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Post by hopefalj on Dec 17, 2014 10:13:17 GMT -5
Congrats all. Anyone able to focus on work this morning? I'm finding it extremely difficult. This actually makes it easier for me to work. I force myself to summarize at least two exhibits before I check the board for updates. I'm going to be a production machine!
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Post by luckylady2 on Dec 17, 2014 10:17:04 GMT -5
Long time lurker, first time poster. Got the golden ticket voicemail yesterday after a day in court without my phone. Tried to accept last night but didn't get through until this morning. Sorry to be the hold up folks but I did try. Non-vet, outsider. Northeast location. Will vote shortly. Hopefully this will get the ball rolling again. Good luck everyone and thank you for providing such useful (and entertaining) information on this two year journey. Wow, StageMom! What an awesome first post! Congrats and welcome to the board!
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Post by jd on Dec 17, 2014 10:28:46 GMT -5
I wanted to report that I was called yesterday around 10AM and offered a position in the northeast. I have accepted and also voted. Thanks to all the great posts throughout this process. Good luck to those of you still awaiting the call. jd
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Post by orchid on Dec 17, 2014 10:47:13 GMT -5
No offers reported as extended today. Wonder what the hold up is.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 10:48:08 GMT -5
be nice if anyone who gets an offer soon can politely ask "bob" for any intel regarding size and classes...
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Post by moopigsdad on Dec 17, 2014 10:48:34 GMT -5
Congratulation jd on your acceptance of a position as an ALJ. Nice to see you make the corp. Did you vote in both polls regarding this hiring jd? If not, please do so. Thank you.
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Post by gary on Dec 17, 2014 10:53:36 GMT -5
Long time lurker, first time poster. Got the golden ticket voicemail yesterday after a day in court without my phone. Tried to accept last night but didn't get through until this morning. Sorry to be the hold up folks but I did try. Non-vet, outsider. Northeast location. Will vote shortly. Hopefully this will get the ball rolling again. Good luck everyone and thank you for providing such useful (and entertaining) information on this two year journey. Congratulations!
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Post by gary on Dec 17, 2014 11:10:16 GMT -5
If anybody is hired for a start date other than January 26 please report it either by posting or passing it along to a Board member you trust like Funky or Gaidin (or even me). That would be huge since it would mean they are hiring for more than just the first class.
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Post by moopigsdad on Dec 17, 2014 11:19:55 GMT -5
If anybody is hired for a start date other than January 26 please report it either by posting or passing it along to a Board member you trust like Funky or Gaidin (or even me). That would be huge since it would mean they are hiring for more than just the first class. Great thought Gary. This information would be invaluable, but I think they will be hiring just for the January start right now. Hopefully, they might go into the next expected start date, too. However, remember there are still people like ok1956 that need to be interviewed, so the next hire date hiring might be put off until later in January of 2015.
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Post by mamaru on Dec 17, 2014 11:20:35 GMT -5
If that is true, that would seem--to me anyway--to mean that the interviews themselves are merely to confirm the scoring process and maybe weed out some people whose psychological deficiencies did not show up in the numerical scores (like mine, lol). Am I wrong about that? Given the way OPM has been doling out candidates in dribs and drabs and ODAR's critical hiring needs, I think unless someone had a nervous breakdown or openly admitted to blatantly unethical behavior during the interview they are probably going to be deemed good enough. I think those who are ruled out at this stage will be the victim of bad references, poor credit reports, or poorly considered social media habits. Gee - That's gonna make me feel so much better if I don't get an offer!
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Post by moopigsdad on Dec 17, 2014 11:24:16 GMT -5
Given the way OPM has been doling out candidates in dribs and drabs and ODAR's critical hiring needs, I think unless someone had a nervous breakdown or openly admitted to blatantly unethical behavior during the interview they are probably going to be deemed good enough. I think those who are ruled out at this stage will be the victim of bad references, poor credit reports, or poorly considered social media habits. Gee - That's gonna make me feel so much better if I don't get an offer! Thank you Mamaru for my laugh of the day!!!
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Post by gary on Dec 17, 2014 11:31:22 GMT -5
If anybody is hired for a start date other than January 26 please report it either by posting or passing it along to a Board member you trust like Funky or Gaidin (or even me). That would be huge since it would mean they are hiring for more than just the first class. Great thought Gary. This information would be invaluable, but I think they will be hiring just for the January start right now. Hopefully, they might go into the next expected start date, too. However, remember there are still people like ok1956 that need to be interviewed, so the next hire date hiring might be put off until later in January of 2015. I thought about this since the hiring seems to be going quickly. They might just stop with the January hires. Or hire some for the next class (like the couple of hires made in the Fall for January). Or something else entirely. Anything they do will have to take into account whether those remaining to be interviewed would be reachable for the slots they fill.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 12:39:35 GMT -5
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Post by hopefalj on Dec 17, 2014 12:42:52 GMT -5
Timeline is wrong, unless they've either moved President's Day to January or are referring to training rather than the actual report date. Good find, sir!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2014 12:43:41 GMT -5
could be the 2nd class off of the 2nd cert, no?
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Post by hopefalj on Dec 17, 2014 12:49:34 GMT -5
could be the 2nd class off of the 2nd cert, no? It very well could be. However, I would find it odd if SSA requested additional certs in the midst of hiring for the current cities. And it wouldn't be the first time the AALJ was mistaken about something like this.
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Post by Ace Midnight on Dec 17, 2014 12:51:10 GMT -5
The date does line up with the projected February training class. The number is good. There will be interviews in January, but I think they will go towards the March/April starting group.
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Post by mamaru on Dec 17, 2014 13:08:03 GMT -5
Gee - That's gonna make me feel so much better if I don't get an offer! Thank you Mamaru for my laugh of the day!!! Glad to lighten your day MPD, but I did not mean that as a joke. I think many people who had an acceptable interview, no social media faux pas (if that's the plural), and good references (credit and other) are going to be left standing when this is all over.
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Post by ok1956 on Dec 17, 2014 13:24:09 GMT -5
I've heard from a very reliable source that January start date will be a class of 20 to 30. Would appear the article Sir found may indeed be additional hiring off the second set of certs. Just my speculation of course.
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