Do you think USAJOBS website is a joke?

[Anonymous]

Navy's diversity initiative for senior promotion is white woman, box checked.

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Anonymous wrote:Complete waste of time. You'd be better calling/emailing people or using LinkedIn to try to connect with people. Those fed applications take forever and chances are if you're not a vet, minority, disabled, or have fed experience, your chances of winning the lottery are better.

There are no minority points in federal hiring.

Maybe not, but some hiring managers have an EEO component to their performance evaluation that looks to whether they have cultivated a diverse workforce. That could certainly play a part in selection decisions.

Which agencies have this component? It certainly isn't at any of the DoD or DHS Agencies

why the hell would you want to work for DOD or DHS? Do yourself a favor and stay away from those awful places.

Name some better options please!

[Anonymous]

I did not say that minority status gets extra points in the selection process. That would be illegal. What I said was that many supervisors are evaluated on diversity and inclusion factors. That fact could put a "finger on the scale" when making selection decisions. While I would rather not disclose what I know personally about agencies I have worked for, a quick Google search pulls the following:

Very true.

[Anonymous]

usajobs is useless which is why CIA runs their own bespoke system.

[Anonymous]

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I did not say that minority status gets extra points in the selection process. That would be illegal. What I said was that many supervisors are evaluated on diversity and inclusion factors. That fact could put a "finger on the scale" when making selection decisions. While I would rather not disclose what I know personally about agencies I have worked for, a quick Google search pulls the following:

Very true.

It seems that "wise Latinas" are all the hiring rage now.

[Anonymous]

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I did not say that minority status gets extra points in the selection process. That would be illegal. What I said was that many supervisors are evaluated on diversity and inclusion factors. That fact could put a "finger on the scale" when making selection decisions. While I would rather not disclose what I know personally about agencies I have worked for, a quick Google search pulls the following:

Very true.

It seems that "wise Latinas" are all the hiring rage now.

latinas have dat ass doe.

we're bored of flat-assed whiteys.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got my job using USAjobs in 2011.

I should add I'm not a vet and was not previously in the federal government.

Me too, 2012. Though I am an attorney and I understand it's a different/easier on the hiring people.

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Anonymous wrote:Complete waste of time. You'd be better calling/emailing people or using LinkedIn to try to connect with people. Those fed applications take forever and chances are if you're not a vet, minority, disabled, or have fed experience, your chances of winning the lottery are better.

There are no minority points in federal hiring.

Maybe not, but some hiring managers have an EEO component to their performance evaluation that looks to whether they have cultivated a diverse workforce. That could certainly play a part in selection decisions.

Which agencies have this component? It certainly isn't at any of the DoD or DHS Agencies

USDA. They have a very high percentage of minorities working there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got my job using USAjobs in 2011.

I should add I'm not a vet and was not previously in the federal government.

me too.

[Anonymous]

No. It's the main way to get a government position. Every position we are seeking to fill gets advertised on USAJOBS. It's the way I got two different government positions. I am an engineer with a specified job series.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. It's the main way to get a government position. Every position we are seeking to fill gets advertised on USAJOBS. It's the way I got two different government positions. I am an engineer with a specified job series.

It's a professional job series. I believe veterans preference works differently for professional job series, ie: (lawyers, doctors, engineers, accountants). OPM website has a listing of which job series are professional.

[Anonymous]

I have gotten 4 interviews (2 phone and 2 in person), a tentative offer, then two other phone interview requests after accepting an offer that I turned down. From 4 different agencies. I know the site works.

PS The tentative offer was given to me for a job I did not apply for, they just found my resume on USAJOBS.

I am an engineer, however.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have gotten 4 interviews (2 phone and 2 in person), a tentative offer, then two other phone interview requests after accepting an offer that I turned down. From 4 different agencies. I know the site works.

PS The tentative offer was given to me for a job I did not apply for, they just found my resume on USAJOBS.

I am an engineer, however.

To add, I am not a vet either and applied to all entry level positions for my engineering field. I graduated in May. My internship was in the private sector.

[Anonymous]

I am a military vet of 22 years with the USAF... Got one interview and several referrals with nothing to show in getting hired. Still looking for a job and I truly think getting hired through them is by nepotism. I am thinking it is a joke because I am fast approaching 20 applications and no luck. My frustration with the site is skyrocketing.

Just because you are a vet don't mean jack squat!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a military vet of 22 years with the USAF... Got one interview and several referrals with nothing to show in getting hired. Still looking for a job and I truly think getting hired through them is by nepotism. I am thinking it is a joke because I am fast approaching 20 applications and no luck. My frustration with the site is skyrocketing.

Just because you are a vet don't mean jack squat!

If vets can't get hired through USAJOBS then we're all doomed.