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[quote=Anonymous]This is the OP.  I am on a term appointment - one year into a two year tenure - where I have no status.  Therefore, I cannot apply for USG-only jobs.  This renders me no different than someone off the street applying.  The main reason I accepted the job (non-legal) was to get "in the system."  But, I later learned that the peculiarities of my status make me a quasi-federal employee.  Yes, I'm at an agency where I accrue benefits and can contribute to the TSP and get matching benefits but that's about the only short-term upside I see.  I've witnessed far too many people at this agency working in short-term roles and doing great work (through fellowships, details, term appointments) meet their expiration date and leave the building.  Rather than risk that at the end of the term, I'd prefer to seize an opportunity at a firm, unstable as it may be, if it means getting back to my profession.  I don't see a way of getting into the legal department of my agency from the policy role I'm in - far too competitive, even though I have "BigLaw" on my resume.  [/quote]

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