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Post by 2rvrrun on Jun 3, 2016 18:34:00 GMT -5
NO, NO, Gary the look on your avatar's face should be enough to convince them. It is quizzical, but with the proper amount of dignity--the perfect ALJ look.
I understand the model is no longer with us, but I bet he/she was a great part of your family.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you and the others who have worked hard for this. There did not seem to be as many board members posting about calls today. My bet is they have to wait on an affirmative response form someone.
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Post by gary on Jun 3, 2016 18:54:44 GMT -5
I think you're probably right. I think they have a week more to get the June class hired. That should be plenty of time.
Hopefully they then just keep rolling and hire the July class. I think they might since they'll have a lot to do once that's done to close out these certs, request new ones, prepare and send cert emails, get paperwork back from candidates, interview people, check references (Oh! The humanity!), have the Hiring Committee make choices, and make offers in time for a class reporting on 9/19.
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Post by Serious, J. on Jun 3, 2016 18:57:54 GMT -5
Got the call from Mellinda and accepted! I'll poll after I get back to my office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great news! Congratulations jagvet!
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Post by Judicially Imployed on Jun 3, 2016 19:25:12 GMT -5
I think you're probably right. I think they have a week more to get the June class hired. That should be plenty of time. Hopefully they then just keep rolling and hire the July class. I think they might since they'll have a lot to do once that's done to close out these certs, request new ones, prepare and send cert emails, get paperwork back from candidates, interview people, check references (Oh! The humanity!), have the Hiring Committee make choices, and make offers in time for a class reporting on 9/19. Don't forget that 2 weeks before 9/19 is labor day. So offers likely need to start mid august, or they run into holiday weekend. Of course history has taught us what they need to do and what they ultimately do, esp. W/ offers, is not the same
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Post by gary on Jun 3, 2016 19:50:57 GMT -5
I agree about the timing of offers. I'm thinking sometime between 8/15-26, with the exact dates in that period dependent on how large a class they plan to hire.
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Post by cookie1 on Jun 3, 2016 20:12:45 GMT -5
Congratulations - so happy for you!
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Post by catspaw on Jun 3, 2016 20:31:19 GMT -5
Congratulations - so happy for you! Welcome to the board, cookie1 !
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Post by cafeta on Jun 3, 2016 20:39:11 GMT -5
Please don't throw me in that briar patch called Harlingen. Hey, I'll admit, it's not for everyone. But I love it. The staff here is really hard-working, there's not a lot of drama, great Group Supervisor. We don't have a HOD or HOCALJ down here yet, as we are still being "managed" by Houston Bissonnet, but it's a good group of folks and a very nice facility. You can get anywhere you want to go in Harlingen in 15-20 minutes and you can be on the beach in 35. Personally, I have a pool and a hot tub, so I rarely go to the beach, but I love to sit out on my front porch and watch the parrots and the ducks interact. It is really a different world down here. Cases are really different, too. I've worked in four different hearing offices and haven't seen nearly the diversity in issues I've seen here. It's been a fabulous learning experience. The only downside is that we only have two writers and one of those just got picked up to be an ALJ. So, most of my decision drafting is done elsewhere. I've got my fingers crossed for those of you that actually want to come down here and hope at least a couple of you will fall in love with the place and stick! Wow, you have really made Harlingen sound great! Were it not for other constraints, I would have had that on my list. I've lived in the SW, central and southern NM, so this sounds heavenly! (I know, Albuquerque is quite different, but Las Cruces is not so far off).
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Post by cafeta on Jun 3, 2016 20:49:28 GMT -5
I love your avatar! One of my most favorite kid movies to sit through!
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Post by prescient on Jun 3, 2016 20:57:12 GMT -5
what is the least notice that has been given from offer to start date? I don't recall anyone having only 2 weeks, but I could be misremembering.
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Post by cafeta on Jun 3, 2016 21:05:03 GMT -5
They have never called with offers on the weekend, to my knowledge. I agree with 71, can't recall offers ever being made on the weekend. But...what you may see is calls or emails out late today with instructions for the recipient to call or email a response Monday. That's how mine went down. I didn't get the fabled call, instead I got an email late in the afternoon of a Friday with my offer and was told to respond by Monday. I actually called the number approximately 12 seconds after I received the email and accepted. Bob was shocked, said he had just hit "send" and the phone rang. Thanks Funky, I loved that story! You were, indeed, destined!
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Post by cafeta on Jun 3, 2016 21:06:49 GMT -5
Got the call from Mellinda and accepted! I'll poll after I get back to my office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Jagger! Congratulations! Edit: I did not see that auto correct to "Jagger," but I love it, and thought you might to, although the the non-zombie version, so I left it I corrected!
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Post by carolinagirl on Jun 3, 2016 21:07:13 GMT -5
Congratulations to those who have received the highly anticipated call. It's all so exciting! I must admit that reading Ram's comment about making TEN trips to DC since 2007 gave me serious pause, though...and here I thought 3 years was a long time. To those still waiting (and to those of us who didn't make the cert this round), keep hope alive!
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Post by hurryupandwait on Jun 3, 2016 21:21:01 GMT -5
Congrats to everyone who received the call. Praying for more good news in the weeks to come for those of you who are still waiting. I must say as a newbie, reading about RAM's nine year journey certainly puts this entire process in perspective for me. Thank you all for sharing your journey with us. Remember- If at first you don't succeed, try try again. Never give up?
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Post by cheesy on Jun 3, 2016 23:33:11 GMT -5
The Navy - and Dory the fish - taught me that swimming sure beats the alternative.
Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming!
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Post by numbersix on Jun 4, 2016 8:53:20 GMT -5
The Navy - and Dory the fish - taught me that swimming sure beats the alternative. Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming! Exactly! Question: Do the Board members think offers are made in the order of highest score meets highly recommended, regardless of location? Or do location priorities drive the process?
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Post by ba on Jun 4, 2016 9:07:40 GMT -5
The Navy - and Dory the fish - taught me that swimming sure beats the alternative. Just keep swimming! Just keep swimming! Exactly! Question: Do the Board members think offers are made in the order of highest score meets highly recommended, regardless of location? Or do location priorities drive the process? It's a domino process that has to do with the hiring committees choices. So neither. And both. How's that for an answer for ya?
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Post by Gaidin on Jun 4, 2016 9:08:52 GMT -5
Score drives the order offers are made in. They hit a particular location with multiple offers and the scores dip down and back up but they go in score order.
Two weeks has seemed to be the minimum.
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Post by Judicially Imployed on Jun 4, 2016 9:31:53 GMT -5
Did we ever get a concensus on whether we think offers will be made today. Iirc people have said they used to make Saturday calls. Others have said, on this board, they were confident Saturday calls would not be made.
Any of our board "in the know" wish to weigh in on this with some intel?
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Post by rusty on Jun 4, 2016 9:57:57 GMT -5
It seems to have an NFL draft feel to it, but that is only 32 locations and they just get 10 minutes to choose.
Hard to believe that starting with thousands and needing hundreds, this comes down to a one pick at a time before going to the next one process.
I never really knew what waiting was before.
After they check your height to see if you are tall enough to ride space mountain, you don't wait 3 hours to see if the ride is still open or if they will even let you on if it is.
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