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stephelopholus posted:Thanks! I feel better about the job now. How do the benefits work for seasonal? In order to sign up for FEHB (health insurance) your seasonal contract must be for six or more months. Seasonal contracts can change from year to year, but once you're on FEHB, you won't be dropped. You will have to pay the premiums out of pocket during non-pay or you can have it deducted when you return to pay status. All other benefits, such as FEGLI, FERS, TSP and leave accrual you will get regardless. You won't accrue leave in non-pay status, but will have it for when you return. While typing this up, I just got a suggested release date from my new Agency, and may be converting o my promotion after 9/8/12. In my case, I started as a 5/6/7/8 seasonal with IRS in Jan, moved to HHS in Feb to a 5/6/7 and will be moving onto a 7/9/11 with HUD soon. Take any opportunity that you can get, it is worth it.
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menpoop posted:I'm about to enter into a position as a civilian with one of the services so I might be able to add some insight. I've got a poli-sci BA and an IR-type MA. While my education was no doubt important in getting my resume looked at, I really think that what sealed the deal for me during the selection process were the skills I could reference outside of academia. (study abroad, language, internships) I understand it is a lot of networking and internship experience that can kinda cinch the deal, I may just be in a sort of panic right now with starting student debts and now I'm wondering if its worth it. I really enjoy the field, I want to continue my Russian, but when I hear from friends and family who get hard science degrees who get contractor jobs (not what I want, but definite and steady paying) it gives me pause. I figure that I will stick with the program for at least a year, see what internships I can get, re-take the FSOT, etc. I got interviews with only the BA, maybe I can get further with the MA. Just need to keep trying.
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I'm thinking about applying for a SMART fellowship which would land me in Crane, IN Naval special warfare center. Basically, for each year of support, I have to work there as a postdoc for a year. I was just curious if anyone has done this or works there. Is it a decent working environment? Do happy people work there? About how much do they pay their postdocs? I'm also applying for other fellowships which pay less, but don't come with that particular string attached. Also, as far as background checks go, does the fact that I have a palestinian step father and posted a few times in the comedy forum sub-forum, LF, matter? The site mentioned something about people with non-american family members potentially having a harder time with security clearance.
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An Immigration Officer position finally opens up! Sadly I got smacked with this:USAJOBS posted:WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: 
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Delorence Fickle posted:An Immigration Officer position finally opens up! Sadly I got smacked with this: grover fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Sep 1, 2012 |
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Delorence Fickle posted:An Immigration Officer position finally opens up! Sadly I got smacked with this: Keep looking. We're hiring a ton soon.
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grover posted:I *HATE* it when agencies do that. Personally, I think it reeks of cronyism and the good ole boy network when they don't open positions up to others in outside agencies who may be even more qualified. Tell me about it, I'm already a DHS employee (TSA assistant security training instructor) and you would think they would open it up to the other component agencies at the very least. Beerdeer posted:Keep looking. We're hiring a ton soon. Thanks. I'm definitely tossing my app into the hat.
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Anyone have any experience working at USGS? I find that I feel I am a good fit for positions based on USAJobs descriptions but I often end up marking the "has no experience" option a lot during the application process.
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I've been applying to Avue Central for the Forestry Service. Has anyone gotten any feedback or job offers from there? Should I fill out the profile on their site more? btw USAJOBS sends me to avue to apply at those postions
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Gath posted:I've been applying to Avue Central for the Forestry Service. Has anyone gotten any feedback or job offers from there? Should I fill out the profile on their site more? Forest Service. Not Forestry service. Sorry, pet peeve. The most common way to get into USFS is through volunteering or/working as a student/seasonal worker. That way you'll get your name out there and get an advocate on the inside. That said, like any other federal position when applying online you want to match your resume to the job description as much as possible. Fill out your avue profile thoroughly. Cast your net wide as far as locations you are willing to relocate to. You will most likely end up in the middle of nowhere starting out. It also can't hurt to ask the station you're applying to about the process, because there are many recruitments that pull in so many veteran applicants you won't even get looked at without veteran points.
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I feel secure enough in my job (read: I am now convinced the entire thing isn't just a fever dream) to post on the internet that I'm working in ODAR for the Social Security Administration, in case anyone is wondering about that sorta thing. So, I can attest that federal jobs rock pretty hard. And that you will wait forever to hear back from an interview.
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Boxman posted:I feel secure enough in my job (read: I am now convinced the entire thing isn't just a fever dream) to post on the internet that I'm working in ODAR for the Social Security Administration, in case anyone is wondering about that sorta thing. So, I can attest that federal jobs rock pretty hard. And that you will wait forever to hear back from an interview. What's your job with ODAR? I'm a technical expert (T2) in a field office that is getting absolutely no staffing anytime soon and wondering how ODAR feels about the explosion in non disability hearing filings?
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Nutella posted:What's your job with ODAR? I'm a technical expert (T2) in a field office that is getting absolutely no staffing anytime soon and wondering how ODAR feels about the explosion in non disability hearing filings? I'm an attorney advisor decision writer, so I'm new to the SSA. Im new enough, and insulated enough from the process, that I can't really speak to it. Sorry. 
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Boxman posted:I'm an attorney advisor decision writer, so I'm new to the SSA. Im new enough, and insulated enough from the process, that I can't really speak to it. Sorry. What was your background as an attorney prior to getting this job?
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Relatively fresh out. I had done corporate trust work and doc review, and a couple of my fellow attorney advisors were also pretty fresh from the bar. A couple had longer legal resumes, but I'm not entirely sure of what they did (and I'm not really comfortable trusting my memory with someone else's resume, even if it's on the internet.)
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A quick whine: does anybody know what's going on with overseas hiring? I'm on Yokota Air Base (outskirts of Tokyo) and I'm wondering when this so-called strategic 'Pacific Pivot' is going to result in greater professional opportunities in the region. I've seen the same 10-15 lousy results appearing on USAjobs searches for half a year, most of which are Standing Register (collecting resumes just in case a vacancy appears). Was there some kind of unannounced hiring freeze, or are agencies waiting for some sort of budgetary announcement? Where the hell did the jobs go, and are they ever coming back?
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Fiscal year starts in October, job announcements will probably follow this.
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Machiavellist posted:Fiscal year starts in October, job announcements will probably follow this. Probably not until April when the actual budget gets passed. Remember the whole sequestration thing?
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Good point, but the announcements will be pre-posted so as to ensure enough applicants are available to fill the positions.
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Any procurement/acquisition/contracting staff in this thread? I am currently a contractor and looking to go federal. I know the standard softwares like the back of my hand (Oracle, SAP, PRISM) and can sell personal efficiency/productivity pretty well but need more a bit more background in FAR. I'm worried all the returning vets who know their defense FAR would whoop my rear end in any candidate eval, along with whatever veteran preference points.
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What's the deal with the "federal resume?" I applied to a fellowship position that was about to close (Brandeis fellowship -- attorney excepted position if it matters) and I just used my private sector resume since I've never applied to a gov't position before now. Does that mean I'm totally out of consideration if I didn't use the longer style resume?
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Omerta posted:Does that mean I'm totally out of consideration if I didn't use the longer style resume? I landed my position with my standard resume format. I may be the exception, but hopefully your résumé won't get tossed in the trash immediately.  (iOS adding the accents to résumé making my posts look stylish) EDIT: oh what the hell, those words looked normal when I typed them into the textbox. Apple is loving us again! 
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Boxman posted:I landed my position with my standard resume format. I may be the exception, but hopefully your résumé won't get tossed in the trash immediately. iOS is only succeeding in making your post look like ASCII garbage, sorry. As to the "federal" resume, it's more a function of how USAJobs works. Federal hirers are used to seeing ugly plain text long format resumes, so it's to your benefit to use the long form to include as much details as possible. grover fucked around with this message at 16:12 on Sep 25, 2012 |
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Machiavellist posted:Fiscal year starts in October, job announcements will probably follow this. This isn't usually the case. We've gotten the most announcements in the past between May and August, at least since I've been here (2010).
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I'm looking for network engineering jobs on USAJOBs and having some trouble understanding their experience requirements. The jobs I'm looking at range from GS9-GS11. I THINK I meet the experience requirement, but some of them list the Requirement for GS-X as having a GS-X minus 1 job for over a year, which doesn't help me at all. Basically I have 5 years IT experience, with 1.5 of that being Networking, with a 2 year degree and professional level certifications, can someone guess as to what that would be on the GS level?
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Mugaaz posted:I'm looking for network engineering jobs on USAJOBs and having some trouble understanding their experience requirements. The jobs I'm looking at range from GS9-GS11. I THINK I meet the experience requirement, but some of them list the Requirement for GS-X as having a GS-X minus 1 job for over a year, which doesn't help me at all.
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Mugaaz posted:I'm looking for network engineering jobs on USAJOBs and having some trouble understanding their experience requirements. The jobs I'm looking at range from GS9-GS11. I THINK I meet the experience requirement, but some of them list the Requirement for GS-X as having a GS-X minus 1 job for over a year, which doesn't help me at all. Good luck man. I had 8 years of IT experience with 30% disability rating in the military and I couldn't even get a windows admin position INTERVIEW. I however got offered 2 jobs contracting with the DoD or the TSA in computer spots with minimal interviews... I just don't understand.
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I'm about to take that plunge into 4 years of college for a Geography degree with a GIS specialty. Then hopefully I'll land that intel analyst, or NASA analyst job I keep seeing listed.
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Boxman posted:I'm an attorney advisor decision writer, so I'm new to the SSA. Im new enough, and insulated enough from the process, that I can't really speak to it. Sorry. I am also a new attorney advisor with ODAR. Did you just spend 2 glorious weeks at training in St. Louis?
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Within the next year I'll be graduating with an M.S. doing a thesis relating to stable isotope marine chemistry and I was wondering what, if any, career tracks at various agencies this could set me up for. I'm still considering going for a PhD after I'm done, but suffice to say I'm somewhat disenchanted with the academic world and may not end up going for a doctorate. I suppose NOAA, USGS, USFWS (B.S. in Zoology) are the obvious agencies?
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Baby Battering Ram posted:I am also a new attorney advisor with ODAR. Did you just spend 2 glorious weeks at training in St. Louis? Please tell me how you wound up getting this job!
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prussian advisor posted:Please tell me how you wound up getting this job! I saw an advertisment on my law school's job board in June for an AA position and sent a cover letter and resume. At the end of August I recieved an email to schedule an interview later that week. After the interview I was asked to supply fingerprints and an official transcript. Exactly one week after the interview I was offered a position and told I needed to start in 10 days or 17 days. I started 10 days later and was sent to national decision writers training the following week. My office hired 6 new attorney advisors. We all have different backgrounds. I practiced civil litigation for 4 years, primarily workers' compensation, and spent a year doing doc review. ODAR had a major hiring push this summer and had to get new employees on board by the end of FY 2012 (Sept. 30). Unfortunately, we were told they would probably not be hiring again any time soon.
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Are there any NSA, CIA, or DIA goons in here? I'm mostly interested in what the internal culture is like - does it suck working there even if you're doing cool stuff, etc. I can't find much good information.
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Red Crown posted:Are there any NSA, CIA, or DIA goons in here? I'm mostly interested in what the internal culture is like - does it suck working there even if you're doing cool stuff, etc. I can't find much good information. I'm a DIA contractor (and Dept. of Army civilian hopeful) in Korea and all of the DIA civilians here love it. I'm not sure what insight you're actually looking for but I know a few DIA civilians that could probably be paged to the thread to answer questions.
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Is there a reason that a security investigation would not be able to start processing until a year later? I ask because I listed a particular activity that I did once in July 2012 and was told that if I accepted a job offer the security clearance process would not be able to start until July 2013. Is it likely that they are waiting to start the investigation until a year has passed since that activity (so that I do not fail the investigation based on recency)?
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Baby Battering Ram posted:I am also a new attorney advisor with ODAR. Did you just spend 2 glorious weeks at training in St. Louis? I did. As awesome as it is that the government is providing training, I'm pretty happy to be on live cases. Also, as someone who actually works here, I hope you enjoyed being told "don't go outside the campus. It's...not safe."
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Boxman posted:I did. As awesome as it is that the government is providing training, I'm pretty happy to be on live cases. I was disappointed that we couldn't stop at Chop Suey. The compound seems like a depressing place to work everyday but at least the Red Cross is close by!
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Just put in for a temporary GS13 post at USCIS. I'm a 12 now, but boy would that be nice.
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