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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently applied for a job I was very highly qualified for, and had inside connections.

There were 300+ applicants, 100 of whom apparently rated themselves as a 5/5 on every single qualification in the multiple choice questionnaire, basically saying they regularly supervised others doing tasks that were ridiculously diverse and very obscure. Even the hiring manager thought it was pretty unlikely such people existed in such quantities, especially considering it was a mid-level position. Of those, HR reviewers (who had little understanding of what would actually make a good candidate for the particular position) sent a handful of the 100 perfect scoring resumes to the agency. My resume didn't even make the 100 cut, since, while I was generous with the questionnaire, I didn't blatantly lie. So yeah, I think the process is a bit of a joke.[/quote]

I haven't applied for a fed job in awhile, but isn't there some disclaimer about consequences for being caught lying on those questionnaires? Is that all BS? [/quote]

I helped my sister apply to jobs for new grads. 75% of the questions were specific to the government. Things such as "supervised others on the government tracking system" or years of experience with government equipment. Insane. How do they expect 22 year olds to have supervised people before? Obviously HR idiots make the questions. My sister was wanted by the agency hiring also so she was exactly what they were looking for. [/quote]

Take the age out of it, some people have not been in a supervisory role for a variety of reasons.  Some organizations don't believe in creating a career ladder.

The times I have applied, I have been honest on the multiple choice portion as well.  I think that USA Jobs uses some program to find keywords that rarely exist for most people.  That is pure laziness.  Not everything can be explained on a resume, especially when a resume is supposed to be 2 pages at most.  [/quote]

Well for my sister's positions, they were looking for recent graduates under the Pathways program. So most people would be 22. Actually all of the Pathways job descriptions are a joke. I think many recent grads have supervisory experience in honor societies, clubs and internships, but supervisory experience on government equipment??

On the flip side, we hire often. The resumes we receive are absolutely insane. They aren't qualified, their degrees are from University of Phoenix, their degrees are fluffy when we're looking for scientists and engineers. The whole process is extremely disappointing. I've also noticed that the new hires don't  "work well with others." Maybe because they all are pathological liars to get through the USA Jobs multiple choice questions and it carries through to everything else. [/quote]

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