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I need to get back on the inside something fierce, but I don't qualify for any of the reinstatement stuff. Right now I'm contracting at a GS-12 equivalent, but I think OPM is just shitcanning most of my applications before I even get to the BQ list because they are under-rating my experience. Is there a good way to find out exactly which checkboxes I'm failing to hit on an application so I can rejigger my resume to at least hit the BQ list (when the things aren't monopolized by Vets, a thing that happens in my office a lot)?
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Toshimo posted:I need to get back on the inside something fierce, but I don't qualify for any of the reinstatement stuff. Right now I'm contracting at a GS-12 equivalent, but I think OPM is just shitcanning most of my applications before I even get to the BQ list because they are under-rating my experience. Is there a good way to find out exactly which checkboxes I'm failing to hit on an application so I can rejigger my resume to at least hit the BQ list (when the things aren't monopolized by Vets, a thing that happens in my office a lot)? Dragging this back from the last page since I'm getting desperate as a real nice position I'm perfectly qualified closes tomorrow and I really don't want to end up getting left off again because they aren't counting my contracting position as the proper GS equivalent.
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Did they rename CAs to CSs or is it that CAs are just an OCO thing?
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Anyone with use-or-lose going into Xmas is a moron.
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OPM says you lazy fuckers should just barter your handyman services to your landlord in the interim.
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Dec 28, 2018 04:25
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Discendo Vox posted:That's unfathomably dumb. Check out the new guy. You're going to have to learn to fathom harder in the dumb mines if you want to survive in Fedtown.
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Dec 29, 2018 21:07
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El Mero Mero posted:I'm kinda surprised that there hasn't been more talk of (admittedly illegal) walkouts of essential personnel. If you aren't getting paid, it's not illegal.
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Thesaurus posted:Striking is illegal for feds. However, I'm guessing if it's an individual decision it wouldn't fall under that rule. I was under the impression that Taft-Hartley may not apply to unpaid employees.
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Jan 16, 2019 18:54
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Correct, but suits are currently under way based on the premise that non-payment breaks the agreement.
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Jan 16, 2019 19:30
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Small White Dragon posted:You don't think there'a any chance the Democrats will cave? If they do, they get primaried into the ground, every last one of them.
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Jan 19, 2019 08:04
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Tuesday/Friday telework crew checking in. Monday holidays are A++
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So, I'm in a real weird spot a d could use some advice. I'm a former fed back as a contractor, and I'd really like to come back in-house. I've been on this contract for just over 7 years now, and there's been a few postings in my division that I BQ for, and despite getting along well with my Branch chief, being well-respected both inside and outside the division, and having an impressive list of achievements on the contract, I've always heard through back channels that the Division Director has some inexplicable grudge that causes them to intercede directly to block me from getting any of the Fed openings in the division. This week, we accidentally got another opening, very unexpectedly, and it's on a team that I'm very familiar with and very qualified for. In addition, because they didn't have any requirements prepped, they accidentally wrote the posting in a fashion that there may be less than 10 people in the world to qualify for, and I'm definitely one of them. It wasn't written for me, but it may as well have been. They also added some weird requirements to the application process that I picked up on that I think 99% of people would have missed. In total, I'm pretty sure that they made a posting completely through happenstance that I'm very much the only person that could possibly qualify for. But, I feel it in my bones that the Division Director is going to try and screw me out of this one more time. Do I have any legs to stand on, here? Since these are external postings, they don't even interview for them, generally. They just pass a name up and it gets done. Is there any way to communicate to OPM my concern about this without jeopardizing my chances? Would AFGE get involved if I could show that proper hiring practices weren't getting followed? What with Covid making it real hard to find a position elsewhere right now, and this posting being a massive, massive pay increase (and basically being the sort of position I'd ride out to retirement, so also a complete end to job stress), I could really use this position.
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Xelkelvos posted:So the IRS gave me a tentative offer for a position, but in order to get my fingerprinting for it, the closest place within the month of May or June (the position is slated for June) I can do it is five hours away. Should I just bite the bullet and make the drive or should I hold out for something else to happen or for another position? Suck it up, poo poo's about to get real and you don't want to be in FL for that.
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May 16, 2020 03:40
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Password Managers are not agency-approved software.
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 Ok, cool, cool, cool. What do? I assume just max out TSP. What else do I need to know? I haven't done this in a long time.
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Terror Ninja posted:If it is your first fed job try and negotiate step and leave accrual. I got 6 years of contracting time towards the leave scd and step 10. It's not. I had almost 6 years in the first time, but I left in 2007. I have been contracting at the same agency for a while now, though. Is that something I'd talk to OPM about? My timeline is: 4/2001 - 3/2007 - SSA (fed) 3/2007 - 3/2013 - Various 3/2013 - 7/2020 - SSA (contract)
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Hoo, boy. I never would have thought of that, but yeah, I'm just moving branches in the same division, so the workloads are highly related. I'll see if I can reach the HR contact on Monday.Dr. Quarex posted:Max out TSP and hope for remote work The agency has zero plans to put people back in the office for the forseeable future, and I'm going to be keeping my same laptop and PIV card (at least until they print the replacement). I may not even have to come into the building at all.
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Loucks posted:the initial step advantage disappears as you promote. Also, yeah, promotion is completely unlikely. I'll probably ride this one to the grave (mine, or the agency's).
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Xelkelvos posted:As a follow up to this, when I do take the firm offer from the IRS as Goons have suggested, how would I quit the position in the event the DoD at Ft. Hamilton gives me their firm offer before I'm due to start in Philly (8/31 for reference)? Is it just notify my would-be supervisor and do the paperwork they hand me or what? Go through your OPM contact.
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I mean this in the nicest way: If you use the same resume twice, you done hosed up. As people have mentioned, you need to tailor each resume to the posting. It matters a lot less that your resume looks coherent or that it tells the real narrative of what you do, but it matters 110% that it is coded to pass OPM. Since you are rewriting the thing every time anyway, keep a master copy on USAjobs and an offline master copy in Word, and rewrite the key sections every time. After you do that, just send off the copy and nuke it because you'll never use it again.
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wolfs posted:Hello thread- Looking at the FEMA listings here: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?l=Texas&a=HSCB&hp=public&p=1 Looks like almost all of them allow substitution of experience for education. I'd put in for some, even if it's not your field, as long as the pay can hold you and you can meet the requirements. It's easier to move internally than get hired externally (and almost no internal movement requires degrees).
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GD_American posted:I mean I've got stories, but this SSA job is by far the least demanding, best paid job I've ever had. My worst day sitting at my dining table answering calls from people too dumb to formulate the question they want to ask is better than the best day I ever had crawling out of a ballast tank. One of us! One of us! 
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marchantia posted:SSA jobs can hard, keeping up with numbers is hard and the training is often insufficient for the actual work you do. Don't beat yourself up. But, like Who's Line, all the numbers are made up and don't matter. Dr. Quarex posted:Meanwhile I was told I was unqualified for the SSA GS-7 I applied to, despite five years as a GS-9 at USCIS, which as far as I can tell is the immigration equivalent of SSA Next time, send me the posting you are looking at. Your experience is completely irrelevant, it's all about the keywords.
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v0v, SSA has a 3 and a half hour window (at least at HQ) to show up, so I don't think it's crazy unreasonable to be like "just clock in when you get in/on". Like, nobody of significance gives a poo poo if when you come in during that window, just that you do and that you're honest about it, which seems like a trivial ask.
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Lol, the bikini did it before the burger, you nerds. Most federal agencies are full of, and run by, puritanical boomers.
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:So someone I know already has a contact for a job that was just posted. Straight Es or no on the questionnaire? Do you want to get hired?
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FredMSloniker posted:Is there a way to search USAJOBS by qualifications or job level or what have you? I'm trying to get back in the real workforce after a stint with Doordash, and I'm trying to find a 'get your foot in the door' type job. Don't underestimate yourself. Most jobs can be done with anyone with a pulse. Shotgun apps and see what's working and what isn't.
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Pages? I would not even know how many pages my ~digitally submitted form resume~ is. Who even tracks that?
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sucks to your rear end-mar posted:I graduate with my master's in accounting in about three months. Currently trawling through usajobs, can I put that I already received my master's in the multiple choice or is that a big no no? Absolutely list it. In the unlikely event that your start date is in less than 3 months, and it would be a dealbreaker for them, oh well. The other 99% of the time, it's in your favor. The only way you could possibly get in trouble for it is if you get hired before completing your master's and don't disclose it.
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STANDING OFFER: I will review any resume for any position. Just PM me the listing and the resume or link in any format. Here via PMs or toshimo@toshimo.com. Let it be known: I don't give a flying gently caress if you are on-paper qualified for a position. Are you putting in for stuff beyond your reach? loving good. I'll help you tailor to fit. I won't tell you to lie. I won't break any laws. But, I drat sure will give you a better fighting chance than you'd have by being timid, or even worse, not applying. Most of the Feds I've worked with over the years weren't half as qualified as they pretended to be, and if you're not gonna be a shithead and you're willing to learn on-the-job, I'd rather see you get it than someone who's all-paper-no-sense.
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Toshimo posted:STANDING OFFER: I will review any resume for any position. Just PM me the listing and the resume or link in any format. Here via PMs or toshimo@toshimo.com. Heads up, I've reviewed 2 resumes/positions so far for goons (and I hope they got something out of my feedback, so if you're looking to make a change, this offer is still open. Parallelwoody posted:I'm at the point where I don't even know how to expand my resume much because of all the years I've spent in trying to word things as efficiently as possible (well that and only 3 years exp. in my field). I'm guess I want to be as neurotically detailed as possible with a gov. app though? Like instead of "conducted employee investigations" it would be more along the lines of "determined there was an employee issue" "interviewed employee" "made judgement about employee truthiness" "wrote down information relevant to investigation" "took bribe to ignore issue" "acted on results of investigation" "made report to supervisor" - we talking something more like this? Like, this guy. If you have a particular position in mind, send me a link and I'll tell you a bit about how to tackle it.
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BAE OF PIGS posted:Is it cool to post about state job (governmentjobs.com) postings in this thread? All the federal government jobs in my area are just military careers or like "waiter for Texas Roadhouse on base" This request has been: Approved.
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Evil SpongeBob posted:Had an employee resign and was very mad that they couldn't cash out their sick leave or that we wouldn't approve sick leave for their last week without a doctor's note. poo poo's wild, dude. I just got notice today that they reinstated my sick leave that I had left from previous service (250 hours). They told me I got cashed out for it, and I was like "You better find a receipt for that."
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Artificer posted:For questions where you say if you want/are qualified for GS 9 then it asks you if you are qualified for GS 11, do you answer yes to both similar to answering E forever? Or do you actually say no to 11 if you aren't qualified? The important thing here is that you figure out why you secretly are actually qualified for the higher grade, and write that narrative. Goons have a terrible habit of underselling themselves. In the unlikely event you don't qualify for the higher grade... I guess it's personal preference. I would never not check it, but that's something you have to decide for yourself. If you are asking if it hurts your chances not to select them all, "probably".
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Artificer posted:Is there a difference via qualifying via experience, education, or a mix of the two? It's all black box bullshit and varies by agency, even varying by whichever HR person reads your resume. Education is usually more sure, so if you were given the choice which to qualify with and you met the education requirement, I'd lean towards qualifying via that. If you have anything you can stitch together to even tenuously meet the higher reqs, do so and make them tell you no. Hell, I've applied for the exact position I was doing before and been told I didn't have the experience requirement, when I'd have been the one teaching my replacement. Be prepared to fight for your qualifications. If they tell you that you didn't meet the reqs, you can push the issue (and you should if you really want that job) and have it reviewed. Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. All of this is more art than science because of how much unilateral power everyone who touches your resume has combined with the entire lack of accountability. Just remember that you are your only and best advocate and fight tooth and nail for everything you've earned.
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Artificer posted:Job hunting loving sucks hahahah New thread title, honestly.
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Betazoid posted:How do you contest not being referred? For a year, I was a staff-augmentation contractor doing the work of a GS-12 and I get "not referred" based on experience for 9s and 11s. I've always directly contacted the OPM rep assigned to the position.
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