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Post by doctorwho on Dec 17, 2007 15:45:27 GMT -5
There is a new certificate out for Puerto Rico - sent via email. My guess is that if you checked "Spanish" and geographic preference in one of the three Puerto Rican cities (Mayaguez, Ponce, San Juan) you are on the certificate.
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Post by Litigator on Dec 17, 2007 23:01:28 GMT -5
Do the PR related emails indicate how many total ALJs that SSA is planning to hire to work in Puerto Rico? I wonder if that total for PR should be deducted from the 150 figure we've all heard about with the net figure being the number intended to be spread among the 71 locations on the mainland.
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Post by kingfisher on Dec 18, 2007 7:40:21 GMT -5
Do the PR related emails indicate how many total ALJs that SSA is planning to hire to work in Puerto Rico? I wonder if that total for PR should be deducted from the 150 figure we've all heard about with the net figure being the number intended to be spread among the 71 locations on the mainland. Just wondering out loud, but wouldn't a new certification indicate a new set of names and thus more opportunities for ALJ applicants to be hired? I know of two SSA ALJs who have left or are leaving Puerto Rico, so I assume we need at least two judges there at this time. One gentleman has accepted an offer to transfer to another city, and the other quit. Interesting story, that one . . . When I attended new ALJ training, one of my classmates was chosen for one of the Puerto Rico offices since she is fluent in Spanish. Unfortunately, she needed to live in Miami to care for an ailing family member. Shortly after she completed ALJ training and reported to Puerto Rico, she resigned from SSA and went to work for HHS (?) to do Medicare hearings in Miami. She told me that the most difficult part of the task is translating medical terminology. But she said she has resources available to her that she can refer to during the hearings. So if you are fluent, give it a try. You can brush up on the terminology as you do hearings.  |
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Post by hamiltonian on Dec 18, 2007 8:16:10 GMT -5
Litigator asked if the Puerto Rico-related email notices indicated how many ALJs SSA is hiring there. I got a notice for Puerto Rico & my notice did NOT indicate the number of positions. I had only indicated willingness to be assigned to San Juan, and the FEAI accompanying my notice listed only San Juan; so I can't tell in what other PR locations they may be hiring.
I was also on the certificate(s) for the "English-speaking" locations (My list overlapped w/ SSAs in about 20 locations). SSA asked me to do a "bilingual" interview, trying, I suppose to kill 2 birds with one stone. I have proposed instead to do 2 separate interviews -- one in English for the original cert locations & the second one (for PR) in Spanish. I am waiting to see what they say to that proposal.
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Post by hamiltonian on Dec 18, 2007 8:19:41 GMT -5
Do the PR related emails indicate how many total ALJs that SSA is planning to hire to work in Puerto Rico? I wonder if that total for PR should be deducted from the 150 figure we've all heard about with the net figure being the number intended to be spread among the 71 locations on the mainland. I know of two SSA ALJs who have left or are leaving Puerto Rico, so I assume we need at least two judges there at this time. One gentleman has accepted an offer to transfer to another city, and the other quit. Interesting story, that one . . . Kingfisher -- sounds like you may have some insight into the quality of work/quality of life of an SSA ALJ in Puerto Rico. Any words of wisdom from your acquaitances there that you might be able to pass along about this location? |
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