How to get a Federal Government job - My experience and advice

Getting a government job was, in my experience, monumentally more difficult than landing any private sector job I've held. Here is some advice I picked up through my experience.

00:00 Intro
00:37 My qualifications
01:15 Set up an account on USAJOBS
01:37 Federal resumes
02:10 The self assessment
03:04 The long wait
03:32 The interview
04:14 Reference checks
05:06 Tentative offers
06:49 Background investigations and other processing
07:40 Final offer

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[verificacionnecessario]

So you have a graduate degree, experience in the field, and are a veteran, and it took 120 applications to get in. The gate keeping is absolutely nuts.

[caissa]

It's a big process for sure! Thanks for the information!

[theTSAguy]

Excellent insight, when I was applying to get in it was an uphill battle. The competition was steep back then and it's even more rough now.

[shamina]

Thank you for this summary, I've kind of been clueless on what else is in between me and my first day at the job in a federal position

[shannonb]

These videos are very helpful thank you so much

[yaseensajjad]

Very well explained .. thank you for sharing..

[TRUCKERTV]

Yep, I've seen individuals receive a firm offer, report to new job and within the first week, let go because they lied about something they put in their resume. I always suggest going on leave of absence or vacation until you receive your first paycheck from. the new job just to make sure. Some employers won't let you return after you resigned because they replaced you already 😆🤣😂.

[leslieya]

Any advice on the following? What is the best way to determine competitive pricing against other companies for government contracting bids. I currently work in healthcare IT as a PM and already have my MWBE/DBE and pending ED/WOSB certs.

[trustwithoutborders]

Thank you for the video! I finished my second interview about a month ago and was heard that 'You will hear from us either way.' I tried to contact the person on the announcement for the update but no response. I am currently unemployed so do you think I should accept the job offer in line?

[christfollower]

Been applying and it very discouraging. I’m a vet with 40 percent disability. I have a bachelor and master degree in supply chain/contracting with 13 years of experience. Been applying for GS 12 positions and above under my expertise and it’s been rough.

[chitpat]

If you can change the title saying that you were a veteran & had an active clearance, it would be helpful for people to see if they stand a chance. Without that, the resumes get automatically rejected it looks like..

[harmony]

I don't believe they require salary or supervisor on the resume anymore.

[shakooreli]

So if reference checks are asked and check you think that’s it’s a good sign you’re one of the candidates who they plan/want to hire ?

[chrisdeming]

Would you say the process for Direct Hire positions is much quicker? What would you say is the average time from referral to final offer for these positions?

[GeneralAmerican]

3 years lol I did get a state job in 3 months which pays higher than federal (same position and IT)

[itsmomoclockwithaliciarene]

Do you recommend accepting the tentative offer, then begin negotiating GS level and salary?

[jesusisdead]

June 20th they require covid tests and for that I am out.