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for onr they need to follow the laws, like post the point of contact like who is actually doing the hiring. THe law states in the OPM HR book by law they are supposed to put on there posting the name of the psrson who is doing the hiring. they are not a dru center or a recutiment center does not hire a buidinbg does not hire another persona person does and the law is very explicit and usa job is breaking the law by letting them post bogus point of contact information even the numbers is the run around numbers why because most likley they are braking the law and already picked who they want and they don't want you to call them or question them.

the other thing the OPM needs to make all agencies be set on law by the law the name who is sl;ected is PUBLIC information the USAF put on there letters who they hired the person by law that is public inforamtion the VA dept of aggriculture likes to play JAmes Bond with the nemas who they hire, they will tell you to file a FOIA request and like the VA will not answer FOIA request until you get a lawyer just to let everyone know when they dont answer a FOIA request get a lawyer and let the government pay for it. THESE GOVERNMENT AGENIES ALLA CT LIKE THERE A DIFFERENT COUNTRY THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO COME OUT WITH CONSISTANT GUIDELINES, IF THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO PLAY WE HATE THE VETERANS AT LEAST FOLLOW THE LAW AND PUT THE CIVIALIANS NAME WHO NEVER SERVED ON THE DENIAL LETTER OF THE VETERAN WHO DIDN'T GET THE JOB

My expirence with the USAJOBS and CPOL is very less than favorable. First of all many veterans who apply for positions of employment are applying within the skill sets thay have master over twenty years of federal service before they retired. They re-apply for those same positions because the government states they are the priority for those positions because of their selfless service to this great nation. When you have to try to convince a human resource staffer who has never worn the uniform or held the very psotion you are applying for that you are the best qualified, you will be greated with a slide presentation on how to prepare a resume or in my case when you tell a staffer that you think the system is broken you will get investigated by the military police for harassment. Even though the investigation proved i was not wrong of anything I was doing except of using their regulations the way it is prescribed they did not like it. Just look at all of the HR staffs and see how many veterans are on them, and you will see that the CPOL system utilized by the Army does not favor veterans because you have very little veterans to resource veterans resumes for their work and title expirence. I have dealt with this very issue with the North Central CPAC an organization dominated by personnel who have nevered served in the mlitary but the are rating your resume. If it seems like they do not care is because they have never served and they do not understand verterans . Even the director of this CPAC who has 40 years of expirence does not comprehend this. These are the very people who love you for when you fight for their freedoms in combat and they are same very people who are threatened by your federal service because you potentially threaten their employment maketability. The appeal process with the resumix system is the problem, did you know the same person who turned you down for a position is the same person who hand scores your resume on the appeal. Nothing ever is taken out of the hands of the director of that CPAC and it's staffers, so you should do as I am doing file congressionals on the positions you have declined for and have that CPAC present the generalizations to your representatives as they do to you. Case and point you can be qualified for a position and the same very psition can be re-announce through the USAJOB site and CPOL system and you can be told you do not qualify for the same position. it only makes sense if you are qualified once you should be qualified a second time. If you apply for a term full time position and your resume indicates you want a full time position you will not be rated it does not matter if you express interest by applying you are just tossed in the reject pile because that is what the HR staffers have always done.

Why not make the process straight forward and cut the bureacracy? Simply fill out the application and submit a resume and cut out the KSAs. You know there is a problem when there are books on how to write the KSAs to even get someone to look at the application. If a resume is written correctly it will address everything in the duties and qualifications in the job posting.
Give veterans preference - really instead of just lip service. I agree with Schno that the VA, and other government agencies are anti-veteran, They don't bother to hide it. The job is filled before the closing date. You would think they would be a little less obvious. I applied at the VA, Post Office and other government offices and never even got a courtesy call back. I am retired military with a disability. In my career I went from Private to Major and have 2 masters degrees yet I have been treated much less than professionally. USA Jobs needs to get serious about reforming the system but until then it is just a scam and veterans aren't buying the window dressing as you can tell by the comments.

Within the last year, I have posted a total of 7 applications and all but one found me not qualified even though I have a Bachelors in IT, MBA emphasizing in Health Administration and over 20 years experience in everything from Respiratory Therapy to Purchasing. The one that found me qualified for the position hired a person WITHOUT a degree.
The majority of jobs posted are for:
1)current employees of the department who is posting the position,
2)DOD military (active duty) positions for those who are under the age of 34,
3)hiring pools who only want to keep your application/resume in their files "just in case" an opening occurs,
I have been humiliated to the point where I am afraid to apply for a secretary's job because I may NOT be qualified.

Xynyx, totally see your point and ran into the same issues when I was trying to apply to some of these ridiculous things. They want you to have had THE job you are seeking, like the person retired or quit from it and they are trying to get that one person back. "How have you applied your experience in government administration of Solar solutions programs to forming relationships with solar cell producers, furthered progress toward public acceptance of solar energy solutions, and in what capacity has your own body become solar powered?" 8000 words maximum...

Has anyone ever heard of jobs being filled before the closeout date? If so then USAJOBS need to remove the jobs from its website.

One suggestion would be for ALL government agencies and departments to use one central resume repository. It just doesn't make sense to go to USA JOBS to find a position, then post your resume and information there, only to find out the hiring agency refers you to another site where you enter the exact same information, resume and supporting documents. And, it seems like each agency/department has its own process.

I've had success in applying for a job from usajobs.gov so, wouldn't request much be changed about the site excepting to update the software. Additionally, I'd request that the application manager software also be updated to allow deletion of applications more than 12 months old, thereby eliminating the look of failure since many applications are listed even those not responded to.