I've been applying to several jobs on the USAjobs.com website for more than 8 years and can't get hired at all, Is there a hiring freeze?

2020-06-30T14:23:20-04:00

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Response by Capt Dwayne Conyers made Jun 30 at 2020 2:39 PM

2020-06-30T14:39:01-04:00

Same here...

Response by SFC Steven Borders made Jun 30 at 2020 2:43 PM

2020-06-30T14:43:23-04:00

This could be a number of things. Are you tailoring your resume to the jobs themselves? Are you using a federal resume? It is different that your normal resume. It took awhile for me to get picked up as a GS05. Sometimes you have to work your way up to, if you are applying to higher potions you may not get get it, do to not having any GS experience.

Response by TSgt Lee Parham made Jun 30 at 2020 2:47 PM

2020-06-30T14:47:03-04:00

I don't get it. I have more than 20+ years in the medical field, 18 of which was in military. I applied to 2 direct hire jobs with the CDC and 2 with Homeland Security for the response to the COVID-19 issue back in May and there were about 27 locations available. I don't understand the delay and if they need people to fill those positions, why aren't they contacting people to say whether or not you are qualified by their standards? It just shows your submission was recieved, yet there is no communication after that. I also have some submissions that are just for medical support, 2 are referred, but again no more communication; 1 was back in January, the other just last week. This has been going on for years. There are 3 people that I worked with at my last place of employment, all 3 got hired out at the VA, all are civilians and no prior military experience. So, why is that?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 30 at 2020 8:41 PM

2020-06-30T20:41:45-04:00

With usajobs it’s the resume and how you answer the questions that gets you moved forward in the selection process.
I recommend you have some one review your resume and the job you are applying for to ensure they match. You should have some of the job description wording in your resume without copy and paste.

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jul 1 at 2020 12:34 PM

2020-07-01T12:34:44-04:00

In general there is not a current job freeze on but that doesn't mean all agencies are hiring. Not all jobs that get advertised on USAJOBS get filled. Many times they go through the whole process to decide not to hire anyone at that time. If you have a more specific question in regards to job series, or agency I will do my best to help answer. I was medically retired from the Marine Corps and have been a GS11 since Sep 2014. I have worked as a GS for Dept of Navy and USDA.