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Pathways is Anti-Veteran

2011-11-21T11:27:26.563-05:00

Pathways is FCIP and the so called Outstanding Scholar Program on steroids. Once Pathways is in place the MSPB and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is going to have to address whether it provides managers a means to evade hiring veterans. We have a long way to go. more

Re-hire into the Federal Government

2011-10-18T11:52:32.363-04:00

Hi, I would like to know why is it so hard to get back into the government for employment once out. I have sent countless applications to different organizations within the government for employment. Some I was referred on , but not selected and some I just was not referred and I have worked in some of these positions before. I would love the opportunity to explain my SF-50, because truly it's based soley on what that reads. more

I haven't seen this mentioned, but it should be addressed: TIME-IN-GRADE

2011-07-11T19:09:33.843-04:00

Should the time-in-grade requirement of a Federal Employee not be abolished? My own experience has been that I spend 12 years in a GS-5 Federal position that had no promotion potential. But it was a steady, dependable position. And it was available when I needed a job! I found myself (suddenly)a single mom and sole support of the family, so I needed to take what I could get. I was well qualified, by experience from before I hired into that position (series), for higher graded jobs, but there weren't any available then. However, every time I applied for the higher graded jobs later, it was noted that I was a Federal employee (GS-5) and had not held a Federal grade of GS-6 or 7, so I was disqualified. How ridiculous! Yet, someone who had not served the Federal government faithfully for all those years--someone less qualified than I--could apply for and be hired into a GS-7 (or 9 or whatever) position because they did not have to have time-in-grade. Once one is hired into the Federal system he/she may as well forget seeking advancement--unless his/her particular position happens to have promotion potential to the grade she/he desires. The way I had to get around it was to QUIT Federal Service after my children were grown, and now try to re-hire at a higher grade. How ridiculous is that?!!! more

I've been thinking...

2011-05-24T16:39:37.483-04:00

While hiring reform is making significant progress across the Government, there are still many areas where we can improve. Providing people who apply for Federal jobs an update or status is one area where we'd like to see further improvement. But, what is the best way to provide this notification--email, post to USAJOBS, an App? Let us know what you think and what would work best for you...we want to do what makes sense for you. Thanks! more

OPM Launches USAJOBSRecruit!

2011-05-06T09:27:40.343-04:00

The Office of Personnel Management is proud to present USAJOBSRecruit, a one-stop recruiting website for human resources professionals, managers, and Federal employees interested in recruiting.

USAJOBSRecruit provides information, tools, and guidance on all things recruiting. It also offers discussion forums, chats, and blogs to foster learning and collaboration. If you are a Federal employee with a .gov, .mil, .fed.us, or si.edu email address, we encourage you to join us!

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