywhere who qualify. (And most would not apply.) |
I believe it’s easier to get an excepted job so I’d assume the regulations are looser. And I’m sure the temporary part turns people off, so maybe the competition won’t be as bad. Good luck! |
This makes me wonder why people bother applying to anything on USAJobs. Yet PPs above say they can’t find qualified candidates. So the system is broken on both sides. I wonder how many postings are truly open announcements. |
Sure and they will find out I lied in two minutes of conversation. |
Same. I just started a different thread saying aim about to give up. On Reddit, a number of people seem to have luck getting hired. It seemed possible but I guess not for my field. |
It is more likely HR just went into the system and entered in the actions at one time - not that they did them that fast. |