Eligibility Expiration Date

[ishmael]

I am a member of the "new" class (score in 2009) and my NORs does say that my eligibility expires in October 2010.

[northeasterner]

I am also a member of the new class, and my eligibility expires October 2010 as well.

[okeydokey]

Interesting. I am on the first register and have the same expiration date...

[sharonzano]

First timer with October 2010 expiration as well

[lawmaker]

Though I can't retrieve it at present, I seem to remember that even the USAJOBS posting included a 2010 expiration date. My guess is that the process they are using now - that is, short turn around time with little information requested - was intended to benefit primarily SSA's immediacy needs resulting from the Congressional pressure for them to hire asap. I suspect that after 2010, the application process will resume and return to what it used to be, with a wide open application process that lasts a while and that allows candidates to provide something more complete and responsive than the wacko 2500 character limitations of the current test. I bet this process is interim and the new process is being revised as we speak and will be rolled out in 2010 just in time to force a settlement of the AALJ lawsuit against OPM.

But whaddoo I know

[pm]

Mar 2, 2009 20:29:17 GMT -5 lawmaker said:

Though I can't retrieve it at present, I seem to remember that even the USAJOBS posting included a 2010 expiration date. My guess is that the process they are using now - that is, short turn around time with little information requested - was intended to benefit primarily SSA's immediacy needs resulting from the Congressional pressure for them to hire asap. I suspect that after 2010, the application process will resume and return to what it used to be, with a wide open application process that lasts a while and that allows candidates to provide something more complete and responsive than the wacko 2500 character limitations of the current test. I bet this process is interim and the new process is being revised as we speak and will be rolled out in 2010 just in time to force a settlement of the AALJ lawsuit against OPM.

But whaddoo I know

The current register expires in 2010, so everyone's score will expire with it.

I can see no reason why OPM would voluntarily change its process.

[Legal Beagle]

So does that mean if we do not get a job by then, we have to go through the whole process again??

[pm]

Mar 2, 2009 21:48:36 GMT -5 Legal Beagle said:

So does that mean if we do not get a job by then, we have to go through the whole process again?????

Yes, it does.

[lawandorder]

Mar 2, 2009 21:48:36 GMT -5 Legal Beagle said:

So does that mean if we do not get a job by then, we have to go through the whole process again??

That's what it seems. In other words, if we don't make it this time, we have two choices. Either we move on or go through the whole thing again.

[counselor95]

When the current register came out last year, the prior one expired. Some people had been on the prior register for years and had jumped through hoops to keep their applications updated, but everyone had to re-apply to get on the current register.