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Post by jagghagg on Nov 30, 2007 12:45:22 GMT -5
Ok, now I have received a different e-mail. And I have received it four times. interesting to note because of all the places listed, only FOUR of my locations are found. Here is my e-mail for y'all's edifcation and scrutiny:
-----Original Message-----
From: norfolk@opm.gov
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 12:31
To:
Subject: Availability Letter Vacancy ID: 134575
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES 11/30/2007
5107 LEESBURG PIKE
ONE SKYLINE TOWER ROOM 306
FALLS CHURCH VA 22041
**FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AVAILABILITY INQUIRY**
Position: Administrative Law Judge
Pay Plan - Series/Grade: AL -0935/03
Vacancy ID: 134575
Certificate Number: AN-08-EDF-02524S0
Agency: Social Security Administration
Location:
Fresno, CA -
San Jose, CA -
Orlando, FL -
Tampa, FL -
Indianapolis, IN -
Creve Coeur, MO -
Syracuse, NY -
Johnstown, PA -
Wilkes Barre, PA -
Milwaukee, WI -
Morgantown, WV -
Orland Park, IL -
New Orleans, LA -
Grand Rapids, MI -
Raleigh, NC -
Albany, NY -
New York, NY -
Queens, NY -
Harrisburg, PA -
Charleston, SC -
Houston, TX -
Salt Lake City, UT -
Charleston, WV -
Evansville, IN -
Tulsa, OK -
Fargo, ND -
Cincinnati, OH -
Dayton, OH -
Knoxville, TN -
Downey, CA -
Charlotte, NC -
Cleveland, OH -
Montgomery, AL -
Fort Smith, AR -
Little Rock, AR -
Los Angeles West, CA -
Dover, DE -
Louisville, KY -
Paducah, KY -
Springfield, MO -
Jackson, MS -
Newark, NJ -
Columbia, SC -
Greenville, SC -
Fort Worth, TX -
Mobile, AL -
Sacramento, CA -
West Des Moines, IA -
Peoria, IL -
Alexandria, LA -
Minneapolis, MN -
Hattiesburg, MS -
Pittsburg, PA -
Seattle, WA -
Huntington, WV -
Birmingham, AL -
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
Atlanta, GA -
Atlanta North, GA -
Macon, GA -
Wichita, KS -
Metairie, LA -
Shreveport, LA -
Flint, MI -
Oak Park, MI -
Tupelo, MS -
Billings, MT -
Columbus, OH -
Chattanooga, TN -
Nashville, TN -
Spokane, WA -
Type of Appointment: Career/Career Conditional
The Office of Personnel Management has referred your name for consideration as an ALJ for the above location(s). You will receive further information via email on November 30, 2007.
PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL MESSAGE. IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED.
For additional information, please refer to the vacancy announcment for this position.
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Post by aaa on Nov 30, 2007 12:48:22 GMT -5
I got the same email 3 times and I didn't list all these cities - only 4. Go figure.
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Post by jagghagg on Nov 30, 2007 12:55:08 GMT -5
Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh - this is the **FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AVAILABILITY INQUIRY**
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Post by texasatty on Nov 30, 2007 13:04:21 GMT -5
Wow, I got the Notice of Certification to SSA. Unbelieveable!!! And I also received the FEAI. As with you, it contains a few of my listed preferences, but a whole bunch I didn't pick. It looks like we get a second chance to pick places we're willing to go.
Does this mean I will definately receive an interview?
Following the Notification of Certification I received an Interview & Background Questionaire Form requesting names of persons the background investigator will contact. Do I understand that we are to bring that completed questionaire form to the interview in Falls Church? The Certification email says not to respond to it.
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Post by kolekole on Nov 30, 2007 13:12:21 GMT -5
Wow, I got the Notice of Certification to SSA. Unbelieveable!!! And I also received the FEAI. As with you, it contains a few of my listed preferences, but a whole bunch I didn't pick. It looks like we get a second chance to pick places we're willing to go. Does this mean I will definately receive an interview? Following the Notification of Certification I received an Interview & Background Questionaire Form requesting names of persons the background investigator will contact. Do I understand that we are to bring that completed questionaire form to the interview in Falls Church? The Certification email says not to respond to it. I think that means don't respond to the email. The email says that you must fax this questionnaire in by Dec. 7, with the other three items, to continue being considered. |
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Post by zia234 on Nov 30, 2007 13:34:58 GMT -5
I also received the notice that I have been certified for SSA . I received one of the e-mails 3 times. The other e-mail is is a "Notification to ALJ Candidate" with attachments (background questionnaire consent and release form, etc).  Good luck to everyone! Hope to meet you all if I make it to ALJ school! |
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Post by skibum on Nov 30, 2007 13:44:03 GMT -5
Same message here, which appears to be a list of all SSA hearing offices.
I don't know whether ALL of those listed are targeted for hiring this time around, but I DO know that it includes places I did not list--such as Billings-in-the-Great-White-North Montana.
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Post by deadwood on Nov 30, 2007 13:44:36 GMT -5
My location list is the same as jagghagg's.
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Nov 30, 2007 14:15:46 GMT -5
I have just received the SSA Availability letter as well. My listed locations are:
San Jose, CA
Orlando, FL
Tampa, FL
Indianapolis (No can do. NE Patriots nemesis!)
Creve Coeur, MO
Syracuse, NY
Johnstown, PA
Wilkes Barre, PA
Milwaukee, WI
Morgantown, V
Orland Park, IL
New Orleans, LA
Grand Rapids, MI
Raleigh, NC
Albany, NY
New York, NY
Queens, NY
Harrisburg, PA
Charleston, SC
Houston, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Charleston, WV
Evansville, IN
Tulsa, OK
Fargo, ND
Cincinnati, OH
Dayton, OH
Knoxville, TN
Downey, CA
Charlotte, NC
Cleveland, OH
Montgomery, AL
Fort Smith, AK
Little Rock, AK
Los Angeles West, CA
Dover, DE
Louisville, KY
Paducah, KY
Springfield, MO
Jackson, MS
Newark, NJ
Columbia, SC
Greenville, SC
Fort Worth, TX
Mobile, AL
Sacramento, CA
West Des Moines, IA
Peoria, IL
Alexandria, LA
Minneapolis, MN
Hattiesburg, MS
Pittsburg, PA
Seattle, WA
Huntington, WV
Birmingham, AL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta North, GA
Macon, GA
Wichita, KS
Metairie, LA
Shreveport, LA
Flint, MI
Tupelo, MS
Billings, MT
Columbus, OH
Chattanooga, TN
Nashville, TN
Spokane, WA
The notice said that I will receive additional information by e-mail today. Good luck to everyone! CTB
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Post by privateatty on Nov 30, 2007 16:58:08 GMT -5
Four emails saying the above.
Got the same thing in the application manager.
Wow. Positive waves, baby. This thing's got real legs.
Pearl Harbor day has a new meaning now.
I'll betcha alot of households are going to be asking "so where can you live?"
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Post by semipa on Nov 30, 2007 17:38:52 GMT -5
Here's the list sorted alphabetically by state abbreviation with all 71 locations listed:
Montgomery, AL -
Mobile, AL -
Birmingham, AL -
Fort Smith, AR -
Little Rock, AR -
Fresno, CA -
San Jose, CA -
Downey, CA -
Los Angeles West, CA -
Sacramento, CA -
Dover, DE -
Orlando, FL -
Tampa, FL -
Fort Lauderdale, FL -
Atlanta, GA -
Atlanta North, GA -
Macon, GA -
West Des Moines, IA -
Orland Park, IL -
Peoria, IL -
Indianapolis, IN -
Evansville, IN -
Wichita, KS -
Louisville, KY -
Paducah, KY -
New Orleans, LA -
Alexandria, LA -
Metairie, LA -
Shreveport, LA -
Grand Rapids, MI -
Flint, MI -
Oak Park, MI -
Minneapolis, MN -
Creve Coeur, MO -
Springfield, MO -
Jackson, MS -
Hattiesburg, MS -
Tupelo, MS -
Billings, MT -
Raleigh, NC -
Charlotte, NC -
Fargo, ND -
Newark, NJ -
Syracuse, NY -
Albany, NY -
New York, NY -
Queens, NY -
Cincinnati, OH -
Dayton, OH -
Cleveland, OH -
Columbus, OH -
Tulsa, OK -
Johnstown, PA -
Wilkes Barre, PA -
Harrisburg, PA -
Pittsburg, PA -
Charleston, SC -
Columbia, SC -
Greenville, SC -
Knoxville, TN -
Chattanooga, TN -
Nashville, TN -
Houston, TX -
Fort Worth, TX -
Salt Lake City, UT -
Seattle, WA -
Spokane, WA -
Milwaukee, WI -
Morgantown, WV -
Charleston, WV -
Huntington, WV -
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Post by privateatty on Nov 30, 2007 17:47:57 GMT -5
No, only those who listed a city in their geographical preference where there now is a vacancy.
The 64K question is how many high scorers are "out" I guess temporarily, because their listed city is not on THE LIST and how many erstwhile down in the dumps low scorers have been resurrected?
Previous suppositions appear to have been premature...
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Post by oldtimer on Nov 30, 2007 20:35:14 GMT -5
No, it's not a listing of all ODAR offices. You will note, as I suggested previously, none of the listed offices are in Region 1/Boston, i.e., Boston, Springfield, Manchester, Portland, Providence, Hartford, or New Haven; the closest openings appear to be in NYC and Albany. Again, Region 1 has the lowest pending-per-ALJ figures; hence, no new judges at this point. Sorry.
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Post by counselor95 on Nov 30, 2007 21:12:21 GMT -5
How many people got the same email, with all 71 locations? It seems to be a list of offices which will get new ALJs, rather than a list of offices for which my score qualifies inclusion on the list of 3.
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Post by kingfisher on Nov 30, 2007 21:43:03 GMT -5
How many people got the same email, with all 71 locations? It seems to be a list of offices which will get new ALJs, rather than a list of offices for which my score qualifies inclusion on the list of 3. Correct. |
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Post by jagghagg on Dec 1, 2007 9:06:05 GMT -5
Oldtimer, I'd really rather you not have been right on this point, but it certainly appears that way. An entire region ignored. Amazing. I still remain dumbfounded that Region 1 could not score a single opening. Why is it that Region 1 is so efficient? Oh, you know those New Englanders - so completely self-sufficient and all!!  |
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Post by happy on Dec 1, 2007 16:31:37 GMT -5
Thank you for being kind in your description of OFedROs fate. That is precisely what happened. Only half the FedROs that were supposed to be hired for Region I got hired before Commr. Astrue made the decision that the resources intended for FedRO needed to be redirected to the Hearings level. Still, the appeal rate from FedRO is quite, quite low, so the receipts for the HOs in Region I are significantly lower than elsewhere. Of course, they were lower to begin with, which was why it was chosen as the starting point for DSI.
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