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Post by chessparent on May 4, 2014 20:28:09 GMT -5
Alas, I missed most of the excitement this past weekend, but it looks like I am not on the present certificate. Am I disappointed? No way (ok, just a little). I say "rejoice" in your second (and beyond) place on the certificate! Who wants to be a trailblazer? Who wants to be a guinea pig? Not me. Let us learn from the mistakes to come. Plan your summer vacations, enroll your children for school in the fall, get married (or divorced) this summer, relax for the first time since March 2013, and go to the beach. Hang in there troops, our turn is coming. Come on October 1st!! What are we thinking now? October certificate, November interviews, offers by January 2015? Sounds good to me.
(Of course, if I get an email indicating I am on the certificate tomorrow, I am abandoning all of you).
But, in the meantime, as the self-proclaimed leader of the second (and beyond) cert club, stay positive. All certificates-not just the "first"- lead to ALJ offers!
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Post by JudgeRatty on May 4, 2014 20:46:57 GMT -5
Alas, I missed most of the excitement this past weekend, but it looks like I am not on the present certificate. Am I disappointed? No way (ok, just a little). I say "rejoice" in your second (and beyond) place on the certificate! Who wants to be a trailblazer? Who wants to be a guinea pig? Not me. Let us learn from the mistakes to come. Plan your summer vacations, enroll your children for school in the fall, get married (or divorced) this summer, relax for the first time since March 2013, and go to the beach. Hang in there troops, our turn is coming. Come on October 1st!! What are we thinking now? October certificate, November interviews, offers by January 2015? Sounds good to me. (Of course, if I get an email indicating I am on the certificate tomorrow, I am abandoning all of you). But, in the meantime, as the self-proclaimed leader of the second (and beyond) cert club, stay positive. All certificates lead to ALJ offers! Here here fearless leader of the 2nd cert club! Right with you! Unless abandoned that is...LOL!
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Post by luckylady2 on May 5, 2014 0:39:15 GMT -5
I'm in!
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Post by ok1956 on May 5, 2014 7:08:39 GMT -5
I'm in, too!
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Post by moopigsdad on May 5, 2014 7:15:06 GMT -5
Alas, I missed most of the excitement this past weekend, but it looks like I am not on the present certificate. Am I disappointed? No way (ok, just a little). I say "rejoice" in your second (and beyond) place on the certificate! Who wants to be a trailblazer? Who wants to be a guinea pig? Not me. Let us learn from the mistakes to come. Plan your summer vacations, enroll your children for school in the fall, get married (or divorced) this summer, relax for the first time since March 2013, and go to the beach. Hang in there troops, our turn is coming. Come on October 1st!! What are we thinking now? October certificate, November interviews, offers by January 2015? Sounds good to me. (Of course, if I get an email indicating I am on the certificate tomorrow, I am abandoning all of you). But, in the meantime, as the self-proclaimed leader of the second (and beyond) cert club, stay positive. All certificates-not just the "first"- lead to ALJ offers! While I agree with most of your sentiment chessparent, I do remember your cannibalistic ways against those standing in front of you. So, rest assured, I will either be behind you or beside you, but not in front of you because I value my life too much! I am actually relieved to not make the first cert because I would have likely been filler with my score against those who made the cert. I would rather be on the second cert and not be filler material because once again I assume you would eat the filler material in front of you, too! LOL! Other then that, I am with you 100% on the Second Cert Club.
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Post by sealaw90 on May 5, 2014 8:15:10 GMT -5
Me too! Thanks, I feel a lot better now about not being a trailblazer anymore. It has been a crazy year, so I'll just sit on the bench as a second-stringer and watch the game.
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Post by gary on May 5, 2014 8:38:24 GMT -5
I'm in on the Second Cert Club. Unless I should be starting a Third Cert Club.
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Post by berk727 on May 5, 2014 8:39:43 GMT -5
all hail the leader of the second cert club!!! may your reign be just and true. and may you only eat those in front of me!
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Post by Gaidin on May 5, 2014 8:59:59 GMT -5
Finally, a leader we can count on.
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Post by funkyodar on May 5, 2014 9:03:31 GMT -5
I've long thought the second cert would be the sweet spot for someone like me, a just on the good side of fhe curve scorer, nonvet with large gal.
In truth, while I made this cert for 38 cities, I expect my score places me near the bottom of each list. So, that means being on this cert has one of four possible outcomes.
I could get hired, but that would basically require ssa to have figured out a way to keep the old generality that "scores don't matter." I don't see how that can be in this new single city cert world.
I bomb the interview, in which case its just over.
I get considered for 3 of the 38 and get three struck, also over.
Or, being so low on each city's list, they never get to me for consideration and I go back to the reg and hope for the second cert. Thats the second best possible outcome for me. If that happens, I will happily line up BEHIND chessparent.
Good luck everyone.
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Post by gary on May 5, 2014 9:03:45 GMT -5
all hail the leader of the second cert club!!! may your reign be just and true. and may you only eat those in front of me! Ditto except only eat those in front of me.
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Post by gary on May 5, 2014 9:06:29 GMT -5
I've long thought the second cert would be the sweet spot for someone like me, a just on the good side of fhe curve scorer, nonvet with large gal. In truth, while I made this cert for 38 cities, I expect my score places me near the bottom of each list. So, that means being on this cert has one of four possible outcomes. I could get hired, but that would basically require ssa to have figured out a way to keep the old generality that "scores don't matter." I don't see how that can be in this new single city cert world. I bomb the interview, in which case its just over. I get considered for 3 of the 38 and get three struck, also over. Or, being so low on each city's list, they never get to me for consideration and I go back to the reg and hope for the second cert. Thats the second best possible outcome for me. If that happens, I will happily line up BEHIND chessparent. Good luck everyone. My God Funky! You keep half-emptying your glass! My glass is completely empty and I only wish I had your possibilities on this cert.
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Post by mikeinthehills on May 5, 2014 9:06:44 GMT -5
sign me up too .... second cert city with chessparent out front ...
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Post by Gaidin on May 5, 2014 9:12:27 GMT -5
I've long thought the second cert would be the sweet spot for someone like me, a just on the good side of fhe curve scorer, nonvet with large gal. In truth, while I made this cert for 38 cities, I expect my score places me near the bottom of each list. So, that means being on this cert has one of four possible outcomes. I could get hired, but that would basically require ssa to have figured out a way to keep the old generality that "scores don't matter." I don't see how that can be in this new single city cert world. I bomb the interview, in which case its just over. I get considered for 3 of the 38 and get three struck, also over. Or, being so low on each city's list, they never get to me for consideration and I go back to the reg and hope for the second cert. Thats the second best possible outcome for me. If that happens, I will happily line up BEHIND chessparent. Good luck everyone. My God Funky! You keep half-emptying your glass! My glass is completely empty and I only wish I had your possibilities on this cert. What Gary said. Funky you should be drinking champagne and basking in the moment. For what its worth I doubt they 3 strike many people. There is no percentage in it for them except to get rid of the few vets who are truly "undesirable".
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Post by chessparent on May 5, 2014 9:14:42 GMT -5
By the way, congratulations to all of you on the first cert, I wish you all well. But you better do really well on your interviews because this wait will just make the next group even hungrier than before. I know I am working up an appetite.
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Post by gary on May 5, 2014 9:18:10 GMT -5
My God Funky! You keep half-emptying your glass! My glass is completely empty and I only wish I had your possibilities on this cert. What Gary said. Funky you should be drinking champagne and basking in the moment. For what its worth I doubt they 3 strike many people. There is no percentage in it for them except to get rid of the few vets who are truly "undesirable". Gaidin is on the money as far as I'm concerned. If everything lined up right they could take 150 people out of consideration this time out between 90 hires and up to 60 three-struck. What with many limited GALs and a few who may drop out, there could be virtually no filler on this cert.
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Post by 71stretch on May 5, 2014 9:19:54 GMT -5
They may well three strike some people to get to someone they like better- but those three strikes are the kind that don't last, or don't really take effect at all, and you still get hired next time around or so.
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Post by funkyodar on May 5, 2014 9:21:36 GMT -5
You guys are right. I feel very blessed and lucky to have made this one. Its just i'm the type that, if I found a pot of gold, i'd immediately begin looking out for the IRS agent that just has to be hiding around it somewhere.
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Post by moopigsdad on May 5, 2014 9:21:40 GMT -5
They may not three strike many people, but they also may not give much consideration to you the second time around if you are a not recommend. Funky, I would be like you bro, very humble with the inclination against me getting a real shot at a position and then be pleasantly surprised when it happens. I don't think you will have a problem acquiring a position this time out. SSA will work it's magic (like always) to get to the people it wants to hire. It is still my belief we are only looking at less than 200 total on the register, so your odds are good. Even more so, because you are a well liked insider and very humble and intelligent. Good luck bro! I hope to join your rank as an ALJ one day in the future. I am just sorry I won't be able to be in training with you.
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Post by ok1956 on May 5, 2014 9:42:44 GMT -5
all hail the leader of the second cert club!!! may your reign be just and true. and may you only eat those in front of me! Ditto except only eat those in front of me. I neglected to include in my "me, too!" that I also look to Chessparent to eat only those in front of me!
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