Question:
I have been trying to gain appointment to a federal job since leaving
the Air Force in 1996 to no avail. There seems to be not one single
contact that can help. It seems that the "pass the buck" between
agencies is a common theme. The OPM website provides plenty of
"general" information, but then goes on to say that individual
agencies are responsible for hiring. Of course if you look into it,
the individual agencies have no real way of contact other than some
email that goes to some one who "passes the buck"..
Does anyone have any clue, idea, thought, suggestion, or point of
contact to help me out? The http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ website is
about as useless as bromide tablets as I've submitted applications and
resumes to many listings to no avail. With all the "Special Hiring
Authorities" for veterans with 30% or more disabilities and a Purple
Heart I sure don't see any real benefits, not to mention a BS in
Computer Technology from Purdue University and previous job experience
with IBM. It seems to me that it's all ‘smoke & mirrors' and still an
impossible task to gain Federal Civilian employment.
Any thing at this point would be more than what I have gotten from the
OPM and the VA! I know I can' be the only person that sees this
system as a colossal waste.
Answer:
-I recommend going back to Purdue University's placement services and
structure your resume on non-veteran background.
-Another article on "Al" says he is refusing to comply with the injunction. He's
already gone to jail for not complying with another demand for records. If he
is refusing to comply, why isn't he here boasting about it?
http://www.redding.com/news/stories/20030913lo084.shtml
Friday's action was the first federal order against Thompson, but his tax
beliefs landed him in Shasta County Jail last
year when he refused to surrender his employee records to
the state Employment Development Department.
