Your end-of-video reference to your other videos is smooth like butter. You’re a natural at this. Thank you for the awesome content as always. I’m a federal employee currently trying to move up through the GS scale and your videos have helped tremendously. My resume never looked sharper. I’m almost embarrassed to look at the version of it that landed my current job 😅
getting referred is hard when you have to compete with veterans who get points lol I've gotten tons of "you're eligble, but not referred due to vets who get priority" oh well, back to the job hunt!
Armand, just wanted to take time to thank you for your great information. I got a temp offer from an agency. It's a long process and I will keep you posted if I do get a final offer. Until then I keep applying. You're the best!
I am a current Federal employee applying for jobs 2-3 times a week to every other week, I make it to step 5 of referral that you talk about and thats as far as it goes. USAjobs frustrates me time and time again that i'm on the brink of giving up and staying at a job i'm not happy with. I've been applying for jobs ever since I finished my 2 year probationary period that new federal employees have to go through. which now i'm on year 3 almost 4 of applying for jobs and still have nothing new. I told myself I wasn't going to stay at my current job past 2 years and leave for a new one after finishing the probation period. I hit my 4 year mark at my current job in a couple weeks and i'm still at the same job.
Can you increase the amount of times you are applying or are you focused on a specific area with limited jobs? If you stuck at step 5 then you need to try to improve your resume to get selected for an interview. Spending more time tailoring the resume to match the "Specialized Experience" section of each job announcement should help. Thanks for watching!
@@armandcuret1 For the time being i'm just focused on a specific area which is in the field i'm in currently. But if i'm able to get this one GS-7 position that i've been getting referred for same position, variety of locations, I have something I want to really do that I can't do at the moment because partly requires specific training/license which is quite expensive and I cannot afford it on my current pay with my current job.
I am a federal employee, I have been applying for a promotion, and I even paid professional that writes federal competitive resume I have not been best qualify, the KSA'S is what is getting to me. Nobody knows which KSA'S have the highest points to make it to the best qualify.
I would try to strengthen your achievements in your resume that speaks to the KSAs. Being "best qualified" will often come down to how you are quantifying and explaining your achievements in your resume and how relevant it is to the job announcement. Another option is to open up your job search to include other job series/agencies. Wish you the best.
Hi Armand, I'm currently on step seven of the hiring process. I have been on this step for over a month and have not started my background check. Do you know how long it normally takes to get through steps seven and eight? I haven't heard back from the staffing agency about the next steps. Thanks for all the great content!!
If it has been over a month since your tentative job offer, I would email your HR point of contact and ask them for a status update and if there is anything you can do to move the process along. If you submitted all of your documents, then it could be either 1. The security team is backed up or understaffed 2. There could be a budget issue within the agency pertaining to the job position. Try to communicate as much as possible with HR and in the meantime keep applying to other jobs.
If you are on step 7 due to waiting on the PNSB committee to determine your salary. Can you still interview for other positions? I’ve declined them because I didn’t want to cause any weird feelings. Or should continue to interview within the VA?
In some cases, you can get a job offer without interviewing. It could be a good sign but I would continue to apply to other job announcements. Thanks for watching!
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This is a great video! I’ve been a fed for 15 years and this hits the nail on the head, even for seasoned feds!
I appreciate it!
Your end-of-video reference to your other videos is smooth like butter. You’re a natural at this. Thank you for the awesome content as always.
I’m a federal employee currently trying to move up through the GS scale and your videos have helped tremendously. My resume never looked sharper. I’m almost embarrassed to look at the version of it that landed my current job 😅
Thanks, I have been working on that. I am glad you are finding my videos useful. Thank you for watching!
Very informative thanks
I'm a truck driver 2 yrs exp. Never been in the military. 50 yrs old. Us citizen. Clean record. Never COVID vac. What should I do.
getting referred is hard when you have to compete with veterans who get points lol I've gotten tons of "you're eligble, but not referred due to vets who get priority" oh well, back to the job hunt!
Nah, I am a vet and getting "not refered" thing, too, but after watching these videos 😅 I think I understand why
Armand, just wanted to take time to thank you for your great information. I got a temp offer from an agency. It's a long process and I will keep you posted if I do get a final offer. Until then I keep applying. You're the best!
Congrats on the job offer! I am glad that you found my videos helpful. Thank you for watching!
Did you get the final offer?
I am a current Federal employee applying for jobs 2-3 times a week to every other week, I make it to step 5 of referral that you talk about and thats as far as it goes. USAjobs frustrates me time and time again that i'm on the brink of giving up and staying at a job i'm not happy with. I've been applying for jobs ever since I finished my 2 year probationary period that new federal employees have to go through. which now i'm on year 3 almost 4 of applying for jobs and still have nothing new. I told myself I wasn't going to stay at my current job past 2 years and leave for a new one after finishing the probation period. I hit my 4 year mark at my current job in a couple weeks and i'm still at the same job.
Can you increase the amount of times you are applying or are you focused on a specific area with limited jobs? If you stuck at step 5 then you need to try to improve your resume to get selected for an interview. Spending more time tailoring the resume to match the "Specialized Experience" section of each job announcement should help.
Thanks for watching!
@@armandcuret1 For the time being i'm just focused on a specific area which is in the field i'm in currently. But if i'm able to get this one GS-7 position that i've been getting referred for same position, variety of locations, I have something I want to really do that I can't do at the moment because partly requires specific training/license which is quite expensive and I cannot afford it on my current pay with my current job.
I am a federal employee, I have been applying for a promotion, and I even paid professional that writes federal competitive resume I have not been best qualify, the KSA'S is what is getting to me. Nobody knows which KSA'S have the highest points to make it to the best qualify.
I would try to strengthen your achievements in your resume that speaks to the KSAs. Being "best qualified" will often come down to how you are quantifying and explaining your achievements in your resume and how relevant it is to the job announcement.
Another option is to open up your job search to include other job series/agencies.
Wish you the best.
Need help on federal resume
Hi Armand,
I'm currently on step seven of the hiring process. I have been on this step for over a month and have not started my background check. Do you know how long it normally takes to get through steps seven and eight? I haven't heard back from the staffing agency about the next steps. Thanks for all the great content!!
If it has been over a month since your tentative job offer, I would email your HR point of contact and ask them for a status update and if there is anything you can do to move the process along. If you submitted all of your documents, then it could be either 1. The security team is backed up or understaffed 2. There could be a budget issue within the agency pertaining to the job position.
Try to communicate as much as possible with HR and in the meantime keep applying to other jobs.
Armand, I need strong advise, is there an alternative way to reach you
Yes, you can reach me through the links in the video description.
Isnt there a test such an aptitude, skill or performance test?
Sometimes there are online assessments for job announcements. But the old aptitude tests from years ago no longer exist.
Can you please help me to find a state job if I have done post graduation in history so what are the state jobs for me
If you are on step 7 due to waiting on the PNSB committee to determine your salary. Can you still interview for other positions? I’ve declined them because I didn’t want to cause any weird feelings. Or should continue to interview within the VA?
Is it normal to have your reference check first? What s next after that?
HR contacting your references is a positive indicator after the interview. If you are selected the next step would be the tentative job offer.
@@armandcuret1 I haven't had an interview.
In some cases, you can get a job offer without interviewing. It could be a good sign but I would continue to apply to other job announcements. Thanks for watching!
That happened to me, they asked for my references before the interview and then I got the job
If I already have an active DoD Secret clearance and a DOE public trust, would they still need to check my credit and do another background check?
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