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Post by rp on Aug 3, 2017 16:53:52 GMT -5
My brain just exploded and my eye twitch is definitely sticking around now. To clarify--this is last year all over again? BUT if we made the register and don't think we totally bombed the ODAR interview--we should just sit tight? My understanding is that if we re-apply now we will remove our current score? Or am I wrong and there is nothing to lose by reapplying because by the time the new NORs come out we will already have been hired or passed over a few times? 1. Just like last year again. 2. If you just got on the register and are on one or more certs, your score must be reasonably good. If I were you I wouldn't reapply. I'd sit tight and hope that at some point they hired me. 3. It is unclear that retaking the test on a refresh would get you another SSA interview (assuming you're successful in getting back on the register). 4. I believe (but check this out before acting on it) if you reapply you remain on the register with your current score until you get an NOR on the new testing. Let me translate gary here: PATIENCE PEOPLE! Let's not overreact. For some this is certainly good news -- especially for our good friends, foghorn and others who are in the middle of appeals. For others it is also good news -- those who have one city GALs? Learn from your experience and open yourselves up to more cities if you really want the job. And finally for others -- come ride with us -- you may get whiplash -- but the roller coaster is one "helluva" ride!
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Post by rhd on Aug 3, 2017 17:02:21 GMT -5
Is it too early to start a poll on how long this thread will get?
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Post by gary on Aug 3, 2017 17:03:52 GMT -5
Is it too early to start a poll on how long this thread will get? Yes.
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Post by Pixie on Aug 3, 2017 17:28:03 GMT -5
I am really surprised they are going to reopen rather than go to the lower scoring subgroup as they did last time. Of course I was surprised when they cut so many applicants at the DC stage of the examination. Pixie
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Post by gino on Aug 3, 2017 17:50:03 GMT -5
I don't think I could get through all the gotchas again and I scored reasonably well enough mid 70s to get on certs for a good number of locations. I wouldn't want to risk all that by re-testing. Especially when Pixie says by this time in the process scores don't mean much. I am hoping to be a fit if I can find the door next week. But if TPTB determine after the interview that I am not, then I don't think a higher score is going to do anything.
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Post by cookie on Aug 3, 2017 17:56:27 GMT -5
I don't think I could get through all the gotchas again and I scored reasonably well enough mid 70s to get on certs for a good number of locations. I wouldn't want to risk all that by re-testing. Especially when Pixie says by this time in the process scores don't mean much. I am hoping to be a fit if I can find the door next week. But if TPTB determine after the interview that I am not, then I don't think a higher score is going to do anything. gino such well-reasoned and calm thinking isn't allowed at a time like this 😉. JK, thank you for some needed perspective.
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Post by buckeyefan on Aug 3, 2017 18:16:33 GMT -5
I don't think I could get through all the gotchas again and I scored reasonably well enough mid 70s to get on certs for a good number of locations. I wouldn't want to risk all that by re-testing. Especially when Pixie says by this time in the process scores don't mean much. I am hoping to be a fit if I can find the door next week. But if TPTB determine after the interview that I am not, then I don't think a higher score is going to do anything.
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Post by lucy on Aug 3, 2017 18:17:27 GMT -5
I must be super crazy, because just two days after my SSA interview, my immediate thought upon hearing this was whether I should try again and see if I get a better score. And hopefully another SSA interview 😊 You made me think of a couple of things: 1. Isn't there some kind of rule about not being able to retest within 1 year of getting an NOR rating? 2. Since the rule is one agency interview per register, would you actually get another interview even if you did retest and got a new rating?
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Post by buckeyefan on Aug 3, 2017 18:26:12 GMT -5
I am unclear what reopening the existing register means for me and what i should do. I just got on the register with a score of 72 but did not make any certs. I have been hoping i would have the opportunity to expand my gal - right now i have about 50 cities and if given the opportunity i would check every city listed. So does this news mean for sure we will get to expand our gal's? Also, does it make sense to take the exam again with a current score of 72? What if i didn't even make it to dc testing this time around? Would i still get to stay on register for a while with my current score? Thanks so much for everyone's advice, on all the issues that come up in this process.
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Post by aljalex on Aug 3, 2017 18:49:29 GMT -5
Here is the way I choose to interpret it: OPM and SSA figured there'll be so many certs before the upcoming exam is graded that all people on the register will be wiped out! So new applicants with sufficiently high scores will be needed!
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Post by franperirose on Aug 3, 2017 18:50:53 GMT -5
Here is the way I choose to interpret it: OPM and SSA figured there'll be so many certs before the upcoming exam is graded that all people on the register will be wiped out! So new applicants with sufficiently high scores will be needed! I like the way you think!
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Post by franperirose on Aug 3, 2017 18:52:42 GMT -5
I must be super crazy, because just two days after my SSA interview, my immediate thought upon hearing this was whether I should try again and see if I get a better score. And hopefully another SSA interview 😊 You made me think of a couple of things: 1. Isn't there some kind of rule about not being able to retest within 1 year of getting an NOR rating? 2. Since the rule is one agency interview per register, would you actually get another interview even if you did retest and got a new rating? I don't know about the one year, but it looks like it is unclear whether there would be another opportunity to interview. If that's the case, then I really can't see any benefit to restarting.
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Post by lucy on Aug 3, 2017 18:53:16 GMT -5
I am unclear what reopening the existing register means for me and what i should do. I just got on the register with a score of 72 but did not make any certs. I have been hoping i would have the opportunity to expand my gal - right now i have about 50 cities and if given the opportunity i would check every city listed. So does this news mean for sure we will get to expand our gal's? Also, does it make sense to take the exam again with a current score of 72? What if i didn't even make it to dc testing this time around? Would i still get to stay on register for a while with my current score? Thanks so much for everyone's advice, on all the issues that come up in this process. Yes, you'll be able to expand your GAL. With a 72, you should be on next set of certs. I wouldn't retest and risk it.
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Post by lucy on Aug 3, 2017 18:54:37 GMT -5
Here is the way I choose to interpret it: OPM and SSA figured there'll be so many certs before the upcoming exam is graded that all people on the register will be wiped out! So new applicants with sufficiently high scores will be needed! I ♥️ that interpretation!
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Post by fowlfinder on Aug 3, 2017 18:56:45 GMT -5
Here is the way I choose to interpret it: OPM and SSA figured there'll be so many certs before the upcoming exam is graded that all people on the register will be wiped out! So new applicants with sufficiently high scores will be needed! Thinking about another refresh was like a gut punch but on the commute home Aljalex's though came to me, so all I can say is. Bring on the hiring. After all if there are 1300 on the registry (estimation from prior threads, please don't check my work) and they want to hire enough to get to their stated goal, and some of that 1300 have been considered 3 times, 300-500 hires (wishfull thinking probably, but let me wish) would really cut into the registry, and they may not want to be scraping the barrel when the hiring surge mellows out. Please.
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Post by legalbythesea on Aug 3, 2017 19:09:15 GMT -5
I am really surprised they are going to reopen rather than go to the lower scoring subgroup as they did last time. Of course I was surprised when they cut so many applicants at the DC stage of the examination. Pixie So does this mean they probably won't issue another cert in the new fiscal year for folks on the current (2016) register?
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Post by BigTexBurnin' on Aug 3, 2017 19:15:01 GMT -5
Any thoughts on a score of 71 with a wide open GAL? Don't hurt me; I'm just the wife, taking over my husband's account, and I'm not well-versed on these matters. Thank you!
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Post by franperirose on Aug 3, 2017 19:18:00 GMT -5
Any thoughts on a score of 71 with a wide open GAL? Don't hurt me; I'm just the wife, taking over my husband's account, and I'm not well-versed on these matters. Thank you! Ha I would say he would surely be on the next cert, It would not make sense to reapply.
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Post by BigTexBurnin' on Aug 3, 2017 19:30:05 GMT -5
Any thoughts on a score of 71 with a wide open GAL? Don't hurt me; I'm just the wife, taking over my husband's account, and I'm not well-versed on these matters. Thank you! Ha I would say he would surely be on the next cert, It would not make sense to reapply. Thanks! It's hard to discern the meaning of the new testing when you're an English teacher and not in the legal biz. I was afraid that meant that they would not be doing a second cert from this current group. Whew. I appreciate your easing my mind a bit! Husband is busy preparing for a huge trial (he's a very experienced litigator for a large government agency; how's that for ambiguity?), so I took over the board-watching duties. ;-)
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Post by aa7 on Aug 3, 2017 19:32:46 GMT -5
I can't even process this all....After the shocking disappointment of failing the WD, I cringe to think of starting all over. We'll see, we'll see
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