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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not the OP, but to pose the relevant follow on question: what are the chances, then, of OP getting hired or at least interviewed if qualified?

Depends on the agency, or position? Or Good, if qualified? Or slim?
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Without knowing what the actual position and what are OP's actual credentials, it's hard to say.  Based on the way she described, it looks like she has the hard credentials to get onto the cert list, which is basically an HR person with likely no experience in the field OP is applying for ticking check boxes and compiling a list of qualified candidates and ranking them. The next step is the hiring official plucking candidates from that list to interview, which is anyone's guess without other information.

Also, it depends on how the job was posted. If it was a very detailed posting with very niche descriptions, there might already be an internal candidate and the posting was just a formality.  If the posting says "many vacancies available" OP's chance will be higher, obviously.  But OP will also need to get over the vet hurdle (assuming OP is not one) where vets would get the preference in hiring. [/quote]

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