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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone ever apply for 1-2 positions and get one (in this economy)? I am not someone who is interested in applying to every attorney job out there just because I COULD do the work because I am positive that there are people who ACTUALLY do that work (and know people on the inside) who will stand out. But I'm seeing 1-2 positions that actually fit my experience so I'm motivated to apply and see if I know anyone there -- but it seems like such a longshot when you hear people saying, I applied to 100+ jobs before I got one. Is the gov't seeing the same problem as private companies in this regard -- i.e. I have heard hiring managers complain that they may get 2000 resumes for one spot but maybe a handful actually have the right experience while the rest are just aspirational.[/quote]

My (attorney) husband did last year. It was a supervisor job, one that rarely comes up, but he had three things going for him:

1. Absolutely perfect experience for the position; he met or far exceeded every single requirement. 
2. Very little competition--apparently this job had a small pool of applicants, which he found out because...
3. ...he had connections--he knew one very senior person in the agency and a couple of other pretty senior folks. They talked him up and gave him the scoop on the pool.

He had applied for a job at the same agency about five years earlier but didn't do his application/resume by the book, so he was automatically disqualified. Definitely do it *exactly* as instructed in the posting. Don't leave anything out. Make it very, very easy for the resume screeners to align your experience with the specific job requirements. And if you know someone at the agency, definitely make the connection.[/quote]

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