Anonymous
07/01/2015 22:43
Subject: Re:anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
I started my 1st fed job monday. Technical/computing.
Anonymous
07/01/2015 20:57
Subject: Re:anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
I did, for an expected service position (not attorney or anything scientific).
Anonymous
07/01/2015 20:27
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
Anonymous wrote:Not OP but it is so hard to get in. They want technical expertise that only someone who's done that EXACT job before could be qualified for. The requirements are insane.
My sister is biologist and they asked if she had performed very rare testing on animals as one of her questions. The only people who would even do this test are current USDA biologists! Questions like that are set up to fail people. The HR office ended up not getting one qualified candidate and had to repost the job.
They're not set up to fail people, they're set up to find the right people. If the job requires specialized knowledge they have every right to ask for it. If they find no one, they repost. It isn't a huge conspiracy.
Anonymous
07/01/2015 12:11
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
PP here again-I should have added that I'm in a field that rarely, if ever, sees qualified vets apply.
Anonymous
07/01/2015 12:09
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
Yes, about 3 months ago. I did get help with my federal resume from non-agency fed friends.
Anonymous
07/01/2015 11:59
Subject: Re:anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
Yes, but Foreign Service not Civil Service. Tough process to go through, but the career is amazing.
Anonymous
07/01/2015 07:27
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
Anonymous wrote:I did, about 1 year ago...but I have a PhD in a specialized fiend and was very familiar with the problem space. Since they required the PhD in this field, and there were no status or preference people looking, I got the offer. However, it came in at 1/2 my current salary.
Were you coming from industry? All the science PhDs I know who went into academia are getting paid less than a GS-14 and they work a hell of a lot harder.
Anonymous
06/30/2015 19:33
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
A year ago yes. I was meticulous about the application. I had a friend that is a federal employee look over it. And DH reviewed it for any errors. Whole process took 6 months from application to starting day.
Anonymous
06/30/2015 17:35
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
I started in January. But the job I took was a direct hire position- veterans preference didn't come into play. My agency is hiring again but now it's competitive- there were no non-vets who made the current referral list.
Anonymous
06/30/2015 15:24
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
Have been referred lots, have interviewed but no offer...
Anonymous
06/30/2015 15:19
Subject: anyone get a fed job for an open annoucement recently?
My husband did in April. Fits what you described but he did put in a word after he made the initial round. Took about 15 months of trying and wasn't easy or smooth.