Received tentative offer from fed agency - crickets since

[Anonymous]

I received and accepted a tentative job offer early last week. The conversation occurred while I was at work so I was a bit rushed. HR told me agency security would now do their thing prior to the formal offer. Any idea how long this process should take? The position is not encumbered with a security clearance requirement.

I called HR mid-week; my message has not been returned. Given the prospect of a shutdown I would not be surprised if some things were pushed back.

[Anonymous]

FWIW we've been told OPM security stuff has been way backed up.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't worry. It can take a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I received and accepted a tentative job offer early last week. The conversation occurred while I was at work so I was a bit rushed. HR told me agency security would now do their thing prior to the formal offer. Any idea how long this process should take? The position is not encumbered with a security clearance requirement.

I called HR mid-week; my message has not been returned. Given the prospect of a shutdown I would not be surprised if some things were pushed back.

It took 6 months for me to start my fed job after I got my offer. It wasn't a tentative offer, either.

You will have to learn to be patient. A simple thing that should take 1 day takes 6 weeks for the government to do.

[Anonymous]

It could take months. Are you a first time fed? Could be 6 months. I'm a current fed and received a tentative offer in July and haven't heard back since. I would love to start...

[Anonymous]

OP here. Yes, I will be rookie fed whenever I start. A previous federal job for which I was a "finalist" had the three selected attorneys on the payroll w/in a month of offers being made(I stalk on LinkedIn). I guess that speed warped my perception of when I might start.

Thanks for the intel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Yes, I will be rookie fed whenever I start. A previous federal job for which I was a "finalist" had the three selected attorneys on the payroll w/in a month of offers being made(I stalk on LinkedIn). I guess that speed warped my perception of when I might start.

Thanks for the intel.

It's different if you're a direct hire. DOJ has direct hire authority and can bring people on quickly. Most other agencies move at turtle speed.

[Anonymous]

It took about six weeks for me. I received an email about four weeks in asking for missing information from my OF-306, which led me to believe that my name was simply sitting in a queue waiting for review for 4 1/2 weeks. I got an email a week later with the formal offer and several suggested start dates. DOJ-trial attorney position.