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Post by JudgeRatty on Feb 4, 2015 10:38:30 GMT -5
If you review aljwatch's post history, he is extremely knowledgable about the process, the numbers of recent AJ hires, and the odds of landing the gig. He has done nothing but provide quality information so far in a helpful manner. At this point, I am inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. Exactly right.
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Post by aljwatch on Feb 4, 2015 13:18:09 GMT -5
Wow, nothing like being accused of being a troll (or something). ?. At any rate, yes I am scheduled for an interview. And that is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I only know of one other person scheduled for that week, although the staff person who contacted me indicated that many of the slots that week were filled. (She called me on my cellphone at the end of Jan). Sorry to not respond to questions posed immediately, but I am quite busy both at work and in private life and as a federal employee prefer not to use my govt computer to post anything here (since I have no expectation of privacy). So, here I am trying to make a lengthy post by iPhone to defend my honor. I do think there is good reason to believe that even if you are not scheduled for an interview next week you are still in the running. First, I heard they are only actively hiring for two courts right now (but don't know which ones). Second, some very strong candidates I know who should definitely get interviews have not yet gotten a call. OCIJ approaches hiring very differently from SSA. Even though I am something of an agency "insider" their process is a mystery to me as well. I applied to 15 different courts, only 1 on west coast, a few in major Midwest cities, the rest along the east coast from DC to NY. Not sure that would be helpful to anyone. When I first posted I thought that OCIJ might be scheduling a large number of interviews, but now believe it is a more limited group and that more interviews will be scheduled at a later date when they decide to move forward with particular cities. Just my opinion, and maybe someone else can provide something more concrete.
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Post by lawbird on Feb 4, 2015 13:27:35 GMT -5
Thanks. Sorry. Suspicions allayed.
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Post by aljwatch on Feb 4, 2015 13:33:57 GMT -5
Also, yellowbird, none of the courts I applied for were in Texas, so there is a good chance they have not reached hiring for Dallas
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Post by JudgeRatty on Feb 4, 2015 13:54:17 GMT -5
Wow, nothing like being accused of being a troll (or something). ?. At any rate, yes I am scheduled for an interview. And that is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I only know of one other person scheduled for that week, although the staff person who contacted me indicated that many of the slots that week were filled. (She called me on my cellphone at the end of Jan). Sorry to not respond to questions posed immediately, but I am quite busy both at work and in private life and as a federal employee prefer not to use my govt computer to post anything here (since I have no expectation of privacy). So, here I am trying to make a lengthy post by iPhone to defend my honor. I do think there is good reason to believe that even if you are not scheduled for an interview next week you are still in the running. First, I heard they are only actively hiring for two courts right now (but don't know which ones). Second, some very strong candidates I know who should definitely get interviews have not yet gotten a call. OCIJ approaches hiring very differently from SSA. Even though I am something of an agency "insider" their process is a mystery to me as well. I applied to 15 different courts, only 1 on west coast, a few in major Midwest cities, the rest along the east coast from DC to NY. Not sure that would be helpful to anyone. When I first posted I thought that OCIJ might be scheduling a large number of interviews, but now believe it is a more limited group and that more interviews will be scheduled at a later date when they decide to move forward with particular cities. Just my opinion, and maybe someone else can provide something more concrete. I do not think you needed to defend your honor. Those who have been on this board a while know you post with helpful intel and would post nothing as a "troll" or anything of the sort. Thanks for taking the time to explain though. Good luck on the interview!!!!
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Post by ok1956 on Feb 4, 2015 15:13:07 GMT -5
What Sratty said. :-)
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Post by bikingnut on Feb 4, 2015 16:10:38 GMT -5
Wow, nothing like being accused of being a troll (or something). ?. At any rate, yes I am scheduled for an interview. And that is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I only know of one other person scheduled for that week, although the staff person who contacted me indicated that many of the slots that week were filled. (She called me on my cellphone at the end of Jan). Sorry to not respond to questions posed immediately, but I am quite busy both at work and in private life and as a federal employee prefer not to use my govt computer to post anything here (since I have no expectation of privacy). So, here I am trying to make a lengthy post by iPhone to defend my honor. I do think there is good reason to believe that even if you are not scheduled for an interview next week you are still in the running. First, I heard they are only actively hiring for two courts right now (but don't know which ones). Second, some very strong candidates I know who should definitely get interviews have not yet gotten a call. OCIJ approaches hiring very differently from SSA. Even though I am something of an agency "insider" their process is a mystery to me as well. I applied to 15 different courts, only 1 on west coast, a few in major Midwest cities, the rest along the east coast from DC to NY. Not sure that would be helpful to anyone. When I first posted I thought that OCIJ might be scheduling a large number of interviews, but now believe it is a more limited group and that more interviews will be scheduled at a later date when they decide to move forward with particular cities. Just my opinion, and maybe someone else can provide something more concrete. . Thank you for taking the time to tap out so much information on your QWERTY for us. Very helpful information to know that OCIJ is only moving forward on a couple of cities right now and that more hiring may be happening later on. Those of us whose phones aren't ringing may not be as nervous now. Most importantly, best of luck to you on the interview! Hope it goes well!
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Post by jafo on Feb 9, 2015 9:33:49 GMT -5
Has anyone else heard anything?
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Post by lawbird on Feb 9, 2015 13:06:31 GMT -5
Nothing here.
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Post by wacokid on Feb 11, 2015 13:59:18 GMT -5
I have also had an application status change to "Complete" in the last two weeks or so.
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Post by aljwatch on Feb 13, 2015 17:14:10 GMT -5
Phew, glad it's over! The interview gave no information about what courts are currently under consideration for hiring. I can pass along that there were 3 panels interviewing at the same time. If each panel interviewed 6 candidates per day, and assuming they interviewed Mon thru Fri, they could have interviewed up to 90 candidates this week. But, I don't know. Someone else I know said they had heard OCIJ was only currently moving forward on 5-6 courts (I had previously heard only 2). The other two interviewees that were in the waiting area at the same time as I was had flown in from somewhere in the southeast and driven from the midwest, and both appeared to be private practitioners who had appeared before immigration courts. I am still of the belief that they only interviewed a limited group of applicants with an eye towards hiring for a limited number of courts and that applicants should still have hope that there will be more interviews in the future. But, who knows? More waiting...
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Post by jafo on Feb 21, 2015 9:41:52 GMT -5
Do you feel they were only interviewing for openings located at detention centers?
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Post by aljwatch on Feb 21, 2015 10:46:07 GMT -5
Not at all. I think the focus will be hiring for the courts where the caseloads are highest and where they are down IJs (at least a dozen IJs retired over this past year around the country, and the courts were already overwhelmed). I have been trying to figure out which courts those are (so purely speculation on my part). I am pretty sure the immediate hiring priorities are in Texas: I'm sure they will be hiring for Houston, and there may be other Texas locations that they are hiring for (San Antonio?, El Paso?, Harlingen? - don't even know which of those were advertised). L.A. always needs more IJs, and New Orleans has a huge caseload, with just the one IJ who was hired earlier this year, so I think those are likely. (none of these are courts I applied for). Other courts that have higher # of cases per IJ are: New York, Newark, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Phoenix, San Francisco, Denver, Baltimore. But, whether they will hire some now and some later, or move forward on a number of courts now, I have not heard anything new.
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Post by tpm on Feb 26, 2015 12:32:22 GMT -5
From AILA Chicago Chapter: The EOIR is in the process of interviewing applicants for vacant IJ positions. Interviewing should be completed by Summer.
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Post by Missundaztood on Feb 26, 2015 14:27:09 GMT -5
From AILA Chicago Chapter: The EOIR is in the process of interviewing applicants for vacant IJ positions. Interviewing should be completed by Summer. Maybe it will stop snowing in Chi by then... Good luck to those who interview!
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Post by Missundaztood on Feb 26, 2015 15:19:10 GMT -5
Oh, don't let the Chi weather discourage you. At least they know how to clean the roads. And gary and cubbietax can give you a primer on "dibs."
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Post by cubbietax on Feb 26, 2015 15:22:18 GMT -5
Oh, don't let the Chi weather discourage you. At least they know how to clean the roads. And gary and cubbietax can give you a primer on "dibs." No primer on Dibs. Need to keep your spot. Don't need the competition.
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Post by gary on Feb 26, 2015 15:25:44 GMT -5
Oh, don't let the Chi weather discourage you. At least they know how to clean the roads. And gary and cubbietax can give you a primer on "dibs." 1. Dibs is a stupid tradition without legal sanction that should not be tolerated by the local authorities. 2. Do not transgress on somebody's dibs lest they cut your brake lines.
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Post by jafo on Feb 26, 2015 15:27:22 GMT -5
Is there a link for this or just "word of mouth"? In either case, thanks for the info.
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Post by jafo on Feb 26, 2015 15:28:29 GMT -5
From AILA Chicago Chapter: The EOIR is in the process of interviewing applicants for vacant IJ positions. Interviewing should be completed by Summer. Is there a link for this or just "word of mouth"? In either case, thanks for the info.
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