Yeah the good ole boy system is probably the most frustrating thing. Like I said in my earlier post, I’ve run into a few investigators on the fed side while out in the field. I’ve always asked them for any tips on getting on the fed side and each one said they already knew the hiring manager, I was also told to be patient and keep applying which is what I’ll continue to do. I enjoy this line of work and I’d like to do it long term and in a position with some semblance of stability.
Probably the worst part about this job is that the bottom line seems to be keeping the shareholders happy and producing as much as possible, and it also sucks not knowing if you’re going to wake up one morning and be laid off out of nowhere.
And going back to the good ole boy system, @thor is completely right. I’ve seen it plenty of times, especially at air force bases, where a guy will retire and pretty much walk right into a fed/civilian position or a contractor position paying twice as much for doing the same job they were probably doing in the military. The air force is pretty big in the IT and cyber security field, so they often get to work with contractors on a day to day basis in the office and get to know the hiring managers real well, and by the time they leave or retire from active duty there seems to be a position waiting just for them.
As someone who hired a lot of GS workers in my former career, here are my two cents: there are usually an unbelievable number of fully qualified people for every job opening. With all the tools on the internet, most people submit perfect or near perfect resumes/applications. Most people do very well in the interview. So how do you differentiate? Do you want to take a chance on someone based on their perfect resume and a 30 minute interview? Or do you want to take a chance on someone with a perfect resume & interview who your best employee Bob can vouch for based on his working with the applicant for a number of years in a previous position? If the good ole boy network is being used to hire non-qualified applicants, that’s a problem. But if the good ole boy network is being used to differentiate equally qualified applicants, that’s an advantage for the hiring manager IMO.
Here we go again all hands meeting at CACI this afternoon. I’m figuring there will be layoffs in the near future. It’s sad but maybe GDIT saw the writing on the wall. Does anyone know who the #1 vendor is?
Please advise results of CACI all hands call. We may all be different as far as who writes out paychecks or if we are FT bs IC, but are all in the same boat and if CACI is relaying any info to their field, I’m sure we could all use a little enlightenment. Gracias.
So the call ended abruptly ended when people started asking questions. They stated they will re-evaluate on 11/8 when they have the PMR…people it’s not looking good especially when upper management will not answer questions.
I disagree. Numerous questions were answered. I believe it ended at the 30 min mark to avoid wasteful spending. The issue is they don’t have all the answers. It’s like a child asking a parent an unknowable question. The situation rests on DCSA and case scheduling.
The call didn’t end abruptly when they started asking questions?? It was silent for a minute or two a couple of times, but they went over the allotted 30 minutes they said it was going to be.
Updating my resume over here. Any suggestions on how to properly list BI’s clearance on a resume (with enough key words to pass the computer filter)? “Current, favorably adjudicated Tier 5, favorably adjudicated for Top Secret clearance”?
So just as an FYI…GDIT told us that the reason why they were pulling the contract was because of exactly what is going on right now! NBIB wouldn’t and couldn’t give information on the workload and when it would get better. As many know they were detailing people from the east coast to the west coast. They couldn’t keep up the salaries. So they let it go. They told us all of this after their PMR. It’s obvious to me that the government has other plans. This whole ranking bs is just that…bs! It’s going to be a bumpy ride!!
