Conflicting referral notices from usastaffing.gov

[Anonymous]

My guess is there was an internal candidate. You were qualified and referred, but HR decided not to interview anyone but the internal candidate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess is there was an internal candidate. You were qualified and referred, but HR decided not to interview anyone but the internal candidate.

It’s usually not HR that decides, but also yes, if they have one candidate they want and can justify it based on something concrete, they don’t have to do any interview. Some places force interviews for all qualified candidates if you do one at all for anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is there was an internal candidate. You were qualified and referred, but HR decided not to interview anyone but the internal candidate.

It’s usually not HR that decides, but also yes, if they have one candidate they want and can justify it based on something concrete, they don’t have to do any interview. Some places force interviews for all qualified candidates if you do one at all for anyone.

There is an Acting Director listed on the agency website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is there was an internal candidate. You were qualified and referred, but HR decided not to interview anyone but the internal candidate.

It’s usually not HR that decides, but also yes, if they have one candidate they want and can justify it based on something concrete, they don’t have to do any interview. Some places force interviews for all qualified candidates if you do one at all for anyone.

There is an Acting Director listed on the agency website.

If it’s on the announcement then you can contact them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is there was an internal candidate. You were qualified and referred, but HR decided not to interview anyone but the internal candidate.

It’s usually not HR that decides, but also yes, if they have one candidate they want and can justify it based on something concrete, they don’t have to do any interview. Some places force interviews for all qualified candidates if you do one at all for anyone.

There is an Acting Director listed on the agency website.

If it’s on the announcement then you can contact them.

I did, no response yet. My point is that there is someone in the advertised position as “Acting” so I’m thinking the announcement is a formality. But who knows?

[Anonymous]

From the hiring side- it's not clear to me either when candidates receive notices from usa jobs. I try not to click anything until I have the candidate I have interviewed and want to hire.

[Anonymous]

I still have some jobs I applied for years ago that still list me as "Received" or "Processed." Lame.

[Anonymous]

What’s the longest you’ve waited for an interview? For me it was 2 years. How are people getting these jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still have some jobs I applied for years ago that still list me as "Received" or "Processed." Lame.

Did you ever try to contact the HR person for an update? People recommend that but I wonder if it’s ever successful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still have some jobs I applied for years ago that still list me as "Received" or "Processed." Lame.

Did you ever try to contact the HR person for an update? People recommend that but I wonder if it’s ever successful.

I never tried and just assumed my application went into a black hole.