When I applied for the foreign service there were over 9000 applicants for
about 80 positions. Another problem for the government lies in the openness
of the competitions which leads to legal appeals from unhappy applicants.
The result is that they try to make their competitions completely bullet
proof.
--
Jim Humphries,
Former Visa Officer
"Fred Flintstone" wrote in message
news:438CCCDA.1010007@bedrock.com...
> Some jobs they get 15 or 20,000 applications for depending on what it is
> for....
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> Steve wrote:
>> Anyone has any idea how it works when the Federal/PSC hires? The
>> process looks like very complex and slow. For example, one of my
>> friends applied for a "permanent position" for a department in federal.
>> Here is the timeline:-
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>> Job advertised: December' 2004 (Deadline in Jan' 2005)
>> My friend applied:- Jan' 2005
>> No response till end of April' 2005
>> 1st Interview:- May' 2005
>> No response till end of August' 2005
>> 2nd Interview:- Sept' 2005
>> Reference check: Oct' 2005
>> AND no reply/response till now !!!!
>>
>>
>> How does it work? What are the processes involved here? How can anyone
>> know the status? Why it takes so long? Why they don't let you know what
>> is the intention? etc etc ..... Any idea?
>>
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