Do you think USAJOBS website is a joke?

[Anonymous]

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+10000.

[Anonymous]

No - its not a joke - its how I got my job.

-signed not a Vet

[Anonymous]

HUGE joke. And it pisses me off that to get the promotion that I worked for for 4 years and earned that I need to compete for it on Usa jobs. Ridiculous. Even if someone was more qualified than me, my agency couldn't hire them because they don't have room for 2 FTEs (me and someone else).

[Anonymous]

I'm a Fed, and got my job through USAJobs in 2009. Now in fairness, I was already a contractor in the agency, but the job I applied for was in an entirely different department; I knew no one there. I did find out later that the supervisor at my fed position knew the fed supervisor where I was contracting, and called to verify that I was a good worker, but other than someone vouching for me, I got the job on my own. And the vouching came post interview, so I had to make my way through the USAJobs portion on my own merits.

Since then, I've gotten one promotion through USAJobs and am working on a second. I have applied to jobs at other agencies that are in my field, and gotten a few interviews, but no offers. It isn't easy to move between agencies, or up within your own in some cases, but it is a bit easier once you get in. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

my friend was working at an agency for years and her boss created a new job specifically for her (she has very specialized skills) BUT then the boss had to give the job to a less-qualified vet. my friend just left after that - so heart breaking for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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]

Anonymous wrote:my friend was working at an agency for years and her boss created a new job specifically for her (she has very specialized skills) BUT then the boss had to give the job to a less-qualified vet. my friend just left after that - so heart breaking for her.

This is annoying to me. Up front, no, I'm not a vet. Yes, I believe accommodations should be made for veterans who have served our country. But I hate the "vet preference" that gives additional weight to their qualification scores. Those scores should be based on merit alone. If, after the scores are calculated, there is a vet on the list, I have no problem giving them the first interview/preference for the job, but they should make that list on their own merits first. Just my opinion, I'm sure someone will have a problem with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Fed, and got my job through USAJobs in 2009. Now in fairness, I was already a contractor in the agency, but the job I applied for was in an entirely different department; I knew no one there. I did find out later that the supervisor at my fed position knew the fed supervisor where I was contracting, and called to verify that I was a good worker, but other than someone vouching for me, I got the job on my own. And the vouching came post interview, so I had to make my way through the USAJobs portion on my own merits.

Since then, I've gotten one promotion through USAJobs and am working on a second. I have applied to jobs at other agencies that are in my field, and gotten a few interviews, but no offers. It isn't easy to move between agencies, or up within your own in some cases, but it is a bit easier once you get in. Good luck.

Congrats, but that was SIX years ago.

[Anonymous]

I am not a vet, and just got a job through USAJOBS. I am a lawyer, and got a DOJ job. I applied to ~25 jobs, and only got 2 interviews, and one job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not a vet, and just got a job through USAJOBS. I am a lawyer, and got a DOJ job. I applied to ~25 jobs, and only got 2 interviews, and one job.

DOJ has direct hire authority for lawyers. It's not the same as other positions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not a vet, and just got a job through USAJOBS. I am a lawyer, and got a DOJ job. I applied to ~25 jobs, and only got 2 interviews, and one job.

Did you come from biglaw or have an otherwise stellar background?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Fed, and got my job through USAJobs in 2009. Now in fairness, I was already a contractor in the agency, but the job I applied for was in an entirely different department; I knew no one there. I did find out later that the supervisor at my fed position knew the fed supervisor where I was contracting, and called to verify that I was a good worker, but other than someone vouching for me, I got the job on my own. And the vouching came post interview, so I had to make my way through the USAJobs portion on my own merits.

Since then, I've gotten one promotion through USAJobs and am working on a second. I have applied to jobs at other agencies that are in my field, and gotten a few interviews, but no offers. It isn't easy to move between agencies, or up within your own in some cases, but it is a bit easier once you get in. Good luck.

Congrats, but that was SIX years ago.

Has much changed in six years? I've been under the impression that it was always a crapshoot.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I worked for the government for a little over a year. I keep applying to government jobs and can't get an interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not a vet, and just got a job through USAJOBS. I am a lawyer, and got a DOJ job. I applied to ~25 jobs, and only got 2 interviews, and one job.

Did you come from biglaw or have an otherwise stellar background?

Biglaw yes. Not stellar background, but decent.