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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did.  It took me hundreds of applications and nine months - but I applied and finally got in at a grade 9.  Since then, I have worked my way up to a 14.  [/quote]

What type of job/agency?[/quote]

Initially, it was an admin specialist position, then I moved to a loan specialist position and now, a program manager position.
It is with USDA.  I didn't know anyone before I got hired (I didn't have an 'in') and with my most recent position- it is in a different area all together and I had no contacts in that area.  I had the experience they were looking for and I had a great attitude (believe it or not, from what I have heard, it was my upbeat attitude that put me over the top.)  It was one of the first jobs I have applied for outside of the group I am in (there was little to no promotion potential within the group).  
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To add to this, having an upbeat attitude and showing you are just not a jerk.  I went through a preferential hiring program and half of the process was basically trying to weed out people who are rude or jerks (i.e. the type of person who tries to take over a meeting, etc.).[/quote]

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