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Posted this in the FSOT megathread, but I've got an insider lead on a web developer position. You need some Portuguese and the ability to get a SECRET clearance, not to mention IT skills. PM me if you're interested.
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Hey, so on the subject of interning... Remember the State Department Career Entry Program internships? Just got this in my inbox:quote:This is confirmation of receipt of your application to the Career Entry 10,000 applicants. Hopefully one of us gets in!
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Jul 25, 2010 03:33
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Hey, congratulations! Do you have any background doing imaging work, or were you able to swing some other experience? I'm curious because I've seen NGA's hiring page, and it seems like they mostly want engineer/hard science types.
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Sep 15, 2010 22:33
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My favorite part of that e-mail:quote:IF your score was high enough to be referred to hiring managers, it does not necessarily mean you are qualified to continue in the process. I will follow up with more information within the next 5 weeks (by Oct 30, 2010). I need to review each qualified individual’s application and spend some time referring you to our hiring managers who are interested in reviewing your resumes. Your patience is greatly appreciated. Just how in the gently caress is anyone supposed to be able to get a loving job here?
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Sep 24, 2010 01:09
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grover posted:I got a call yesterday from a colleague at another command wanting to hire me for a job I hadn't even applied for. Not the first time this has happened, either. All ya'll really have to do is just be awesome at what you do and opportunities will just roll on in! I'd agree with you, except that I find myself in the "can't get a job without experience, can't get experience without a job" miasma that so many others in this thread are in as well. This latest debacle with the CEP program is just another great example. I have an MA from a top ten university, I busted my rear end at school, ran one club and helped run three others, interned with a fairly prestigious think tank, have experience living and working abroad, and I speak Arabic at a decent level. Yet all of this isn't even enough to get one foot in the door with the Career Entry program or to pass the QEPs. I know that you're trying to be encouraging, but it seems kind of futile when very few of us are in the position to be doing anything. I'd wager that any of the people in this thread with federal aspirations could do any job we're given awesomely, but it sometimes feels like we'll never get a chance to prove it thanks to the impossibly high/impossibly opaque requirements needed just to get noticed by DoS/whatever.
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Sep 24, 2010 03:42
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Gravel Gravy posted:Want to hear something funny? I'm working as a delivery driver for a pizza place near NASA. Had an order late at night, brought it to them, with my resume. It's pretty hilarious that you're using the same tactics to get yourself hired in DC that aspiring screenwriters use in Hollywood to get themselves noticed. On another note, I'm moving to DC in about a week and a half to try to make it out there and find something. Anyone want to meet up at some point or another and share "it sucks being unemployed" stories? Perhaps a few of you gainfully employed folks can show up and assuage us with "don't worry, you'll get a job....someday" pats on the back.
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Oct 4, 2010 07:13
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psydude posted:Going to a government and NGO job fair on Monday hunting for internships. Is this a school-specific job fair, or can anyone attend? I just moved to DC and I'd like to start my in-person job hunt.
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Oct 14, 2010 20:28
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For you other aspiring gubmint employees/policy wonks, there's two events coming up I thought I'd share: November 2nd- The Institute for Security and Conflict Studies is hosting an event entitled "Fighting Corruption in the Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan" with Stuart W. Bowen, Jr and Stephen Biddle. November 9th- CNAS is hosting a book signing/lecture for Robert Kaplan's new book "Monsoon" regarding the future of naval power in the Indian Ocean. I'll be attending both. If you're interested in time/details, shoot me a PM and I'll give you the information- I hesitate to post it on a quasi-open forum lest LF decides to register Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Juba x 10,000.
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Oct 19, 2010 22:06
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Sent. Please tell me that's the address you use to apply for jobs.
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CherryCola posted:You too? That's the exact day I heard back about my dream Smithsonian job...it's been in limbo ever since. (I applied on June 1st) My application for a USAID JFSO position has been referred to the hiring official since March of 2009. No change in status or anything.
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