Anonymous
Post 08/15/2024 22:33     Subject: Impossible to get from excepted to competitive service?
Anonymous wrote:OP here, I’m tired of the restrictions of my job field and would like the potential to telework even for a single day.


I made the switch for similar reason. I applied to 100 jobs or so. It was hard work and I networked like no other.

It was a project that took me year and I wasn’t giving up. 5 months into competitive service job and all is well.

Just keep at it.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2024 18:11     Subject: Impossible to get from excepted to competitive service?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What restrictions? Teleworking has nothing to do with the excerpted service.


It does when you can ONLY work in the office on certain computer systems.


The issue then is that you don't like your current job and you want a new one that allows telework. It isn't about competitive v. excepted service. There are thousands of full-time or near full-time remote workers in the excepted service.


+1
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2024 14:15     Subject: Impossible to get from excepted to competitive service?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to be in the competitive service? I feel like those jobs hardly exist anymore.

The vast majority of federal jobs are competitive service.


It’s about 50/50, actually.
Anonymous
Post 08/14/2024 12:59     Subject: Re:Impossible to get from excepted to competitive service?
Try DCSA, we are only going in one day a week (except for small intel shop)