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Post by semipa on Feb 7, 2008 17:58:21 GMT -5
In the spirit of obsession for which I've become known, I propose a poll where we can all see which cities the most candidates have selected. The software can only handle 35 answers per poll, so this will be a three part poll (correction four part poll as I left Hattiesburg off the first three polls).
If you are a candidate please indicate those cities for which you are available.
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Post by aaa on Feb 7, 2008 18:10:25 GMT -5
semipa - excellent idea!
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Post by gromit on Feb 7, 2008 20:32:15 GMT -5
Great job. Thanks.
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Post by semipa on Feb 7, 2008 23:49:34 GMT -5
Ya'll know I can't resist sorting the total list. As of midnight Eastern time here are the rankings from least selected to most selected. It'll be interesting to see how this changes tomorrow with more people entering their cities. As of midnight 32 people had voted in poll 1, 37 in poll 2, 27 in poll 3, and 12 in poll 4 (the first three polls are alphabetically sorted, while poll 4 is Hattiesburg).
Evansville, IN - 12
Hattiesburg, MS - 12
Tupelo, MS - 12
West Des Moines, IA - 12
Alexandria, LA - 13
Houston, TX - 13
Johnstown, PA - 13
Metairie, LA - 13
Milwaukee, WI - 13
Montgomery, AL - 13
Morgantown, WV - 13
New Orleans, LA - 13
Oak Park, MI - 13
Shreveport, LA - 13
Tulsa, OK - 13
Creve Coeur, MO - 14
Fargo, ND - 14
Flint, MI - 14
Fort Smith, AR - 14
Fort Worth, TX - 14
Fresno, CA - 14
Grand Rapids, MI - 14
Indianapolis, IN - 14
Minneapolis, MN - 14
Orland Park, IL - 14
Paducah, KY - 14
San Jose, CA - 14
Billings, MT - 15
Birmingham, AL - 15
Dayton, OH - 15
Huntington, WV - 15
Jackson, MS - 15
Los Angeles West, CA - 15
Mobile, AL - 15
Peoria, IL - 15
Sacramento, CA - 15
Salt Lake City, UT - 15
Wichita, KS - 15
Wilkes Barre, PA - 15
Charleston, WV - 16
Columbia, SC - 16
Dover, DE - 16
Downey, CA - 16
Harrisburg, PA - 16
Little Rock, AR - 16
Macon, GA - 16
Pittsburg, PA - 16
Spokane, WA - 16
Springfield, MO - 16
Cleveland, OH - 17
Louisville, KY - 17
New York, NY - 17
Queens, NY - 17
Seattle, WA - 17
Syracuse, NY - 17
Albany, NY - 18
Atlanta North, GA - 18
Atlanta, GA - 18
Columbus, OH - 18
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 18
Greenville, SC - 18
Knoxville, TN - 18
Newark, NJ - 18
Orlando, FL - 18
Charleston, SC - 19
Chattanooga, TN - 19
Cincinnati, OH - 19
Nashville, TN - 19
Tampa, FL - 19
Raleigh, NC - 20
Charlotte, NC - 21
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Post by testtaker on Feb 8, 2008 12:27:29 GMT -5
Hmmm, I think this poll can cause anxiety to those of us with limited location choices. Seems lots of folks want to go where I want to go!
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Post by morgullord on Feb 8, 2008 12:30:15 GMT -5
Remember that a number of people put down "all" locations. If you interviewed you are one in three somewhere.
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Post by Propmaster on Feb 8, 2008 13:11:16 GMT -5
That's a far more even distribution than I expected. My 14 spots are distributed throughout.
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Post by semipa on Feb 8, 2008 14:58:14 GMT -5
Remember that a number of people put down "all" locations. If you interviewed you are one in three somewhere. M'lord is right. You are one in three somewhere. I find it interesting that with less than 100 people responding to these polls, OCALJ already could satisfy the rule of three in any number of ways to reach whomever they consider to be the best candidates. (Looking back on this, I realize this may not be true if there are more than 5 vacancies in the least popular selection) One thing is clear, there will be no shortage of candidates willing to go to any of the cities. That being the case, it seems odd that no consideration of the candidates' preference is being considered other than yes/no. I would have liked the opportunity to rank the cities, but maybe that just adds too much complexity to an already difficult hiring decision? Oh the things I obsess on while we wait... |
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Post by mama on Feb 8, 2008 15:13:44 GMT -5
put me on the roster for morgantown, pittsburgh and johnstown I'm having computer issues
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Post by Propmaster on Feb 8, 2008 16:11:54 GMT -5
Ya'll know I can't resist sorting the total list. As of midnight Eastern time here are the rankings from least selected to most selected. It'll be interesting to see how this changes tomorrow with more people entering their cities. As of midnight 32 people had voted in poll 1, 37 in poll 2, 27 in poll 3, and 12 in poll 4 (the first three polls are alphabetically sorted, while poll 4 is Hattiesburg). Is it possible that the number differential reflects people who had no locations in a given poll not voting in it? I had at least one in each of the first three polls, so I did not try voting with none selected. Is that possible? |
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Post by semipa on Feb 8, 2008 18:32:13 GMT -5
Propmaster,
If a candidate does not select any of the cities in a poll, they are not able to vote.
/r
Semipa
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Post by pm on Feb 8, 2008 20:08:49 GMT -5
Remember that a number of people put down "all" locations. If you interviewed you are one in three somewhere. If you interviewed you are one of the top 450 on the register. Many interviewed who are not in the top 3 anywhere. |
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Post by judicature on Feb 8, 2008 22:39:23 GMT -5
pm - you raise an interesting point, which in turn suggests the possibility that SSA will identify the top 150 candidates, and then in turn try to work with the geographical preferences in such a way that they capture as many of the top 150 as possible.  This would fit with what one SSA person told me - we were interviewing for an ALJ position, not for a particular city. |
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Post by semipa on Feb 9, 2008 0:14:49 GMT -5
Here are today's rankings from least selected to most selected. The poll numbers are 51 responses to poll 1, 60 to poll 2, 45 to poll 3 and 20 to poll 4:
New Orleans, LA - 16
Evansville, IN - 17
Flint, MI - 17
Metairie, LA - 17
Oak Park, MI - 17
Tupelo, MS - 17
Fargo, ND - 18
Fresno, CA - 18
Grand Rapids, MI - 18
Johnstown, PA - 18
Milwaukee, WI - 18
West Des Moines, IA 18
Alexandria, LA - 19
Creve Coeur, MO - 19
Downey, CA - 19
Los Angeles West, CA 19
Queens, NY - 19
San Jose, CA - 19
Shreveport, LA - 19
Billings, MT - 20
Hattiesburg, MS - 20
Minneapolis, MN - 20
Montgomery, AL - 20
Orland Park, IL - 20
Peoria, IL - 20
Indianapolis, IN - 21
Morgantown, WV - 21
New York, NY - 21
Sacramento, CA - 21
Syracuse, NY - 21
Dayton, OH - 22
Fort Smith, AR - 22
Houston, TX - 22
Jackson, MS - 22
Mobile, AL - 22
Newark, NJ - 22
Paducah, KY - 22
Pittsburg, PA - 22
Spokane, WA - 22
Springfield, MO - 22
Wilkes Barre, PA - 22
Cleveland, OH - 23
Harrisburg, PA - 23
Salt Lake City, UT - 23
Tulsa, OK - 23
Birmingham, AL - 24
Charleston, WV - 24
Columbia, SC - 24
Dover, DE - 24
Wichita, KS - 24
Albany, NY - 25
Columbus, OH - 25
Fort Lauderdale, FL -25
Huntington, WV - 25
Orlando, FL - 25
Fort Worth, TX - 26
Little Rock, AR - 26
Macon, GA - 26
Seattle, WA - 26
Atlanta North, GA - 27
Atlanta, GA - 27
Cincinnati, OH - 27
Greenville, SC - 27
Charleston, SC - 28
Chattanooga, TN - 28
Knoxville, TN - 28
Louisville, KY - 28
Nashville, TN - 28
Tampa, FL - 28
Raleigh, NC - 32
Charlotte, NC - 33
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Post by deadwood on Feb 9, 2008 11:00:54 GMT -5
Semipa, thank you for the low to high sort. It is much appreciated.
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Post by semipa on Feb 9, 2008 23:31:51 GMT -5
Here are today's rankings from least selected to most selected.
Evansville, IN - 17
Flint, MI - 17
Oak Park, MI - 17
Tupelo, MS - 17
Grand Rapids, MI - 18
Johnstown, PA - 18
Milwaukee, WI - 18
New Orleans, LA - 18
West Des Moines, IA - 18
Creve Coeur, MO - 19
Fargo, ND - 19
Fresno, CA - 19
Metairie, LA - 19
Queens, NY - 19
Shreveport, LA - 19
Alexandria, LA - 20
Downey, CA - 20
Hattiesburg, MS - 20
Los Angeles West, CA - 20
Orland Park, IL - 20
Peoria, IL - 20
San Jose, CA - 20
Billings, MT - 21
Minneapolis, MN - 21
Montgomery, AL - 21
Dayton, OH - 22
Fort Smith, AR - 22
Indianapolis, IN - 22
Jackson, MS - 22
Morgantown, WV - 22
New York, NY - 22
Newark, NJ - 22
Paducah, KY - 22
Pittsburg, PA - 22
Springfield, MO - 22
Syracuse, NY - 22
Wilkes Barre, PA - 22
Cleveland, OH - 23
Harrisburg, PA - 23
Houston, TX - 23
Sacramento, CA - 23
Spokane, WA - 23
Mobile, AL - 24
Salt Lake City, UT - 24
Tulsa, OK - 24
Wichita, KS - 24
Albany, NY - 25
Birmingham, AL - 25
Charleston, WV - 25
Columbus, OH - 25
Dover, DE - 25
Columbia, SC - 26
Huntington, WV - 26
Little Rock, AR - 26
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 27
Fort Worth, TX - 27
Macon, GA - 27
Orlando, FL - 27
Atlanta North, GA - 28
Atlanta, GA - 28
Cincinnati, OH - 28
Greenville, SC - 28
Seattle, WA - 28
Chattanooga, TN - 29
Knoxville, TN - 29
Louisville, KY - 29
Nashville, TN - 29
Charleston, SC - 30
Tampa, FL - 30
Charlotte, NC - 34
Raleigh, NC - 34
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Post by counselor95 on Feb 10, 2008 16:00:39 GMT -5
Thanks, semip, for helping make some sense of this!
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Post by Propmaster on Feb 12, 2008 11:54:17 GMT -5
Hopefully without offending Semipa (or with apologies, if so), I have updated the list as of 10:50am Central time today. I find it fascinating to watch the numbers move, even slightly, and even if they don't make any difference to the outcome of my/our applications.
So far, the voters in each poll are:
Poll 1: 61
Poll 2: 71
Poll 3: 54
Poll 4: 29
and 13/47 people have indicated selecting all locations.
I have inserted a (-) or (+) for locations that have significantly moved in relation to their neighbors (not in accession order).
So here are today's rankings from least selected to most selected.
Evansville, IN - 19
Flint, MI - 20
Johnstown, PA - 20
Oak Park, MI - 20
Tupelo, MS - 20
West Des Moines, IA - 20
Fargo, ND - 21
Fresno, CA - 21
Grand Rapids, MI - 21
Milwaukee, WI - 21
New Orleans, LA - 21
Shreveport, LA - 21
Alexandria, LA - 22
Creve Coeur, MO - 22
Downey, CA - 22
Los Angeles West, CA - 22
Orland Park, IL - 22
Peoria, IL - 22
Queens, NY - 22
San Jose, CA - 22
Hattiesburg, MS - 23
Metairie, LA - 23 (+)
Minneapolis, MN - 23
Montgomery, AL - 23
Billings, MT - 24
Dayton, OH - 24
Indianapolis, IN - 24
Morgantown, WV - 24
Newark, NJ - 24
Paducah, KY - 24
Syracuse, NY - 24 (-)
Wilkes Barre, PA - 24 (-)
Cleveland, OH - 25
Fort Smith, AR - 25
Harrisburg, PA - 25
Pittsburg, PA - 25
Sacramento, CA - 25 (+)
Jackson, MS - 26 (+)
New York, NY - 26 (+)
Salt Lake City, UT - 26
Spokane, WA - 26
Springfield, MO - 26 (+)
Tulsa, OK - 26
Albany, NY - 27
Houston, TX - 27
Charleston, WV - 27
Columbus, OH - 27
Dover, DE - 27
Columbia, SC - 28
Huntington, WV - 28
Wichita, KS - 28
Birmingham, AL - 29 (+)
Fort Lauderdale, FL - 29
Little Rock, AR - 29
Macon, GA - 29
Mobile, AL - 29 (+)
Cincinnati, OH - 30 (-)
Greenville, SC - 30 (-)
Orlando, FL - 30
Fort Worth, TX - 31 (+)
Louisville, KY - 31 (-)
Atlanta, GA - 32
Atlanta North, GA - 32
Seattle, WA - 32
Charleston, SC - 33
Chattanooga, TN - 33
Knoxville, TN - 33
Nashville, TN - 33
Tampa, FL - 33
Charlotte, NC - 37
Raleigh, NC - 37
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Post by govtattorney on Feb 12, 2008 12:22:41 GMT -5
pixie was right in december when she said that SSA would have no trouble filling slots in even the least desirable places.
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Post by judicature on Feb 12, 2008 12:40:49 GMT -5
This information would be even more interesting if we actually knew the locations with multiple openings.
I know this was attempted on a previous thread, but maybe ODAR folks who have this information about their own office could post it from their home computers on the Wild Wild West??
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