Job specific Interview Questions

I’ll sympathize with that person and after, tell them “it shouldn’t put you down” . It just means to work harder and you have room for improvements and far as promises go remember promises were meant to be broken.”

Thank you! Congrats to you, too. Fingers crossed you get your top pick. I think I read somewhere that you won't be considered for your 2nd choice if it's from a different district. Is that true? I went Large Bank, so Pittsburgh/Monroeville for me. I already live here, so I'm hoping it's an "unattractive" destination for others. Haha

Thank you! I actually want my 2nd pick lol, when I applied I have no idea what I was doing lol. I am not sure if it is true or not that I won’t be considered for my 2nd pick but it might be a good question to ask during career day. I didn’t go large bank because of the location, so your guess might be right.😜 Please keep us posted for your progress. It is said people who passed the tests will at least get a phone interview, sounds like survivor bias to me but it’s time to brush up interview questions!

I think it makes sense that they wouldn't allow it. The location you'd be invited to for CED would be different between two different districts. One district wouldn't be able to make an employment decision for another district. With that said, it would be nice if the rules were clearer from the beginning to give people more of a chance. I found some of this process to be arduous... Though I suppose the most difficult parts are still to come. :)

I agree with you that you should not be able to make 2 selections across different districts if they are not prepared internally. That is not fair for candidates who are not familiar with the organizational structure of OCC. But one of major requirements of this position is traveling and relocating, so I guess we all need to be prepare to be assigned to where ever we are needed. There are plenty of opportunities to move around when we get in, so I am not to frustrated about it, I will be comfortable where ever as long as my family is happy and opportunity to grow. I agree with you that we have several challenges to overcome in the coming 1 month, try not to over stress it, first of all, there is always a 2nd chance, and secondly, this is just a job application. Hopefully we will have more candidates joining the conversion soon and by then, we should have a better overall picture.

Hey guys, I took the exam 10/5 and I found out I passed the WCST on 10/6. They said by 10/20 we will receive a phone call so I am still waiting as well. I started to get nervous for a minute because some time has passed but from this thread it seems as if we are all still waiting for the call haha.

Hi, Dc_94, congratulations on passing the test and welcome to the discussion. There is no need to worry, the test deadline was 10/12, and the written portion needs 72 hrs to be graded(although it seems everyone gets their result in one day). So I believe they just got all the results last Friday. Next week they will sort all the application/test result and making list for the phone screening. Brush up your interview skills, it will come before you know it!

I also passed the two portions of the assessment although I was concerned that I didn't do the written section well. The knowledge portion was by far the easiest exam I've ever taken. So now I'm anxiously awaiting from them about screening. Interviews have never been my strong point, so I'm a bit worried. This is my only opportunity for work/internships as no other companies invited me to an interview for busy season. So I'm pretty much putting all my eggs into this one basket.

There are lots of smaller companies that don't necessarily hire for "busy season" that will provide challenging and rewarding experiences if you don't make it this time around, Chris. There's no shortage of entry-level accounting jobs out there, for sure, and you can always apply again next cycle and have the upper hand. This is a very competitive program, from what I gather of it, but you probably did better than you think. Keep the faith, and good luck!!

I took the tests very early in the process, so I have been eagerly awaiting this week to find out about a phone interview. Applied for the small bank position for June 2018 start dates in St. Louis and Indianapolis. I am hoping these are less of a preference for many. Good luck to everyone!

Hello everyone, this will be my third time applying for the job. I have gotten all the way to the interview part but did not receive an offer. I hope this time I can get the position.

Welcome to the discussion, it is very nice to know that you trying for your 3rd time, keep up the good spirit! I believe we can consider you the most experienced here, could you give us a brief description of your past experience with OCC? The good, the bad and tips and tricks... Much appreciated and hope you can get in with the ideal location you have in mind!

Welcome, Chris, Damien04! Please keep us posted if you hear anything about the phone interview.

Hello and good luck to everyone. I passed both tests, but I wished I'd have known about the issue with applying across two separate districts. I'm hoping that Cleveland isn't a preferable location for many, but my 2nd (Philadelphia) probably is. This is my first time applying, but I have some banking experience which I hope might help. I actually live in Pittsburgh as well, so I'm crossing my fingers for that one, although there are not many vacancies from what I understand.

I'm glad to see a fellow 'Burgher among the ranks. Did you apply for both Mid and Large, RS403? I didn't know you COULD apply for both at the time, so I didn't. Though if I had known, the salaries in only cities I would leave PGH for wouldn't allow me to survive in them (NYC, San Fran, Boston)! I have experience, too, and taking a pay cut for this position is doable here, but feels impossible in most other cities because COL is so high. I just don't know how you get in, otherwise. I have 6 yrs of experience, but my application for a Level/Pay Band V position was rejected almost immediately.

Welcome, RS403! Hello, Betty7, it looks like to me that you get in as a NB III, in 1 year, your got promoted to IV and 1 year after that, when you pass the exam and get commissioned, you get your NB V. So it is impossible for external applicants to apply for V as you would need to pass the exam, which is only offered internally.

That does seem to be the case, Aurther. I've been watching for almost a year and have never seen a level IV position offered. So start at the beginning or you have to get commissioned somewhere else (FRB, FDIC, etc). The ad said being commissioned wasn't required, but I'm sure commissioned candidates are given preference!!

Betty7, I think you should have better prospects at Band IV than most applicants with your level of experience. I only have 1.5 years out of college and I believe that I'm up against far more experienced candidates for III. Are any of you aware of individuals that have gotten hired either directly from school, or less than 2 years out? I do see your point on COL. One of the things that attracted me to the 'Burgh was its low COL, but unfortunately that means that salaries are lower as well. This position would represent about a 25% increase from where I stand now, but that might not mean much in Philly - definitely not in NYC!

RS403, if you look through all the posts on glassdoor, you will notice several posts mentioned that they applied through school, which could mean they don't have experience, yet they still got the position. Don't talk yourself down, present yourself well and that is all you need, I don't see a point of considering how good/bad other candidates are.

Hi everyone, please update if you got a call or email to set up a phone interview. If not, I believe it is safe now to call it a day and assume nobody got any news from OCC so far.

Be sure to post your district if you hear, either way. Also, if your status changes on USAJobs, let us know that, too!!

Does anyone know if calls for phone interviews go out exactly on the 20th? I just emailed Recruitment yesterday and they said if selected for phone interview then I would get a call before the end of October. Getting antsy!

& in reference to the above question---because the email that I got for passing the written portion indicated before Oct 20th

Hello, JM! Thanks for busting the silence here! LOL, I am anxiously waiting too. Unfortunately, I do not have prior experience for the recruiting cycle, but I believe they will set up a time with you first for a future time in terms of phone interview instead of cold calling people and goes into interview immediately. I have not received any calls from OCC yet, let us be patient and have faith team! BTW, if anyone got calls from OCC, please do share with us, thanks!

I believe Oct 20 is the deadline they will set up phone interviews with "in the run" candidates.

Hey, everyone! I passed my knowledge test on October 11th and found out that I had passed the written test on the 13th. I'm impatiently waiting to see if I will be moving forward in the hiring process. This is my dream post-college gig! I listed the Philadelphia office as my first choice location, and the San Francisco office as my second choice location. Good luck to everyone involved in this round of hiring! I'll provide an update when I receive any new information.

Will I be rejected because of a recent collection on my credit report if I receive an offer? (debt has been paid)

Good luck to you too, PhillyExplorer, welcome to the discussion. Looks like we are all nervous at this time, but based on the past posts, wait until after Career Exploration Day folks, anxious gauge will probably go through the roof, LOL.

Hi, Mac, that is a good question but I am afraid that is the question only OCC HR can answer and I will probably NOT bring it up until the career day when they have experts in that subject on site and ask in private, but that is just my suggestions.

I hear it, Aurthur. I interviewed with the Fed in NYC in May and it was July before they got back to me with a rejection. I've barely come down from "red alert" from that. I'm not emotionally prepared for a long wait on this! Haha! That's a good question, Mac. I know from previous posts that they do pull credit, but I have no idea what the criteria for "acceptable" credit are.

Hi, Betty, how are you doing? It already past 5PM there on the east coast so I guess it is safe for you to call it a day and go home, kick off your shoes and put a movie on. It will be a torture to us as the career day will be around Thanksgiving and waiting for some news for such a long holiday is not going to be fun, maybe it will be a good time to take some part time jobs during that time frame to switch focus a little. Fed is really difficult to get in as far as I know, last time I checked the employee profiles on their website, most of them have a PhD in economics...And Fed does not even use the USAJOBS channel to accept the applications, that just tells me how cocky they are LOL, so don't beat yourself up too much. It seems nobody got called so far, that is a good sign to me..

Well... The Federal Reserve is gov't affiliated, but they aren't a gov't agency. I'm pretty sure they can't use the USAJobs portal. I'm good, otherwise. Just impatient. You? Here's to hearing something tomorrow!

Still Waiting.. LOL. I'm glad to know we are all in the same boat though, makes me feel a little less crazy !

Today is the 19th and we still didn't hear anything, this is weird considering on the previous two times I have applied for the position, the employee from OCC called me promptly to have the phone interview

Well at least we are ALL in the same boat. I'd be crushed if you all had heard and I didn't. 😎 Did they cold-call you on the spot for the phone interview without setting up a time?

Not need to worry team, as long as none of us got any calls so far. Keep faith up, finish the book you are reading, continue working hard at your job, spend time with your family. Once the wheels start spinning, we won’t have much time for those.

I’m 1000000000% sure that they email you with directions on how to schedule the phone interview, if you get selected for the phone screening. They don’t call to set that up.

Looks like they're bringing it right down to the wire.......

Almost 5 p.m. on the east coast. looks like we'll hear tomorrow

Well, hopefully this is the last day of compulsively checking the phone for an email or call. Good luck, everyone!!

too late. i've already lost my mind. it is no more

Hey guys! Just saw that my status on my application changed from "received" to "reviewed" and it says I met the minimum qualifications! No email yet though! Anyone else?

No status change, but I got my email. My phone interview is Monday. 😁

i applied for the large bank and midsize bank positions... rejected on large bank, still waiting to hear on midsize. I suspect if i'm rejected on one i will be on the other too, but we'll see.

Just received the email for phone interview!

Congratulations!! Nothing for me yet...patient patient... Has anyone heard from south or western district yet?

i applied to southern and western. nothing yet

I only applied to Western and nothing yet :/ Last year I applied to Southern & Eastern, they seem to be quicker about the process.. From what I read in the previous forum, Southern district tends to take longer during the application process.

Still waiting, but starting to freak out! My status on USAJobs still says "received", I haven't received any form of communication yet, and it's 1:47PM here on the East Coast. I applied to the Eastern (Philadelphia) and Western (San Francisco) regions. I'll try to stay sane for the rest of the day!

Hi all, Ive been watching this chain for the past week..I just received the email to interview next Wednesday for Large banks ...my status for that app also changed to "reviewed". My app status for small to mid is unchanged. I applied last minute..took the exams the last day. Im in Rochester but want to get out of WNY...my background is in mortgage banking and Roc has no more plentiful opportunities like it used to with an underwriting background so why not

Congratulations, team! Just got my email for Large Banks, but no status change for MCBS. Just hang tight. :)

UPDATE: I received my phone-screening interview email shortly after 3:00PM! I will be interviewing with the Philadelphia office. Good luck to everyone else! I'll be back when I find out how I did on the phone interview.

UPDATE: Hi, team, I got my interview email just now (12:40 San Francisco time) for next Tuesday! Looks like western district is sending out invites now.

Anyone else apply for Santa Ana & LA?

Congrats to everyone who has gotten a phone interview, I applied to Central, for the Midsized and Community, haven't heard anything, and the status is still received.

Are they gonna send email to tell you if you are NOT selected to have the interview?

Has anyone heard from the central region? I haven’t heard anything from them for small banks. My large bank application says reviewed and I met minimum qualifications but no email yet.

Actually just got the email to schedule phone interview from large bank I believe. Still waiting to here from central region for small banks good luck to everyone waiting!

Still waiting on Central as well. Slowly but surely losing my mind!

Has anyone been contacted about their phone interview yet? From the email I received after passing my exams, we would hear something no later than today.

My application status says reviewed & I met the qualifications but no email :/ 8PM here on the east coast.

I just received an email today for scheduling the phone-screening interview. I applied for the Central district for Community/Mid-sized banks.

As of 11:16 PM, I received an email to schedule to Midsize bank phone screening for the central, just letting you all know.

I assumed that I would receive an email telling me that I either did or did not manage to get an interview. Maybe I'm wrong, but that seemed to be the idea. As of Saturday morning now, I have yet to get anything, and my application still shows a "Received" status. I suppose this just means that I wasn't accepted which I pretty much assumed would happen from the start, but it would be nice to hear that from them directly rather than guessing.

Mine says “reviewed”. Not sure what that means in this process.

I was losing hope, but received an email this morning for a phone interview. I hope everyone else has heard back by now. Btw, I applied for the Midwest region.

anyone else get an incomplete? It says not further for consideration, guessing I didn't make it...

I applied for both a large bank position (Pittsburgh) and also a MCBS position. I was emailed Friday for an interview that seems to be from the large bank division, but have not heard anything from the MCBS. Is it possible this one interview will encompass both? Since it is Saturday afternoon, should I assume that I am NOT going to be interviewed for the MCBS position?

I finished scheduling my phone interview for this Wednesday for the West Coast region. I'm pretty nervous about it as I'm trying to recruit for a job after I graduate this May. Anyone have any experience with the phone interview and what kind of questions do they ask?

Alright, here we go! It's real now! I actually just got my email inviting me to my screening for MCBS on Wednesday (I honestly don't remember/know what that stands for). This was a lot later than I expected, but I'm very excited to still be in the running. Good luck to everyone else!

Update: Got the email last night around 10PM to interview with the Cincinnati Office!

Has anyone heard anything for MCSB Pittsburgh location?

Hey everyone! When I applied I listed my top choices as the Philadelphia office and the New York office but it looks like the employees who are setting up the screening interview are from the Pittsburgh office. Did I mess up or can you still get scheduled for interviews from offices that weren't your top two choices?

@Oats - You can review the 162 other interviews on this website to get an idea of what they will ask. From what I understand, both the phone and in-person interviews are 99% behavioral questions. @Anon - I didn't think there was a Pittsburgh location for MCBS, just LBS? I'm gonna kick myself if I missed out on doubling my odds of getting an OCC job without moving. Lol @Ben - I wouldn't sweat it. It seems they're behind the 8 ball this cycle. Pittsburgh might just be helping out to get everyone scheduled ASAP.

The person doing your interview and their location has nothing to do with the location you applied.

I just got my email as of 11:00 am there's still hope if you didn't receive one yet!

I was told that if you applied for both large and midsize you still only have one phone interview, and that will encompass both.

I passed the OCC written test and I was suppose to receive a notification by Oct 20. I have not received an email at all. Any thoughts?

Had my phone interview for LBS. Was exactly as expected. Lasted about a half hour, give or take. She said that CED for LBS will be in Chicago this year. I love Chicago, so let's hope I get to see it. Let the anxiety begin!! 😬

Congratulations, Betty7! Sounds like you nailed it!! Could you share with us a little bit of the questions the interviewer asked? Also, What date the CED might be and when do you expect to hear anything back for the CED? Again, good job! Looks like the research and practice do pay off.

Just had my phone interview for MCBS! We actually went a little bit over since the call took about 48 minutes. I don't think I did so well (I'm very sick, so my voice isn't all the way there), but I'm still hopeful. She did ask a lot of follow-up questions and seemed interested in my answers! She also told me to get well, so at least she realized that I'm sick. I was told that CED for the Northeast region will be the week of November 13th, and that we'll know something by November 9th. I'm going to take a break from this site to avoid becoming overly anxious in anticipation, but I really hope to see some of you in NYC on the week of November 13th!

Thanks for all the information, PhillyExplorer! Hope you get better soon, time to get ready for the CED I guess. Still nervous about tomorrow myself lol, please share with us about the questions interviewer asked or anything you think worth mentioning. My interview is 4:00 PM at interviewer's time so I don't want to keep her for too long and she probably wants it over sooner as well...

Interviewer asked STAR questions we've all seen: Difficult team member, a time you went above and beyond, a time you had to deal with change, etc. Also asked a few other random questions about willingness to travel, what you expect to get out of the experience, etc. Literally nothing I wasn't expecting. I forgot to ask when we'd hear back. That was silly of me, but I was kind of keyed up. 😁 CED will be a 1/2 day meet n' greet with Execs and EICs followed by the panel interview.

scheduled for phone interview on wednesday. i think i screwed the pooch since i submitted an lbs application for pitt and mc for a station in the western district and another one in the southern district. based on what i've read in this thread and last years thread, will they just ignore my 2nd and 3rd choice and leave me only with pitt?

-failson: Yes, you will be considered for the lBS only unless there is a shortage of recommended candidates for your 2nd choice. The 3rd choice is almost guaranteed to be ignored unless something else happens or your 2nd and 3rd choices don't have enough candidates that applied

-PhillyExplorer and everyone else: The CED will be in the headquarter office of NYC on 340 Madison Ave. OCC will be placing you in a 4 star hotel near time square, most likely a Sheraton for the night before the interview. After the interview is done they will take you in for fingerprints and a small chat from other assistant national bank examiners. After that you will get a call back after one week to notify you that you have gotten an offer or send you an email 2-3 weeks later for rejection.

well thank you for confirming my suspicions. i may as well apply next round to multiple cities in the same region =/

@Aurther of this post I can't guarantee that you'll get the same questions, but I suggest thinking about your answers to why you chose the OCC/why are you interested in finance and banking, times you've worked in difficult groups, and times when your actions made a positive impact. The willingness to travel and relocate questions are pretty self-explanatory. Hope that helps a little! To the anonymous poster: will the OCC put me in a hotel if I live in Philly? Also, will they put me on Amtrak instead of flying me into JFK due to the relatively short distance between the cities? Thanks for that big slice of helpful information!

^That last post was mine, btw! I forgot to add a name to it haha

Congrats to all of you. I didn’t pass the WSCT.... and I was so shocked beyond belief. I definitely did not expect that. How did you guys write your assessments? I didn’t think I was not concise. Any tips? (For next time!)

We can't share anything regarding the exam as agreed in the terms upon taking the exam. I'd say read the guidelines they provide on the cover page of the written exam.

Good luck to you today, Aurther. Let us know how it goes!

Just had my MCBS phone interview for central, it went a bit over, which I hope is good, we talked about a lot of behavioral situation, do work above and beyond, handle change, etc. Chatted a bit about international travel experience, told me a lot about the training period and what I would expect. Said I would hear back at latest by 11/9/17. Does it sound like it went well to you all? Hope everyone else is having good impressions from the phone interviews.

I just had my phone interview too, I don't know how it went but I felt it was decent. Mine lasted about 25 minutes for MCBS.

Does anyone know how many positions are available in Central?

Hi, team, I have finished my interview, I think I did OK... I was asked about 4 behavior questions, and they all have been covered in the past posts, so preparation is key and don't forget to answer in the STAR format. Other than that, we talked a little bit about my past experience, and the travel and relocation related to this position. The lady who did the interview with me was nice. The interview lasted about 45 minutes. Just like everyone has been informed so far, CED is gonna be in the week of Nov. 13 and we shall hear something by 9th. I need to relax a little bit now and catch up with my work and school before the big day comes... Not sure if I missed anything, if you have any questions, please ask and I can see if I can relate. Thanks everyone for your support, great team here and good luck to everyone!!

i think i did extremely good in this interview. i don't believe i made the cut for lbs (pitt) but my interviewer said that if i pass the CED for western district is in denver since i applied for iowa. so based on these answers it looks like each region's CED will be located at their central office: Eastern: NYC Western: Denver, CO Midwest: Chicago South: Dallas hopefully this should clarify everything for some people since i was confused at first. good luck to everyone

I want to revise that - Eastern - NYC Western - Denver Midwest & LBS only - Chicago South - Dallas Both MCBS & LBS - ??? (Has previously been in D.C.)

betty you might be correct but if i am not mistaken was pitt the only lbs location in this recruiting round?

How can I know if the interview went very well or not? Would the interviewer comment on it at the end if it was good?

Yes, you are right. PGH was the only location for LBS, which is what I applied for. The interviewer told me LBS CED is in Chicago.

It's likely if you are interviewing for *both* MCBS and LBS (regardless of what district your MCBS spot is) that it's in Chicago, too, I just can't confirm because I didn't submit a MCBS application.

>It's likely if you are interviewing for *both* MCBS and LBS (regardless of what district your MCBS spot is) that it's in Chicago, too, I just can't confirm because I didn't submit a MCBS application. that seems reasonable to assume. i feel like i should've cleared that up with my interviewer

I was told that for sure if that you are selected for both midsize and large the career exploration day will be in Chicago. Also I wouldn’t put a lot of stock into how long your phone interview was. Mine was almost a hour but my interviewer dominated the conversation so I do not think it went that well.

Is today the last day of phone interviews?

No it's not mine is tomorrow.

The last day for interview should be tomorrow because in the interview email it stated that if the proposed time for the interview is not convenient for you, you can suggest another time but it must be before 10/26 COB, which is tomorrow. I think it is important to look back (if you have done the interview) and review the notes to see what you did well and what you kind of stumbled then make improvement, after all, it's all about the CED interview and phone interview is a good practice. It's a good idea to sort of reverse-engineering and try to figure out what OCC is thinking but overdoing it is probably not a good idea. I would suggest take all the present and past comments, what your friends and neighbors said into consideration, but always only take OCC website and direct communication with OCC as the only valid resources. It's really nice to see so many of us advanced this far, don't forget why and how you started and keep on fighting!

Hi guys, I had my interview today, and I was wondering a few things. First, if you were to live 7 hours away from your CED location, would the OCC pay for your flight and hotel? Second, I think I did fairly decent with my phone interview, and I was wondering how everyone else is feeling? Good luck to all of you!

Yes they pay. However, sometimes the hotel is paid through reimbursement.

but if its reimbursement, one always has the option of just doing airbnb in chicago right?

I had my interview this morning, it went well. My interviewer was great, answered all my questions. There was nothing that participating in this forum did not cover or help me prepare for. I am being considered for LBS although I applied for both LBS and MCBS (I assume because of my background).

Failson, the travel for CEW is centrally booked by the OCC. They'll simply tell you where you are staying

Congrats Shar. So your interviewer told you that you are considered for LBS?

My app status never changed, still received. Anyone’s the same?

I don't consider myself an expert when it comes to USAJOBS.GOV applications, but I did apply for about 30 openings so far and from my personal experience, the status is NOT a good indicator of anything except the "received" you got initially. The best indicators for this position is following: 1. Test Invitation Email (you application is received correctly) 2. Phone Screen Interview Email(you passed the test and have met the minimum requirement) 3. CED invitation email (you passed the screen interview) 4. Offer Call! (you passed everything! Well, I am not sure if they're gonna call or email, but from past post, seems like it's going to be a call) I got about 5 applications in USAJOBS that are referred, 3 showing reviewed and 9 showing received. They don't make a difference to me.

In terms of traveling, from the past post, OCC will book your ticket to the CED (airplane or train), so no worry there. But when it comes to hotel, it's a mix bag. It seems in the past that OCC only made reservation for the hotel but did NOT pay upfront. On CED you fill in a reimbursement form for that cost. It could be some time before you get reimbursed, so it's probably a good idea to set aside some money to cover that.

The occ pays 100% of your transportation and lodging for CED. They reimburse you for meals and per say you had to leave your car at the airport garage.

Thank you Author for the explanation.

I just received an email stating that I did not qualify for LBS yet they confirmed that I did a phone interview for MCBS. The only confusing part is that they said I'll get a response by Nov 17th regarding the status of my MCBS application. This kinda contradicts what's been stated in this whole thread since CED is on the week of Nov 13th. This means I'm not in the running for my first office choice but nothing else.

^Aurther I meant.

-PhillyExplorer and Everyone else: When chosen for the CED, Occ will ask you to choose how would you like to travel to the field office to have the interview. There are three options to choose from: 1. Drive your own vehicle. OCC will pay at a flat rate in regards to how many miles you have reported for traveling to the office and back home. 2. Flight tickets will be issued to you if you choose to fly, you have to submit your location and the preference to travel either in morning, afternoon or night time. OCC then will book the flight for you. 3. Amtrak. If you live closer to the filed office for CED and choose not to take the flight, a preference of taking the train will be available to you. Same procedure with above, you have to submit your location and the preference to travel either in morning, afternoon or night time. OCC then will book the Amtrak for you. For all methods of traveling listed above,reimbursement for taxi is provided. For example even if you choose to drive to the filed office location and stayed in a hotel the night before, you can still call a cab to arrive at the field office the next morning and not have to worry about where to park your vehicle. Meals will not be reimbursed, so keep that in mind.

Anybody knows if they check with the supervisors you listed on the resume? I did not quite get long with one of my previous boss but I listed her as it seems to be a requirement when you fill in the resume through USAJOBS.

If same questions from screen interview were to ask on CED, will you answer with the same example for behavioral questions? What is your opinion?

Absolutely. I've already been over and over and over my responses. I've picked the best anecdotal stories I can come up with in the six years I've been an auditor. An in person setting will afford a little more time and opportunity to expound on those stories, so as to answer the questions more completely and give the interviewer more of a clear picture. I wouldn't try to come up with a second explanation that doesn't answer the question as well, just for the sake of having a "new" response.

I was just invited via email to CED in Chicago on the 15th! Good luck everyone. Get ready for your emails!

Hi. Had my phone interview. Was curious if anyone knew how long you're away for CED since it's in the middle of the week?? I applied for southern district so I'd be going to Dallas.

@JM - The entire event is 3 days (13th-15th), but the part you have to be at is 1/2 a day. How long you are actually in the city will entirely depend on what you coordinate with the scheduler, and how far away you are from your headquarters.

Congratulations, Betty7!! Great news! Refreshing my mailbox every 5 mins. 😂😂

*Update: just got my invitation to Denver for CED ! It’s gonna to Nov. 16th for me.😊

Congrats Betty7 and Betty7! Hope you both nail it! Still waiting on mine for Central, were yours for MCBS or LBS?

Thank you. I'm LBS. Aurther is MCBS Western, I believe.

Sorry, Betty7 and Aurther

Congrats, Betty and Aurther! I guess the Western District is starting to send out invites. I'm still waiting to hear back from the Northeast. Best of luck to you two!

Hi, team, I am applying for MCBS. Wish you all good luck!!

Got the invitation for CED in Chicago on 11/15. Good luck to all! Is anyone familiar with the travel process? My CED begins at 7:30 A.M. on a Wednesday, I assume they would fly me out the night before? My flight would only be about 1 our, but is a 5 hour drive.

Just received an email inviting me to CED November 14, 2017 in Denver! Good luck to you all :)

I just received my invitation for the CED in New York for the Northeast

hell yes got invited for CED on 11/15 in denver. i was panicking because i thought the invitation email was a phishing scam so i checked the original headers and ssl certs and everything looked fine i guess. good luck to all of you!

Just got my CED in New York for the 14th, did anyone get their CED on the 13th? I'm trying to figure out if they are doing CED from 13-15 or 14-16 for the northeast

Has anyone heard (or not heard) about CED in Chicago for MCBS?

I just received my invitation for CED in New York on the 15th. So I believe it’s the 13-15.

Invitation for CED in Chicago, on the 16th!

LBS or MCBS?

NYC on the 14th here. I applied for LBS and MCBS. Does anyone know if they're in the running for both or one or the other?

Received invite for Chicago on the 14th.

Am I the only person that found it extremely strange that they requested that we elect a cell phone carrier. I've been a federal employee for quite awhile, and have moved a few times across agencies, and found that quite strange. Anyway, see you NYC peeps Nov 14th :)

They provide you with a cell phone. It will be a Washington DC based line. You can pick AT&T or Verizon, or you can use your personal number and it'll be subsidized some.

does anyone know what they mean by 'departure address'? do they mean your home address and the time it takes to reach your preferred airport?

Found out I will be in Denver on 11/15 for the western district CED. Who else from here will be there on that day? Congrats to everyone

Got an invite to CED on Nov 14th in Chicago. I saw that someone else had a CED on the 16th in Chicago. Are the dates random, or is there a certain reason some people go to an earlier CED? Also, how many people usually get invited to one of these? It seems like almost everyone here who got a phone interview got an invite.

It does seem most have gone on to the next round and it is exciting but in all honesty I do have reservations about moving twice long distance in a 6 mos period and the logistics of that as a single person. (After hire travel is no problem). General high turnover of the position seems apparent, something I ordinarily treat as a flag when job hunting.

Did anyone who did their phone interview with the Philly office get invited to CED?

Anyone have any knowledge of the day that you were given for CED having any meaning, or just being random?

I am not sure if the dates mean anything, maybe OCC HR knows. In my opinion, team, everyone has his or her equal shot at this point at CED. OCC is paying for everything for us to go there and experience their culture and opportunities, so I appreciate their gesture and efforts and of cause the money. I am not worrying about who is in front of me, behind me, with me for the CED, I am not worried even if Alan Greenspan is in my group at that day. It’s all about you now, sharp up everything for CED and you will be fine. BTW, I am really excited to see Denver(never been there). Good luck, folks!

this is probably speculation but i would gather turnover is a function of the ratio of travel (ie the share of travel in excess of 50 miles so your put into a hotel vs regular vehicle travel to client sites) and the general office culture. i would also imagine office culture plays a crucial role in this.

Well, guys, I didn't make it this time. I received my rejection email about two hours ago. I suppose that's what I get for trying to do the interview while extremely sick. Oh well, I guess I'll apply again in January. Congrats to everyone who was invited to CED! I will no longer comment since I'm out of this recruiting cycle's round, but I will likely continue to watch and see how some of the posters that I recognize advance in the process.

-PhillyExplorer: Best of luck to you, just remember there are people who applied 3-4 times to OCC to get an offer. See you in the next round of recruiting cycle.

Just found out about this thread. I applied early in October and took my test Oct 11. Found out I passed the following week and had my phone interview the following week. Got a call Oct 31 that I got invited to CED. My CED will be between Nov 13-15 in Dallas. Does anyone know what to expect? Type of questions they will ask?

@PhillyExplorer, please come back and check the feedbacks everyone got from CED and I am sure with all the experience you have now, you will be much better prepared for the next cycle (which is right around the corner after holiday season). Compare with other government agencies, OCC has a much faster pace when it comes to recruiting. Good luck!!

Hi. Does anyone remember what they said the start date would be for the position? I have my Interview the 14th, but I am trying to plan a trip during the end of December and beginning of January. Thanks guys!!

This may be a stupid question, but since they are flying me down and putting me up in a hotel, I assume I am in charge of finding my own taxi to the building.

based on what they sent in the invitational email the instructions say that flight and hotel costs are billed directly to the OCC (ie theyre paying for it) and i think you can get reimbursed for taxi expenses from your hotel to the office and other expenses.

I made it to CED in Dallas back in April and I was reimbursed for my mileage to and from the airport, parking, and my Lyft to the interview and back to the airport. I didn’t eat anything that day, but I assume that they would have reimbursed me for that as well.

According to OCC we don't get reimbursed for meals. Just airfare, mileage, hotel, and transportation to and from airport & hotel.

Any idea on if they’re still sending invites to CED?

CED invites are done

How do you know they're done? And do you mean for a specific region or all regions?

I was told CED invites or rejections would be sent out at latest by November 9th, but this was from my phone interview for MCBS in Central. I haven’t heard back either way.

Is the hotel usually pretty close to the office where CED will take place?

Has anyone in the Southern District received an invitation/rejection yet?

Also, if they do reject you, do they email you or just leave you guessing?

@Tobo- Some people in this thread have already received rejection emails so I assume everyone will get an email at somepoint

They will tell you by November 9th for sure. In the meantime, as long as you haven’t received the rejection email, you shouldn’t give up hope, my 2 c.

Do you have to put in a specific request for a hotel? If I'm 70 miles away will I qualify?

I flew in and out the same day when I went to Dallas. I’m not sure what circumstances constitute getting a hotel room.

My flight is in and out of Denver on the same day. I think that your travel preferences (departing morning, afternoon, or evening) that you selected in your candidate profile determine whether or not you get a hotel. I chose morning, so of course the least expensive thing for them to do is avoid a night in a hotel. Makes sense to me. Does anyone know how long CED will last?

KCx - what else did they tell you when they sent your itinerary? I'm thinking I may also get flights on the same day since my time is 12:30 and I was curious as to how that will go down. Also, I believe it's 4 hours.

Anon, that was all unfortunately. 2 flight numbers.

What are the chances that they send out invites/rejections today. I’m tired of flapping in the wind, i would enjoy my weekend much more if I know what’s going on.

I'd say 50/50. Acceptance of the invitation to CED was due by noon today. If people don't accept, it seems reasonable that they'd start going down the line inviting the next most qualified candidates. Good luck!!

Curious, is everyone applying for the January start date?

Yes, I beliece this is what's going on. That is why until the 9th, as long as no rejection letter yet, there is still chance to be invited.

I'm LBS... June start.

I applied for NY. June start date. I haven't received anything yet regarding the CED. No acceptance or rejection yet.

Everyone with CED invite got their travel info yet? I have accepted the invite to NY on 14th but did not get any travel accommodation yet.

NYC on the 14th also, haven't heard about travel accommodations yet

CED invites are finished, if u didn't get it then you aren't invited, at least for the northeast region it is true

How do you know that?

A friend of a friends brothers girlfriend read it somewhere and told them so.

lulz

Well, since we are all waiting anxiously, which offices did everyone apply for?!

I'll see some of you guys in Chicago on the 16th. I won't receive housing or transportation since I live less than 10 miles from the Chicago Central District office.

Does anyone know how roughly long CED is? My begin time and departure time are only about 6 hours apart

Depends. Afternoon is from 12:30-4pm

I emailed my interviewer, because I thought the same thing - my flight home was too early. She said that they made some changes to the campaign this time around and that the whole thing is only about 2-2.5 hrs. Hope that helps.

Anybody receive a recent invitation/rejection to the CED (within the past few days)? I'm still waiting for an email in general regarding CED. Haven't received an invite OR rejection for southern district. I was told i would hear back by Nov. 9.

What time is your return flight? My session begins at 7:30 and my return flight is about 1:30. Seems like this may be too early.

For those staying in a hotel, what do you plan on doing with your bag while at the interview? I assume we will have to check out of our rooms before hand. I'm going to pack light, but i will have that one bag with me and I don't know what to do with it.

Didn't stay in a hotel last time but I had a backpack and they had a storage room, this was NYC office

7:30+2.5 hrs = 10am. That's *plenty* of time to make a 1:30 flight. The hotel they put me in is about 3 blocks from the event. I am leaving my bag with the front desk of the hotel after I check out. If you don't feel comfortable asking them to hold it, just bring it. Lots of people will be doing the same thing.

As stated, you can leave your bag with the front desk at the hotel or you can bring it with you. They will have a closet/storage area for your bag(s) at your interview location.

Has everyone received their travel details? I am still awaiting mine.

I haven’t received my itinerary neither.

I received my itinerary on Monday (11/6). My CED is in Chicago on the 14th though so itineraries might come later for later CEDs.

Received mine today. If you haven’t received it, you may contact them to find out.

Do they send a rejection email or is it just an acceptance email for ced?

I'm new to the thread, and concur with timelines above. I've heard the time from CED to offer can be 2-3 weeks (yikes). It's been a long two+months of anxiety for me! I'm headed to Denver for CED next week as well. I have less than 10 years in finance industry, zero experience in public sector. I always had great experiences working with OCC Examiners in the past, so I'm excited to finally bite the bullet and go after this position. It's definitely a pay cut (initially), but I'm intrigued by the numerous career paths and specialties available. Best of luck to you all!

Has anyone received their itinerary for NYC?

No, I’m still waiting for my itinerary. My CED is in NYC also.

I'm confused at why I haven't received an acceptance or rejection email regarding CED

^ Same here. I thought they were supposed to send SOMETHING by Nov. 9

They are still working on the itinerary for the CED in NYC.

People still waiting to hear back from NYC?

I am still waiting to hear back from NYC

I’m still waiting on Dallas. Would’ve been nice if they had sent a rejection letter so I could’ve moved on weeks ago. USAJobs still shows ‘reviewed’. Guess they forgot about me

I finally received my itinerary for CED in NYC!

I wonder if every district sends rejection emails or does NYC just leave you hanging?

If your flight will arrive about 3 to 4 hours before my interview starting time, how would you spend the time? Can we report to the office earlier than scheduled and wait there?

Anyone still waiting on an itinerary for NYC? Not sure if they're going to give me assistance on my hotel so I emailed again

I am still waiting for any sort of reply from them. Hopefully hear from them soon. I did not receive an acceptance or rejection email yet

^ same. No rejection or invitation from Dallas. (Pretty annoying)

Those who are wondering if being left hanging is specific to a region, I haven't heard anything from about Chicago for MCBS. I'll be trying again next time around, but it's fairly annoying that I haven't heard anything

Does anyone know what kind of questions they ask at the CED interview? Looking back at older Glassdoor posts, it seems the questions are very similar to the phone interview questions in any given hiring quarter, but the questions seem to differ from quarter to quarter. Someone who's been to CED before - does this sound right to you? Should I just be refining the answers I gave during the phone interview?

I will be in Colorado on the day of the 14th but my interview isn’t until the 15th. Does anyone else have a schedule similar to this? I’m kind of wondering what I should do the entire day of the 14th.

Dx, I'm in the same situation. I get flown out to Chicago on the 13, stay in a nice hotel, then have CED on the 14th. I'd just enjoy the city you're in, prep your interview answers in the hotel, and just relax.

Anyone else still left in the dark about CED? Getting pretty frustrated.

My interview is on Tuesday and I still didn't get my hotel arranged. I'm booking my own hotel for this

Dx, same situation. I might go sightseeing since I'll get to my hotel at 12 and then probably sleep at 7. Not sure at what time you'll check into your hotel

I also didn’t get my hotel arranged, I called and emailed multiple times. I booked my own, hopefully they will reimburse me.

I still haven't got an itinerary and I'm not sure if they've booked a flight for me? Im in ohio and I'm supposed to be in NYC wednesday....

Guys!!!!!! Check your emails. The person in charge of traveling for the northeast have replied just now!!! Cancel ur hotels if you can!! They won't pay u for hotel if u booked ur own

For those who are freaking out because they haven't heard anything. I emailed my phone interviewer and he was surprised nothing is being sent. He is asking around to figure out what is going on.

What's so sad is the person claiming not to have heard anything and getting everyone in an uproar is most likely the same troll that was on the previous feed of over 700 comments and they are here on this feed again because they haven't ever been invited to CED or was invited and got turned down they are sick enough to create confusion and make everyone life miserable because they are miserable! I'm certain that OCC is competent enough to notify it's candidates! So don't believe the hype of this one troll that posted several of the same comments making it seem like there are several people that haven't received information-sick!

Saw some of u guys today at the interview but none of you said hi

Anyone have trouble checking in their hotel?

Might be a dumb question but who makes the hiring decision? Is it the interviewers or the district offices you applied for?

How's everyone's interview? The northeast ones should be all done by today

My interview went great. PNC's Examiners that lead my interview were a delight. The presentation about the program was super informative. The initial phone interviewer said all offers for LBS would be made before Thanksgiving. FYI - they are hiring four people into Pittsburgh's LBS. Relieved it's over, and I am cautiously optimistic. Off to the airport!

How many are interviewed for these four positions?

More than 20

Hello, Betty, it’s great to know that your interview went well! I am stuck in SFO now because my plane is delayed, I wish I am in the position now I can be relieved too. Lol Hope everyone had great experience at CED so far and wish everyone best luck for tomorrow!

Good luck to you, Aurther. You're prepared. As expected, it was exactly like the phone interview, just in person and different questions. My interview was 2:1, and the two gentlemen just took turns asking behavioral questions. Literally nothing that wasn't covered in this forum. I didn't ask the total number of candidates, but if I had to guess, I would say there were probably just over 20. Given that there were only 2 people in my group, and presumably groups at 8, 10, 12, and 2 for three days. MCBS was much larger. There were at least 5 candidates in the group that was at the same time as me.

Is there any way of knowing how many positions there are for MCBS for the Northeast? Also, I thought CED was 14-16? Or was it only 2 days in NYC?

It's only 2 days for northeast

Hello! I applied for the MCBS Position for the Southern district with the preferred start date in June. I have yet to receive an e-mail regarding a CED invite for the specified visit. A few minutes ago, I called and left a voicemail for my interviewer regarding my concerns. I am hoping to hear something back. Until then, I will remain positive and keep praying for the CED Invite for the Southern District. Good luck to Everyone!!!

Anyone know how many examiners the central office typically hires per location?

Sorry to break it to you but the CED are Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of this week, if you were not invited then you are not invited and have to apply again next time

Do you guys know how to submit reimbursement for food?

I'm pretty sure they don't reimburse you for food

Hello, team, I am done with interview about 2 hrs ago, sitting in the airport, very tired. The overall experience I had was very good, although I was asked a lot of questions during the interview, I think I got 10 at least in total, and about 7-8 were behavior questions. But like Betty said, there were no surprises on the questions , it just strikes me that I thought it was going to be like the phone interview for about 4-5 behavior questions. Anyways, great relief, I did the best I could for sure. Wish everyone gets the offer call starting next week!

Truth to be told, if you are on the second day and even the third day of CED, chances are you are very unlikely to get selected. Your CED date as well as the group you been put in is designed specifically in mind with your overall score from the written test/multiple choice test and your phone interview. The best ones were to put on the first group on the first day, meaning they are the first ones get interviewed. It also means that if you do qualify for the job they will be considered before the candidates in the later groups or even in the later days. Keep in mind there are 4 groups per day and each group consists of 14-18 people. Considering the fact that each field office only hires 3-5 people, you can do the math yourself.

Does it matter? Even if it’s the case, how many here would still go to CED if they are placed on 2nd or 3rd day? I know I would.

Just letting people to be prepared as what will come next. Of course do attend CED

I would rather have an HR representative to tell me if I must re apply. I don't think anyone here is an HR specialist employed by the OCC, therefore I cannot trust what is speculated. Tomorrow I shall receive an e-mail regarding my concerns for the Southern CED which has NOT taken place yet. Thank you!

Check the other replies earlier, the southern one is in Dallas and already happened. The CED for all districts happens in this week November the 13th, reapply again next cycle and stop being delusional

Calm yourself. You're a professional. Act like it.

I do apologize for using such harsh word for the situation. I do believe all the CED are done, is that correct?

I agree. It's not the place to be nasty to each other. We are all stressed and anxious. A lot of posts on here seem negative just for the sake of being negative. Let's be supportive. If we make it into this program, playing nice in the sandbox is kind of mandatory, or it will make for a long five years. FWIW, I went back through. I didn't see a single person on this thread who indicated they were actually invited to Dallas, so it's quite possible the Southern District hasn't had theirs yet. It would also explain why one person said the recruiter told them they'd hear about CED by the 17th, rather than the 9th, although I also have no idea what district that person was from. Also, FWIW, as I already indicated, there were only 5 or 6 people in the Central MCBS group during my time slot, not 14-16.

I wouldn't really trust what anonymous is saying about the day of your CED. I doubt someone who was part of recruiting for the OCC would be commenting on this and if they're not part of it they really don't know. They wouldn't fly you out and pay for a hotel if they weren't interested. I'm not saying it's a guarantee, but I don't think that just because you were on the 2nd or 3rd day that means it's unlikely you'll be selected. Not that it really matters. The only thing to do now is wait. I want to thank everyone in this thread, it was a great help when preparing for both interviews. Good luck!

Just finished my interview few days ago, do people think they did well on the interview?

Also I will just wait for the call back result, it might takes a while due to thanksgiving is just around the corner.

Does anyone remember the training locations for the Western district? I know there are 4, and I remember what 3 of them were: Des Moines, San Francisco, and Wichita. I can’t remember the fourth one for the life of me.

No idea, I only know the location for northeast ones

What are the locations for the northeast training? And I'm guessing no one and confirm the thing about day of your CED?

I was told training in the NE would be in the central district, in either Columbus, Cincinnati, or Louisville. I am LBS, though, so I don't know if MCBS training for NE is actually in in the NE or not.

Hey everyone, we are all going through the same process all feeling the same anticipation to find out if we were selected, if you have negative speculation please keep it to yourself. Until December 4th we all have an equal opportunity to be selected. The person who commented saying the day you interviewed determined the likelihood of your selection spoke inaccurately. I know fellow college alum in the occ who told me the day of your interview has nothing to do with the chances you have of being selected. So let’s please keep this thread positive and not make the anticipation any worse. Thank you!

For NE it's possible to train in NYC because one of the tour guide is in the NY field department and he trained in NYC too

Also for northeast you might be trained in DC

The district recruiter for the NE said during my CED that all training for MCBS will be done at whatever field office you're going to be working out of. For the Northeast specifically I don't know about other districts and large banks could obviously be different.

The district recruiter for the NE said during my CED that all training for MCBS will be done at whatever field office you're going to be working out of. For the Northeast specifically I don't know about other districts and large banks could obviously be different.

It's not 100% guaranteed to be trained at the field office you applied. Most likely you will be trained at one of the bigger district location for training

Anyone get callback yet?

Does anyone know how many they will be hiring for Mid-Size in the Northeast as a whole or by field office?

They won't tell you how many they are hiring

Actually Nyc is hiring 5, according to my interviewer

Only 5? That's very little considering they aren't planning to hire again in January

The lead recruiter said they try to fill up all their hires for northeast for June right now and not hiring for the next cycle in January unless they can't fill up the positions

I think it's pretty tough to tell how many they are hiring. Each training team consists of about 5, so I would assume each field office is hiring about 5 people. I'm not sure how it works for NYC specifically, because they're hiring for Manhattan, Jersey City and Edison, so IDK if that means 5 for each office or 5 for New York as a whole. I believe what they mean by hiring again in January is if a lot of people don't accept offers. Again, I really don't know, just doing my best to speculate.

For my session the lead recruiter specifically said that because in the past they have been hiring in October and January so they often have to break up the training session into two and it's much easier for them if they just hire once and train all the new hires together. So for this time they wanted to try to recruit everyone in just one setting and not have to worry about train the new hires again in January unless they can't fill the positions. This is only for the northeast district

Good luck everyone! It's started!

Started what? The calls?

Indeed! I hope everyone gets the position they went for!

Which district?

What? Really? How do you know?

They made the decisions this fast? Wow 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Everybody, stay calm. The process has just started, keep an eye out next week and the following week for calls/emails. Last cycle it was roughly two weeks from first-last offers with some divisions starting several days ahead of others. I hope everyone was able to get the position they were going for! Don't be discouraged either way and reapply the spring round if you don't make this round. I know one guy that was hired in April (June start) was finally accepted on his 4th attempt, so don't be at all discouraged if you are interested you'll be even more prepared. Good luck everyone!

Also one more thing, I read on here that they would hire a lot of people then trim it down to the ones they wanted to keep during training. Is this true? Also by looking up reviews by the associate and the assistances on here most of them reflect the same issue with training and first starting out until you made it to UCE. Can anybody confirm if this is true?

To the person who stated I was being "Delusional", please do not manifest negativity. It sucks enough that I did not get the second interview and this is my Second time applying. My entire future outlook on my career is desired by becoming an OCC employee. Although not being informed ahead of time and having to reach out to the agency about my status after ALL CEDs have taken place is a bit discouraging to my career goals, but your comment and outlook is a bit disturbing and doesn't help others that have to look forward to other career opportunities. Be mindful, please and take care of yourself. To everyone else, CONGRATULATIONS!! I wish you all the best on your endeavors!! Have a great weekend!!

Don't worry about what other people have said here, I know people who are going through this application cycle for the third time and still trying! Just reapply agin next time in January and be prepared!

Most definitely!! Will do!!! Hopefully, the 3rd time is the charm!!! Thank you!! Good Luck!!

Best of luck to you too! :)

Anyone hear anything yet,

Also should we be worrying about the training part like what majority of the reviews said here on Glassdoor?

Majority? I only saw a couple. I'm definitely not sweating the petulant words of a few disgruntled employees. Training will be what you make of it.

Thank you! I really wanted to stay with occ if I made it

Anyone received anything yet? Acceptance or rejections?

Nothing for me yet.

I doubt anything will go out on the weekend

My recruiter gave me my itinerary for CED and answered a bunch of questions at 7:30pm two Saturdays ago. So never say never, but I haven't heard anything, either. Doesn't seem like anyone has, except one person who I personally think was making an obvious attempt to troll.

Ok thank god. I was wondering why the offer calls would go out on Friday night, nearly got myself a heart attack

Do people think they did well on the interview? I heard once you made it to the last interview their decision on giving you an offer or not solely depends on how you performed for the interview.

Yeah, I definitely wasn't trolling but like I said before, good luck everyone and I hope everyone gets the spot they were going for!

Literally only a couple of offers get sent on Friday, the majority will be starting in the morning. There should have been at least one ambassador that was a Friday hire at your CED. But yet again, that doesn't mean anything to be worried about. 99% of offers start the following week.

Nice! But I'm surprised some people got their offer on Friday

I'm just excited I got one! Lol. Looking forward to hopefully seeing some familiar faces from CED again at orientation! I'm also not the person who was being negative to other people previously, in case anyone didn't know. I'm looking forward to more of you guys getting your offers as well! It's a very exciting time!

Congrats! Do you mind sharing what office you applied to?

I don't want to say anything yet publicly even anon, until other people start getting their offers. I'm sure you can understand.

No. No one understands. Which is why people think you're trolling. 🤷

Background checks take at least a week and they need that before making an offer. When did you interview?

Don't think anybody got their offer yet, the guy is definitely a troll

Also according to the thread with 700+ comments, most offers should be given out this week. So if people didn't get their offer this week chances are slim to get the job

have anyone gotten an offer call yet? Or a rejection email at this point?

I can confirm that calls have started to go out for the Northeast...

Hello, everyone, as we are all calmly waiting for the offer calls, if you could use the following format when you hear anything from OCC, I would greatly appreciate it! *Update: Offer Call! Name: (please make up something so we can distinguish) Time: (rough time would be enough) District: Category: (MCSB/LBS) Other comment: (If you can kindly provide any additional information, that will be great!!) Please do not imply or say you hear or know someone got the call, only update when YOU got the call. Please don’t just come here to stir anxiety among legitimate applicants, find a good movie to watch instead, the Blade Runner 2049 is on, I highly recommend it.

And I will provide the following summary information 3 times a day: **Summary: Offer Call! Sequence: 01 Time: 1600 (EST) Date: 11/20/2017 MCBS: NE (0)/ CEN (0)/ SOU (0)/ WES (0) LBS: NE (0)/ CEN (0)/ SOU (0)/ WES (0) Other comment: I am not confident about the credibility of the offer updates we have received so far in the discussion, therefore the offer count are set to all 0. Thanks.

I agree. If you're not prepared to actually say that you got an offer don't comment something cryptic that maybe you did/maybe you didn't.

Offer NE District LBS program 4:00pm EST Training location: Columbus

Offer call Time: 1:15 pm central time Date: 11/20/2017 MCBS: central Recruiter gave me a call told me I was offered the position. Summarized the location, salary, training location, etc.

Wow

So we have two offers already send out? That's fast

Yes I was surprised...I interviewed in Chicago on 11/14

It's weird considering the background and credit check takes a while to go through and also the fact that during last cycle people waited much longer to hear back

Congratulations!! And thanks so much for updating us!

Congratulations and what is your location of the central MCBS?

I have my fingers and toes crossed for you, Aurther! To the other offeree: in addition to your field office, where is your training?

My office is in Milwaukee and that is where the training is also.

Offer call: 1:45pm EST MSBS Northeast Recruiter stated I passed the preliminary background review therefore offer is contingent on passing a full background check

@Betty7 Lol and thanks so much~ @NE777 Congratulations! Do you mind sharing with us about your field office (it's totally fine if you prefer not to say).

Feels like I'm not getting an offer this time...... since the offer calls are already been giving out 😭😭😭

Breathe! There will be offers made tomorrow and Wednesday, as well as a few the following week. Keep the faith.

I believe!!!!!! I believe in myself and each one of you!!! We got this ☺️

Exact same thing as NE77. Did he use a recording or something? lol Offer call: 1:45pm EST MSBS Northeast Recruiter stated I passed the preliminary background review therefore offer is contingent on passing a full background check

So we have 4 offers here already? wow think im not getting one this time :(

Did anyone received an offer from Central yet?

Yes

Who else have got an offer

**Summary: Offer Call! Sequence: 02 Time: 2000 (EST) Date: 11/20/2017 MCBS (Total 3): NE (2)/ CEN (1)/ SOU (0)/ WES (0) LBS (Total 1): NE (1) Comment: I realized this cycle for LBS is only in Pittsburgh (Please correct me if wrong), so I change the location to NE only. I think it is safe to call it a day now, congratulations to the fellow glassdoorer who scored big today!! For the rest of us, good luck to you all tomorrow!

Anyone from the western district?

Is there only one offer from Central so far?

I'm worried I won't get an offer because I still didn't get a call yet. Did anyone found out if they have their credit pulled? What about the USA job job status????

To the people who gotten an offer, which day did you have your CED on? Was it the first day?

To the people that got offers is your start date January or June?

Hey everyone. I received an offer for the western district earlier today. I am here to clarify the misconception regarding Which day you had your CED. I was a day 3 CED candidate so I genuinely don’t believe the day you went has anything to do with your eligibility. Good luck, I hope you all get selected !

My CED was on the 15th (day 2}. June start. I haven't gotten an alert from Capital One yet that my credit was pulled, and my job status is still "Reviewed" on USAJobs with a last updated date in September.

Day 1 of CED, no credit alert[I think they just do a soft pull that wouldn't show up though) , no change on USAJobs.

What's the field office you will be working in for these of you who gotten an offer?

I'm worried that the competitive ones will be a lot harder to get in

Hi, Dx, congratulations! Which office did you apply?

Field Office - Washington DC Call came in at 1:45pm I missed the call and called back. My CED was on the 15th (Day 2) Training location - Washington DC No credit alert

Are the calls over? No more offers?

**Summary: Offer Call! Sequence: 03 Time: 1030 (EST) Date: 11/21/2017 MCBS (Total 4): NE (2)/ CEN (1)/ SOU (0)/ WES (1) LBS (Total 1): NE (1) Comment: we should expecting more offers today and tomorrow, so LET THE CALL BEGIN!!

Yes, and best of luck to each and everyone of of you. I hope everyone gets what they wanted and be successful ❤️

Anyone got an offer today?

I think so

Think most of the offers are given out already

anyone from CED on the 15th receive offers?

I received an offer today!!! I will begin in June 2018 at the San Antonio, TX, field office! I completed by interview on November 13th & interviewed in Dallas, TX.

Nice!!! Congestion

Congratulations 🙏🏻

**Summary: Offer Call! Sequence: 04 Time: 1530 (EST) Date: 11/21/2017 MCBS (Total 5): NE (2)/ CEN (1)/ SOU (1)/ WES (1) LBS (Total 1): NE (1) Comment: Up to this point, it seems folks have received offers from all 4 districts, please update us if you got an offer, thanks.

i received my offer at 9am this morning - my training and permanent location are both in central district for mcbs

Congratulations!!

Which central districts have people received offers for?

It is safe to say the offers are finished at this point?

my offer was columbus!

Hey all, Those of you who receive offers, could you also post what your credentials were going into the final interview and what you think gave you the upper hand? It's be really helpful to those of us who plan on reapplying next round!

They said in CED that the NE region do not plan to hire again next time unless there are positions need to be filled

Think all the offers are out at this moment, thinking about reapply again next time

I have a feeling more offers will be going out tomorrow. Don't update with guesses, just update if you actually got an offer or not. None of us really know.

I have a feeling more offers will be going out tomorrow. Don't update with guesses, just update if you actually got an offer or not. None of us really know.

The last person who posted about getting an offer last year got the offer on November 30th. CED was over roughly the same days this year, and the end of the month is over a week away. I'm just speculating, but I highly doubt all the offers are out. Though I'm sure that someone will ask again in 3 posts. 😆

**Summary: Offer Call! Sequence: 05 Time: 2100 (EST) Date: 11/21/2017 MCBS (Total 6): NE (2)/ CEN (2)/ SOU (1)/ WES (1) LBS (Total 1): NE (1) Comment: Last summary for today in terms of offers update. Again, congratulations to everyone who got the order already and for the rest of us, keep an eye on your cell phone, got another day before holiday, don't we? :) BTW, if anyone got a offer call from San Francisco, please kindly let me know. I checked my credit report, I know, I know, I don't have soft pull from OCC yet.

I'm worried guy....... I really really really wanted to work for the occ..... I'm scared what if I don't get the offer

It’s allright, I’ve known of people who applied 3 times and got in on the 4th try ... just keep on trying...

To the person asking about San Francisco - I received an offer for SF on Friday, November 17 around 4pm. My training is also in SF. :) We were told on CED (held 11/14) that the offers would start on 11/20, and they should wrap them up by 12/4. There is still hope!

Has anyone gotten an offer for St. Louis?

How many people do they recruit to each field office? And how long do they give the offerees to decide on the offers?

I'm not certain on the number of people that are recruited for each office but I was given 48 hours to accept/decline the offer.

Thanks and Congrats.

It is safe to say that as of right now all the offers are been given out and we should just reapply next time?

😂 9 posts later. No one knows. No one can answer that for you. Based on the trends from prior years, NO.

Ok thank you! I wish i can get the job!

Hi, elbie, I was the person who asked the question about SF, thanks a lot for updating us and congratulations on your offer!

Thanks, Aurther! I hope you hear something soon!

**Summary (LAST): Offer Call! Sequence: 06 Time: 1330(EST) Date: 11/22/2017 MCBS (Total 7): NE (2)/ CEN (2)/ SOU (1)/ WES (2) LBS (Total 1): NE (1) Comment: hi, everyone, this will be my last summary. I am taking my focus off this forum and this application in particular now. For the past 1 month, especially the last 2 weeks, I have spent most of my time and energy on this application and I want to switch gears and spend more time with my family, gym buddies and my studies. It's been a great experience and thank you all so much for all your support, sharing your experience and comments with us, I greatly appreciate it! Congratulations again to all the ones who have received the job offers and best wishes to the ones who are waiting. Happy Holidays Everyone!!

Hello everyone, I think it's safe to say that if we didn't get a call by the end of today, chances are very slim we would have an offer for the position considering tomorrow is thanksgiving and flex Friday afterwards. So it's either today or maybe the next Monday for calls to going out, and that's it

Yep... I know previous cycles offers went out later, but i am losing faith as wel. Guess better luck applying next round.

Yep... I know previous cycles offers went out later, but i am losing faith as well. Guess better luck applying next round.

For what it’s worth I’d say never give up. This is my third time applying for the OCC and I finally received an offer. Yes I was upset and kind of discouraged the first two times but I redirected that energy into performing better the next recruitment cycle. First time around I failed the knowledge assessment, 2nd time I passed knowledge failed the WCST, 3rd time I passed both portions and the interviews.. If this is really what you want keep working for it , eventually you will get it!

I'm thinking about applying for an undesirable place to start working as oppose somewhere lets say NYC because how competitive it is to get an offer

Hey Dx, how did you prepare yourself for the interview? I think I didn't get an offer because I didn't do so well during my interview. Also is the field office you applied a competitive location where a lot of people were trying to get in? Thank you

I just spoke to my recruiter. He stated that offers will still be going out over the next week or so. Take it for what it's worth.

Hello there, may I ask what district is the recruiter you spoke with? Thank you

I got nothing!! Not even a rejection e-mail. I had to call to ask about my status. Of well..good luck to those who actually made it to the end with an offer. Enjoy your new found employment!!

Sry Lea. Best of luck, hopefully this was at least a positive learning experience.

Southern district

Oh thank you..... do people think offers for other regions are all finished

I want to believe offers will still go out for other districts next week. It’s hard to believe so many of us didn’t get offers, but I’ve also somewhat lost faith.

From what o recall there were 49 that made it to the CED and they were hiring I believe 15-20 if I remember correctly. These are southern district numbers.

From those with experience, is it easier or more difficult to get hired for a June start from the April hiring, or is it really just luck?

To me it felt like the offers are done, it's just hard to believe how so many of us didn't get anything

Also the fact that occ tends to over hire and then trim down people from training teams. More than half of the people don't make it through

^^ is that a fact??

No.

Sadly it is. Even my phone interview told me the fact that passing the interviews is not enough to keep the job. The train period consists of 6-7 months followed by 5-6 months of probation period. If your monthly evaluation period is ever came back below a satisfactory grade, you will be removed from the position. If you do not believe me you can look up the reviews on Glassdoor and see how many "helpful" upvote some of the reviews received when they talk about how much people get trimmed out by the training and probation period.

I got a notification the OCC pulled my credit but I haven't receeived an offer. Does anybody think that's a good sign that offers still may be going out or do you think they just do it for everyone?

The reviews don’t say that regarding training and probation is 12 months from when you start

Training teams do not have 50+ percent attrition rates. Most people make it off training team and make it off probation. There are a few who simply aren't cut out for the job, but that's the exception. That person will have warning and be given an opportunity to improve.

Keep in mind that people are a lot more inclined to come and write a review if they had a very negative experience. So you're likely to read about a lot of those negative experiences here, and it isn't necessarily an accurate representation of the number of people that don't make the cut.

Then what is the more accurate rate of attrition that you know of?

I prepared myself for the interview honestly by doing my own outside research on the OCC and remembering the questions they asked me on the phone interview and coming up with new examples to similar questions. I researched the OCC's history and their mission/purpose, reiterating it in the interview. Aside from that just being calm and confident in what i could bring to the table, you know? You are your own greatest asset in this life, when you truly believe that people will see it. Just have faith in yourself and your abilities! Also, I applied for the LA field office, I hope this helps! & I hope you all get offers this coming week, best of luck to everyone!

I wonder if they’re done making offers in the Northeast

I think they are done making the initial offers. I’m sure a few people will turn down offers which will open up spots this week.

Yeah offers are done almost 100% just reapply next time I guess

At this time it's safe to say that the offers are done giving out

Also hard to believe so little people on here got offers. Maybe they aren't hiring that many people afterall

I wonder why they don't hire more people when the agency is understaffed and there are people who jus sit around all day and don't do anything

Again it's not safe to assume anything. That being said use some quick logic. Offers were starting on Monday of last week. The week ended for most federal and state employees on Wednesday (most also took a half day that day as well)

^^^^What they said. Impossible to know if they're done giving out offers yet. My guess is that they'll finish giving them out this week but we'll see.

Hey, everyone! So I was one of the unfortunate recruits who was denied during the phone interview stage (I interviewed while being extremely sick). I'm checking in after over a month of being absent from this forum. I'd like to start off by saying congratulations to all that have received an offer! While reading through the comments, however, I noticed that someone mentioned that the Northeast District isn't really looking to hire January recruits. That sucks, as I REALLY wanted to work out of the Philadelphia field office my first time around. Now that I'm preparing to start the process over again in January, that statement now has me rethinking my initial plans. Did anyone successfully make it (at least an interview) to a district outside of the district that they reside in? If the Northeast District isn't looking to hire anyone, then I wouldn't mind applying to either Central (Chicago-Downers Grove) or Western (San Francisco).

The lead northeast recruiter said specifically that the northeast isn't trying to hire in January unless they can't fill the positions. Also SF is very competitive to get in plus the rent is very high, maybe Chicago is easier but I'm not sure

It looks to me they prefer local candidate/s; seems the few who received offers are living in the same cities where the field offices located.

They interviewed so many people during the CED but hired so few.

I do not live near where my offer came from FYI

You must be a super strong candidate among those they interviewed for that office then.

Or the office is in a undesirable location that anyone who applies will get in

To me the OCC HR likes to do industry hires with people who's been working for 1-2 years. Do they not consider OCC' turnover rates? It makes more sense to do less industry hiring when the candidate is clearly leaving a company behind after the firm's initial investment and training in them and look for something else, just like how they came to interview with the occ and leaving their old company behind. Do OCC not see the fact they will do just the same in a few years and go somewhere else? Leaving the same place understaffed and lose of investment in candidates

Appreciate the kind words. I prepared a bit for the interview but once I got in there it all went out the window.

The sad truth is the OCC isn't hiring that many people for their entry level positions due to the fact that there are people who doesn't do any work in the government and still gets paid like everyone else knowing that they will never get fired. The latest company review on OCC clearly stated that there are people who comes in and just stare at their computer screen all day/sits around do nothing meanwhile there are so many of us who eagerly wanted to be part of OCC and willing to do the hard works. It's just how government works and nobody can do anything about it.

^welcome to adulthood. I wouldn’t focus energy on things you can’t control, if the OCC is your dream job, figure out what they want and make sure you have it before you apply again. Best of luck!

Thank you

Did anyone ever see their status change? I think I’ve officially lost hope. Made it all the way to CED, and thought St. Louis and Indianapolis wouldn’t be among the most desirable locations, guess I was wrong.

Are they gonna send rejection email at all?

Yes. I think they will be sent the same time offer letters are sent, which is next month.

The office I’m going to is large and a few states away. For those applying in the future, I don’t think you should be swayed by the location in reference to where you currently live.

How about share some of your credentials with us so we can have some clue? Years of related experience? Super charming character? Connections? Luck? It doesn’t sound like a good advice to others to apply for somewhere far far away in general.

Also keep in mind that an unpopular location might also have a smaller incoming number of new hires

It is safe to say all the offers are made at this point and we should just reapply next time?

Sorry if you took what I wrote as advise, it was just my experience. This might be hard to believe, but I think they just thought I was a good fit for the position. Maybe I scored well on the test. Maybe they liked my interview answers, I wouldn’t know and won’t drive myself crazy trying to speculate. Best of luck to you though!

Advice*

No one want you to guess anything, just want to know what kind of qualifications you have so others can compare and gauge themselves. And the main point is that your experience doesn’t reject the local candidate advantage at all.

Stop being so harsh to him. He doesn't have to tell you anything, the fact that he is willing to help you and explained what he thought was the reason made him get the offer is already fair enough. Maybe it's your attitude that made the OCC rejected you for the position

For people who are applying again next time are you going to apply for the June start date or the January start date?

For the poster asking for advice, I think a major key is attitude showing confidence but not arrogance. That you are willing to learn and are able to articulate yourself clearly and concisely. I have an accounting degree and worked an internship so I talked a bit about how my intern assignments helped me to developed transferable skills. And outlined those skills and how they relate. Also make sure you seem team oriented as almost all your work will be in a team. That’s the best I can offer you ask questions that are indicative of longevity with the agency. Hope this helps whoever applies next round. Also make sure ur responses to the behavioral questions hit all points as they use a star interview approach (you can google that)

If you reapply again can you even apply for January start date? I would assume when the next cycle starts it would pass the January time

Should we all just assume that it's the end of it? Reapply next time?

Just waiting for my rejection email now..

Yeah..... it's sad to see only so few of us made it through the interview. I wonder did they hire less people for this time or what

I wonder why they took in so many people to the CED if they knew they are hiring fewer; too much of waste for both sides.

I think next cycle will be even tougher, as the trend of tightening government agencies continues.

anyone contact their HR Rep?

Yeah I think it's only going to get worse and worse from now on if we don't get in on this cycle

Some may want to try starting at the state level as an examiner. Would give you transferable skills for the federal level

Next cycle begins in February, the earliest starting time will be June.

Anyone got Cleveland field office? Could you please share when did you receive your offer? Thanks.

Losing hope at this point. It felt like occ have a definite need in mind and just called in so many people for last round to get only a selective few

I haven’t heard anyone got Cleveland or Cincinnati either.

Anyone contacted the head recruiter yet?

Listen - do not give up hope! they have probably made the first round of offers, but that doesn't mean that everyone who applied will accept. Hang in there. I know it is hard to be optimistic at this point, but the process is not officially closed yet.

Thank you. I really appreciate and needed these positive support

Quick question, if they wanted to contact you for an offer, does the lead recruiter calls you directly or it's someone from the HR?

In my case, the recruiter called me directly first. Then I received an email with all of the details.

Thank you

Offers are still being extended, at least in Central. I've just accepted one for Cleveland.

Received offer by phone yesterday and accepted today. I didn't ask what part of the hiring process they are in, but I'm fairly sure they still have a few more to go at this point. You are given 48 hours to accept or decline.

Congrats

Feels so good that one more of us got an offer, even though I still didn't get anything 😭

I'm curious, if you missed the offer call do they leave a message for you to call back?

i missed the offer call but received a follow up email .

Congrats r403, hopefully more central offers are coming, but I’m not holding out much hope

For those that got their offers, do you have a start date yet?

did anyone else get an offer from western district?

so to reiterate: lets ignore 22,23,24 since most people will take off or leave early. 20,21: offers have been extended to almost all districts minus the north east 27,28,29: offers have only been extended to central, nothing at all for west or south is this correct?

Only one offer was extended this week, maybe just an atypical situation.

thanks ggwpnore everyone

Has anyone heard from the Indy or Louisville office ?

Keep in mind that there are people who applied and perhaps received offers that aren't posting in this thread. Take everything you read here with a grain of salt. It's not over until it's over (if you receive the rejection letter) Until then, keep pushing on and stay positive!

For those who made it to CED more than once and finally got an offer what did you do different the second or third time?

I would email my recruiter but he probably wouldn’t give outright rejections because they stated until the 8th or something

My recruiter told me that central is done with their offers

How recently were told that about the central being done with offers, and were you told via phone or email? Thank you in advance.

I emailed my recruiter yesterday and he called me today

Offers are done last week, before holiday; the one received offer this week was a rare case that someone either declined or didn’t pass background/credit check, he happened to be the first on the waiting list. With him accepting offer yesterday, there is nothing left.

It's hard to believe so many people didn't get anything

Given the lengthy process I'm not sure if I will go through it again knowing OCC will again invite way more people for last round of interview and only give out so few spots for offer

I’m going to email my recruiter and just get the rejection over with. Hopefully he will have some tips for next round. I’m going to apply to even smaller cities and hope that works out..

That's rough to hear it.... keep on applying and keep us updated :)

I emailed my recruiter (central) and he called back I missed the call and now he is out of the office. If it is a rejection I wish they would have just emailed me instead of waiting until Monday to find out. I guess I still have some hope but not much.

My recruiter said that offers are done for central; I called yesterday.

Yeah that’s what I figured . I just don’t know why he would have me call instead of just emailing me like I did first. Did they say anything else about your status going forward?

Well i just got my rejection email so it looks like those will start officially going out.

Just got my rejection email! Honestly don't think I'm going to apply again.

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Best of luck in your future search

Given how the process turned out for most of us I don't think majority of the people would reapply again.

What is everyone's rejection email looks like? As far as I know there are two types of rejection email, one saying you were not recommended for the position and other one saying the process is very competitive and you were not selected for a position.

The second one meaning you were among the recommended ones but not high enough on the list to make it meanwhile the first one just straight out rejected you

A rejection letter is still a rejection letter at the end of the days, but mine states.... Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Our hiring process is extremely competitive and we regret to inform you that you were not selected for our entry-level bank examiner position. If you are interested in reapplying to this position during future cycles, you must submit a new application and any required documents during the next open period. You will be required to re-take all of the requisite Assistant National Bank Examiner tests (knowledge test and written communication skills test). Your interest in the OCC is truly appreciated and we wish you much success in future employment endeavors. Sincerely, ANBE Recruitment

but in regards to the post above, I do plan to apply and take my chances again for a June start date. I do not graduate until May anyways, just sucks that the next CED if i make it will be in the heart of busy season

This is mine, do you see the difference: Thank you for your interest in employment with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). We regret to inform you that based on your Decision Interview, you were not recommended for a position with the OCC. If you are interested in reapplying to this position during future cycles, you must submit a new application and any required documents during the next open period. You will be required to re-take all of the requisite ANBE tests (knowledge test and written communication skills test). Your interest in the OCC is truly appreciated and we wish you success in your future employment endeavors. Sincerely, ANBE Recruitment For mine reply, it shows I'm not even recommended

What regions was your? Mine was central

Could vary by region. I do not think one has more or less meaning than the other.

I'm NE and I got the "Our hiring process is extremely competitive and we regret to inform you that you were not selected for our entry-level bank examiner position" email. Applied earlier this year and got that as well

Yeah who knows

For who those who have gone through the process multiple times did you apply for different cities the 2nd or 3rd time?

Don't think people will keep coming back to here now since everything is over

I received my offer from Western!! My location will be with the Honolulu field office

Lol there is no Honolulu field office. Seattle and SF split those examinations. Nice try though.

Lol there is no Honolulu field office. Seattle and SF split those examinations. Nice try though.

I applied and got to CED, but I got my rejection email on Friday Dec 1. I wish the email didn't say that "based on your decision interview, you were not recommended" though. I mean, that's pretty obvious, but it's also really discouraging because it sounds like "Hey, you did well in every step, but boy did you really screw up that interview" to me. I'll be honest though. I really want this position, so I might reapply at some point...but I really don't want to. Every step in the process was a constant spike in anxiety for me, and the whole business of flying out to Chicago was a continual source of stress.

Did anyone get their refunds for expenses yet? I feel like it’s taking forever.

It's the government what do you expect

The refunds takes around 3 months so if you need the money right away don’t expect it! I learned that from the other feed of over 700 comments-sorry dear!

Merry Christmas everyone

Has anyone received their offer letter yet?

If it’s for NE June start, they said this month, not sure what date.

Yes it is, that’s what I thought as well. Thanks!

Did everyone have happy holidays? Has anyone heard back with acceptance letters or anything else?

Still waiting... Northeast.

Yep, NE here...still waiting.

I thought waiting for the phone call was nerve-racking...

I think it’s fine, we have time as the start date isn’t until June. As long as we got the phone call, we’re good!

Any word yet?

So is this feed over ? No has posted an update in a while! Has anyone heard from OCC on acceptances letters or training? Also have you received reimbursement from interviews?

Ok, I was referred to a selecting official on march 31 but I never received an offer for an interview. I assume that means I was passed over this round since you already interviewed.

I applied 2/11/16 and had a phone interview April 15th 2016. Anyone know when I will hear back? this is for the alexandria location and biomedical position

I was also referred to a selecting official on April 1, but I never received an offer for an interview. I am not sure if that means we were not selected?

To give a vague answer to Jon's question, the SPE that interviewed me told me the interview questions and their interview notes go into a database the other SPEs can select candidates from. It could be a few weeks to a few months before you hear anything further. At the career fair last month a HR rep told me there will be new-hire orientation groups in June, July and August. That might give you some indication how long the offer, paperwork verification, etc. will take.

they are making selections this week. I would give it another 1-2 weeks before you hear back from HR for this round. what are some of your backgrounds and education? I have a ME degree, with 3.5gpa and also a few years of industry experience(although, that doesn't matter much since pretty much everyone starts at GS 7/9).

I applied 02/11/16 and had a phone interview April 11th, 2016 for Chemical position (Alexandria).

yea i interviewed on the 4-13-2016 for the electrical engineer position. we'll probably be updated either next week or the week after since they'll be interviewing the next round of candidates soon.

Does anyone know if design examiners been interviewed?

Regarding the Design Examiner interviews. I received an email on April 1st with a status change of "referred to the selecting official for further consideration", but I have not received any further communication. Has anybody heard how many Design Patent Examiners they are hiring.

I received the same email and also was never contacted for an interview. I'm wondering if interviews are being extended just as the deadline was. I was told they are hiring 30 design examiners, 15 in Alexandria and 15 in San Jose.

I checked with the HR person and was told that they will send out email in 2-4 weeks for the positon of patent examiner at Alexander site

they seem to be dragging it out i guess- selections have been made already last week. probably because the next class(training) doesn't start until June

supervisors make the selections though and pass on a list to HR. they then go out and contact selectees. I was told by someone inside that they were making selections last week. it usually takes 8 weeks.

So I'm assuming we will find out in 2-3 weeks. it can't be 8 weeks if they have training starting in june

so in like a week or 2 we will hear about it? is that for every discipline or just select ones? has anyone heard how many Biomedical Examiners they are looking to take?

No I meant 8 weeks from cut off. They usually have the same starting dates for all disciplines.

so the 8th week would be next week. so hopefully we find out next week.

so basically i was told that the interview is a formality to see you don't raise any red flag. all of our response were rated 1-5 and you just needed minimum 3

so we should hear back by May 13th? that's what I was thinking anyway and hopefully we all at least get a 3!

Good luck everyone!

This thread has been great while we wait for the interview results. Please keep posting if there is something new. I will post a reply when I hear back from them. Supervisor told me 2-4 weeks from the interview date. My interview was on Aptil 14th and he told me it was the last day of the interviews for the March 13 cut off date. And I'm only talking about Electrical patent examiner position. So yeah looks like we are going to hear back by May 13th max.

Agreed, the thread has been very helpful. While there is some confusion about dates and electrical/mechanical/bio-medical positions, it looks like mid-May is the likely time for offers or status change. Post when you hear something about utility examiner offers or design interviews/offers.

just some more info while we all wait(i know this process is painful- ive been through it a few times without good luck, unfortunately) June 13th is the tentative start date for ALL examiners for this round of hiring so that should tell you a lot. i just heard this today and apparently the Supervisors are apparently suppose to turn in their lists by tomorrow so calls/emails obviously follow after that is done. We might hear something later since the start date would be further down the road. i'll keep updating if i find out more or hear back from them. btw, the chemicals and computers i think hear back first and the electrical and mechanicals may hear back later as their interviews were conducted in that order.

@xyz before this how far did you get in the process so I understand the chances of getting the position post interview.

I've always made it past "referred to selecting official " and then an interview . However, you r interview is valid for 1 calender year- so I wasn't interviewed for this round as I had one last year in April. It's really easy to get past all this right before a selection because all they look for is GPA>3 and egr/technical degree. The problem is their interview process is pretty lame as in the person who interviews you in most cases don't even hire you or have any openings in their art unit. They just rate you and pass along info to a common "database " if you will. Then, folks who are actually hiring pick up your application if you are lucky -kind of like a lottery I'm my experience lol But , I will tell you this- if you have a EE background then your chances are usually better as the demand is usually higher. hope this helps. Good luck.

"Eligible must meet education requirement" does anyone know what it means? I already had the interview and the application status says that

RE: "Eligible must meet education requirement" Did you graduate yet? The position description included a provision to apply before your degree was complete so a conditional offer could be pending your final transcript.

What position were you interviewed for? EE? ME?

Thsnks. So does it mean i was selected or it's just a reminder that i have to graduate to be considered anyways. And yeah I haven't graduate yet. I will be graduating in May. I was interviewed for EE and Computer Engineering both.

Great thread guys, I don't have anything to add besides being another person waiting to hear back for this round. I applied for BME and CHE and had the interview 4/13

even tho I've gone through application and everything my status remains unchanged. is that the case for anyone else?

Yes the status hasn't changed for me either

Mine hasn't change either

I interviewed for the EE position on April 14 and am still waiting to hear back as well.

Has anyone applied after the first cutoff (3/13/2016) and heard anything? I applied this April 20 and have not heard anything.

Also does it matter that i changed my application (today) before the cutoff date? Does that make a difference?

I interviewed for an EE position on April 13 and am still waiting to hear back. The interviewer told me it would take 2-6 weeks for a decision.

I don't think people that applied after the cutoff will hear back until people that already interviewed hear back because they'll probably get interviews and stuff based on if the position has been filled or not. if people that got interviews already filled all the positions they probs won't get anything this round. sorry. maybe they may interview you and keep your application open for next years opening

Well this year the EE might not be the most eligible . The number of patent applications in electrical keep decreasing.

From a variety of sources (but not directly from HR): They are hiring 200 examiners, the priority is to fill the satellite offices first. EEs are still in high demand. This last round of interviews was 65 candidates (maybe more). So it is possible that many applicants who have not had interviews or received a "referred to a hiring official" status change may still be potential hires.

That makes a bit of sense given that there are 3 sets of start dates (June, July, August). So, if understand this correctly, the first set of interviews that went out were probably for the June start date. And the second closing date of next week will be for candidates that made the first and second closing date (all candidates that were not interviewed).

Has anyone had any status change?

Had an interview April 14 and still waiting.. Reading this thread has been very useful :) no status change yet

Spoke to HR today and they said that I should hear back in a week or so. I applied in February, so before the first cutoff date and had my interview 4/15/16. I applied for the BME position

So I'm guessing next week is the big week

I was told they have the lists back from supervisors- going through internal checking to finalize. I would advise anyone reading this to follow up with their respective HR specialists from the vacancy and ask status.( probably in the afternoon) reporting back here would be appreciated by everyone too so please continue this great thread.

I contacted my HR specialist today for the chemical engineer position in Alexandria, VA. She said we should hear back tomorrow

just called HR. she told me told me everyone will know their status by next week. I guess that means offers are going out this week

I'm the candidate who posted the question that started this thread. All went well (I think) with my interview and I also have a solid resume, but I just received an email let me know I was "not selected" for the mechanical patent examiner positions. Best wishes to all who are still waiting.

So i'm guessing they're sending out emails this week. based on major/department.

just got a referred not selected email for ME=( hope you guys have better luck=)

what does referred not selected mean?

apparently I got selected for GS7 and not 9(the one I got an email earlier). They will make calls later on in the week. referred, not selected means you were referred to the selecting official(interview stage) but were not selected for the position. good luck

hey xyz, how did you know you were selected? was it thru USAJOBS?

Anyone heard back about EE or CE or has it just been ME for now?

i know a chemical that heard back and was selected

I received a referred not selected for the ME position email today as well. Good luck to everyone else. This is the second time I have applied and gotten the same result. I had a 3.26 GPA in ME and now have 2 years of government engineering experience. I am not sure what I can do to make myself more attractive to the office.

I called and then also got an email. I got another offer so asked for an expedited response but think they let everyone know today for ME anyway. This is probably my 6th or 7 th time applying before I got selectedlol. It's not how good you are or how strong your background or experience is. I consider my credentials pretty solid(I posted them earlier) but luck plays a huge role with their ridiculous selection process(also posted earlier) BUT it helps to network and know people. I've networked with many people, some supervisors over the past year or so. A few friends of mine work there but networking with supervisors really help. They have yearly recruitment info sessions and visit college career fairs every semester.I would suggest going to them and connecting with them if you really want to get in.

I'll monitor this thread for a while- if you guys have specific qs on the selection process, I'll try and help answering them. Don't be discouraged be though- they regularly hire people. Sticking to it, learning the ins and outs of the process, and, talking and networking with people is an experience worth having in its own right.

Thanks Xyz, you really encouraged me since i'm hesitate to go to my Fridays interview, because it's my second time applying ... Did you encountered the same supervisor who interviewed you from last few times?

LJ, are you talking about design examiner interviews? If you have gone through the design examiner interview process, can you please shed some light on how many they interview compared to how many they hire? Also, are they done on campus only?

Glad to be of help. There shouldn't be any interviews scheduled yet as one round just finished. Although, that's for patent examiner positions which are phone/webex interviews only. Design patent examiner interviews are probably different. For me, I was interviewed last year on the phone with a preset list of behavioral qs outlined in the reviews. Pretty easy. In person might be different. I can tell you from the other job offer I got- almost all federal job interviews(in person) are panel type with folks going round the table asking from a preset list of qs. If it's in person, I'd guess they are similar. Look up the other interview reviews on here and filter to design examiner. Good luck

Hey yall, I just got an email stating I was selected for the Biomedical Engineer Patent Examiner. Is this the only interview they do or should I expect another interview?

abc, that means you're hired and they'll send an offer letter soon. did you get the email tonight? for those selected, when is the first day?

I did get an email tonight and it just said basically said I was selected and will be contacted by someone from hr within the next day

I wish i knew the order they were getting back to people. for those that got emails already when was your interview time and date

I wish i knew the order they were getting back to people. for those that got emails already when was your interview time and date

I interviewed April 14th 2016

And was selected for the job MAy2nd 2016

I interviewed april 13 and havnt heard back yet

What position were you interviewed for?

i also interviewed on the 13th and havent heard back. ee examiner

I interviewed for a ChemE position

I interviewed on April 13 for EE. I haven't hear back yet either

Just wondering for those who have heard back what's the first letter of your last name? I interviewed for a ChemE position on April 13th, my last name begins with "R" and haven't heard back. Wondering if response is alphabetically based considering it doesn't seem to be linked to offer/no offer, EE/ME/ChemE, date of interview.

I interviewed on April 13 for EE. I haven't heard back yet either; thinking of reaching out to the respectable HR on the job position to get status

I also interviewed for ChemE position on April 13th. My last name begins with "R" haven't heard back either.

I talked to HR person for ChemE position yesterday and seems like the offers haven't been sent out yet. She said we will be notified this week, but didn't specify exactly when the offers will be out.

I also interviewed for ChemE position on April 14, no word yet

Pls. update here, if you receive any email for ChemE.

I believe the HR specialist for chemE is out on training today. so we might not hear back today

I applied for the position (Mechanical, Chemical, and Biomed). I interviewed on April 13. Yesterday, I received an email stating that I was referred but not selected for Mechanical. Then, later in the day, I got an email from the HR person who handles Chemical. The odd thing is that her email asked me to complete a Declaration for Federal Employment by May 5. What does this mean? I have not been contacted about a status update nor a job offer. Any insight? PS: My last name begins with "N".

I think that could be part of the process of making an offer? I would call the HR person who emailed you and ask what that means to clarify. Please update here when you have any further information.

I interviewed on 4/13 for a BME position and received notification on 5/2 that I was selected. In a follow up email for the Declaration of Federal Employment form, they indicated a tentative start date of 6/13. Hope this info is helpful for those still waiting - good luck!

Great informational thread, thanks to those involve! Interviewed for BME on 4/13 late in the day. Still haven't heard back but am feeling hopeful. Have BS in biomedical engineering, concentration in EE and MS degree in Engineering. Just wondering if those who applied and received offers have similar background. I want this job because job searching makes me die a little bit every day on the inside. Anyways, best of luck to all those waiting to hear back. <3

I interviewed on April 13th, for the ChemE position. I have not heard anything back yet, I have applied before, and usually the office follows the timeline outlined on their website exactly. So i figure if you hear back this week then you are hired, otherwise at the end of week ten(according to the cut off date of your listing) a automated email is sent out, saying you were referred but not selected. good luck

Also interviewed 4/13 applied for BME and ChemE since i have my BS in BME and MS in ChemE but i still have not heard back. so i am hopeful sometime soon. hopefully tomorrow

Anyone hear back on EE roles? I interviewed on April 14

I haven't heard anything on my EE application yet. I interviewed on April 13th.

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Interviewed for EE and CP. April 14th. Didn't hear back yet. As people said in this thread we should hear back by this Friday. Good luck everyone

I applied for EE position and just received notification that I have been selected. Last name starts with "C" and interviewed on April 13th. It seems that the selections for EE and Comp Science will begin to be sent today. It may take until Friday for HR to finish sending all decisions to the applicants. Best of luck to everyone and very grateful to all who have contributed to this posting.

I am one of the few design examiner applicants and I haven't heard anything. I'm assuming we're on the same time line as the engineers. Are there any other design applicants watching this thread who may have more information?

Regarding Design Examiners - I was contacted late last week to schedule an on-site (Alexandria) interview this week. I was told the "selected" notices would go out by the end of May with a start date (if selected) of June 27.

Do they only do on-site interviews for design examiners, or phone interviews too? Also, do you know how many interviews they are having?

Re: Design Examiners. They are interviewing on-site in Alexandria over the next two weeks (not sure about San Jose). The interview includes a visual aptitude test, so on-site is the only way to accomplish that. Short test and then a panel interview with three SPEs and concluding with a campus tour with an examiner.

Has anyone else gotten yes/no since may 2?

still waiting for a decision and i haven't been able to reach HR

Haven't heard anything at all.

AHC, the first made a comment on today May/4, said he received a job offer today, and his last name starts with "C". As for me, I still waiting for the decision and my last name starts with "I"

I have not heard anything yet. And my last name starts with "B"

^ what deparment/major are you guys waiting on? I'm waiting on chemical and biomedical

Waiting to hear about EE, interviewed on the 14th. No status change yet.

I applied for EE, and was interviewed on April/13

I'm biomedical and I heard yesterday and spoke to HR

Any ChemE heard back?

bme and still waiting to hear! last name L

I'm ChemE and haven't heard anything

EE and CP. Last name with "S". Interview date April 14th. Haven't heard anything.

I posted on May 2; ChemE last name N; still no word.

I spoke to HR yesterday and they all seem to be quite flustered. I think that their strategy of having the posting open for three months and having the cut-off of 03/13 has backfired. I applied for both GS levels and only received one email. The offer letter finally explained the GS level that I was hired. So, quite different experience from XYC a couple of days ago. I would not be surprised if they do not get to all candidates this week. However, since week nine begins next week for those who submitted the application by 03/13, I strongly advise you to call your HR contact next week and ask for the decision. The delay does not necessarily mean that you will not get the job, just that they have their hands too full.

I interviewed April 13, 2016 and received an email on May 2, 2016 that I was referred but not selected. Applied for ME.

I called and they said we should hear back by tomorow

Which department's HR did you talk to?

Chemical department

has anybody been able to get in contact with the EE HR? 3 days now and I haven't been able to reach her. AHC who did you speak to?

I haven't been able to get a hold of the EE HR rep either :/

FYI guys- I applied for both ME and EE. got selected for ME and haven't heard back for EE. It has been my experience from the past that they typically contact the selected people first and then the non-selected ones. If you are waiting to hear back for any discipline- I'm pretty confident you should do so by tomorrow. If you don't, you can assume you were not selected for this round BUT they should be starting again for the next round. remember, there are classes(patent academy training-4months) starting in June, July, and August.

At xyz so are you saying they've already picked all the selected people and they already emailed them earlier this week?

Will they select people from this interview round for the next classes or will they go through the whole process of interviewing again?

Thanks for bringing everyone's hopes up xyz :/

Do they respond to emails or just phone calls?

So i have heard through a friend at the office, that offers have gone out for all disciplines. HR keeps it open ended just in case some people reject the offer, which happens more then you think apparently, in which case the supervisor can select another from the list. I would still keep hope through 2morrow, but if you are still waiting by next week, unless someone rejects their offer your chances are slim. The part that sucks is that HR will keep it open ended till the end of the 10th week sometimes, to send you the rejection. Sry to be a downer but that is what i was told, so i figured i would pass along. Good Luck to all

xyz is right. it's common practice for the office to send the rejection emails a week or two after the've made selections. it is also common that they hire folks they have already rejected for later classes.

well, i guess that's that. hope we all have better luck in the next round

Just got an e-mail I was referred not selected :( Good luck guys!

Just got an email I was referred not selected as well for the EE :( I also got an email about Computer Engineering about tentatively selected and requested an OF-306 form. But I'm not sure what happen next. My status has not change yet on the website

Did you get the OF 306 form today? That's federal employment declaration form. So they're still sending out notifications of selections today/tomorow

Anyone got email for ChemE?

@SR nope I emailed ms. Bridgette (I'm assuming that's your HR specialist too) and she said we should hear back by tomorow. But I do know a cheme that got an email Monday with just the federal employment declaration attached it didn't say anything else

RE: ChemE; @SR; I also got the email monday that said to send the Declaration by today (May 5). I assume there is a backlog on contacting applicants but the automated process must continue. Thanks for all the updates.

Yes she is my HR too. Hopefully we will hear by tomorrow.

I just received the rejection emails for both EE vacancies. I thought my interview went well and I have BSEE, MSEE from top 20 Universities and 10 years engineering/telecomm experience in private sector and USG. Any thoughts on how I can round out my application for next time? Perhaps taking and passing the Patent Bar will help? Good luck to everyone!

I think it's as xyz mention; networking, going to the job fairs and talking to several of the SPE. Not sure if not getting selected is solely based on qualification. Of all the SPE I spoke to at the job fair non of them has the Pantent Bar. Good luck everybody :)

I got rejected for EE too.

maybe they'll hire more EE's in the next round. i have worked at the office before and my class was 70 percent EE's

I also received a rejected letter for EE. How and when to apply in the next round?

MMO, it will be automatic and we won't have to interview again

Just received a referred but not selected for ChemE.

Same here. Referred, not selected for ChemE.

also, i received the referred not selected before and still got an offer a month later

referred not selected from chemical

I got selected for ChemE (Last Name "N" from post on 5/2).

@stu, how did you get an offer after? did you apply+interview again? maybe your rejection was for one grade (gs9/7) but your acceptance for the other (gs9/7)?

@Jake, i had only aplied for gs7. and no we won't have to apply or interview again. my guess at the time was some folks dropped out before the start date

here's the message i got last time As noted in the vacancy announcement, interval cut-offs dates have been established for this particular vacancy. If you are not selected for the cutoff date under which you applied your application will continue to be valid and therefore carry over to the next established cutoff. Your application will continue to be considered for the position until the vacancy is closed completely or you withdraw your application via USAJobs.

"Selections and offers are still pending" response i got from biomedical department

^ this was the email response when i asked for a status update

Unfortunately for me and other ChemE candidates it doesn't look like they're hiring for the July or August class as USAJobs only shows Vacancies for ME/EE/CompE. Congrats to all who were offered.

^^^^ not true. those vacancies are for the Detroit positions

referred not selected from chemical :(

Referred not selected for ChemE. :( Congrats to those who got offers.

I emailed last from biomedical and she said they're still doing selections by selecting officials

I got the form on Tuesday. I got my tentative offer letter today for the CompEng position.

I applied for cut off date May 1st as I was not able to apply earlier. I still have a chance?

Anyone still waiting on biomedical it seems like all other majors for the majority hVe heard back

I applied EE and CE, still haven't heard back. Anyone have any info?

Interviewed for EE and CE GS 7. I also applied for GS-9 but didn't get any interview fro that. Yesterday received an email "referred not selected" for GS-9 EE position, which I knew I wasn't gonna get selected. Still waiting for GS-7. emailed and left voicemail for the HR. Will update when I get a reply.

Still waiting for BME. Interviewed on 14th. Are there any other BME applicants waiting? I'm thinking if I haven't heard anything by now my chances are pretty slim :(

^ so i interviewed on the 13 and I'm still waiting to hear back. i emailed the HR person and she was like offers and selections are still pending. if you can get in touch with them and you heard something else please lemme know

was reading through this today (it was very informative, thank you) and reviewing my submitted application when I saw the line "Applicants must have submitted application before March 13th to be considered." I submitted mine on March 23rd - does that mean I am not going to be considered for this position at all? I don't understand why they would leave the online cutoff date open until May 1st but only consider applications submitted until a non-posted date. I have only received an email saying that my application is in the "HR Review" status and no word on an interview (although it has only been a week) Does anyone know if there will be a second round of hiring/interviews for applicants after that March 13th date?

I applied mine on May 1st. HR said it was second cutoff date and you were eligible to do so. I guess your application will be reviewed after May 1st.

Question for the individuals who got selected last week - 1. How long does it take to get an offer letter after receiving the "selected" email? 2. Does the offer letter come in a separate email? Or does the HR call first and then send the offer letter? 3. How long did they give you to make a decision? 4. After accepting the offer, how long does it take for the background check and all other paper work?

Re: Design Examiner positions. Got a call on May 1 to set up an interview. Interview is this week.

Do you know how many they are interviewing for Design Examiners?

RE: Design Examiner - Don't know how many interviews there will be, but I was told there would be two weeks of scheduled interviews for 15 open positions in Alexandria. When I interviewed (last week) there was another candidate waiting in the security checkpoint line with me, so for at least some time slots they are conducting at least two at a time. The skills test, interview and campus tour lasted almost 1-1/2 hours. Again, not sure how many of those they do in a day.

Thanks for the info Andy. Were the on-site interviews just for the Alexandria location, or for both the Alexandria location and San Jose office? I am asking for a friend, he had a phone interview for the design examiner position. The skills test was computerized, and the phone interview was with a panel of three people.

RE Design Examiner. Not really sure how the interviews vary between the two locations. I live several hours from Alexandria and received a call to set up a time for a live interview. The phone interview option was not offered. I believe you choose a location (Alexandria or San Jose) during the application process.

RE: Design Examiner: My interview was last week. Was told there's over 100 interviews in 2 weeks. they'll make decision on next Tuesday. We'll get the result no later than early June. Good luck

Does anyone has any more updates on EE and CE? Selection/offer letter/final offer?

For those still waiting to hear back for the Biomedical, I was contacted and received an offer letter last week around may 4th or 5th. I applied april 14th.

Has anyone received FIRM offer letters for the examiner positions starting June 13th? Haven't heard of any new developments after I got a tentative offer and need to give notice to my current employer soon ..

Re: BME offer letter on May 4th or 5th. Congratulations! Very glad! Total processing time for you is about 3 weeks. When did you have interview?

Got my tentatively selected email at 3am for EE. Wow they work early

nono, give hr a call if you got a tentative offer. thanks I had my interview on april 14th. fairly quick turn around for the government

anyone heard for 2nd round interviews? I applied march 23rd and have only gotten the "your application is being reviewed"

@ T my roommate is waiting also should be coming soon no later than next week I would assume. first round to be referred took me about 2-3 weeks

Great thread everyone! all the information was really helpful for the 1st round of hires congrats to those who will be joining in june!

Re: Design. I received selected email for San Jose today (5/18) I interviewed on Wednesday (5/11) at the Alexandria location.

Re: Design, Congratulation! Did you only apply for one location or both ?

Re: Design, Thank you! I applied for both. I actually live near Alexandria and was hoping to be able to stay in the area but it looks like I will be moving. Does anyone know the start date for design examiners?

RE: Design Start Date. During my interview on May 10 I was told the Alexandria start date for new Design Examiners was June 27. Don't know if that will be the same for San Jose. I only applied for Alexandria (I'm also local), but now I kinda wish I had applied for both locations. Enjoy the west coast.

RE: Design-It looks like they gonna fill up San Jose's vacancy first. Anyone got any update from local?

For those who applied after the first cutoff, I just received an email stating that my application has been verified and will be fully reviewed before it is forwarded to a selecting official. (BME) Has anyone else got that?

mmp, you will be receiving a qualification email real soon

I applied last march 10, 2016 and interviewed April 13, 2016. On May 2, 2016, received email that "referred not selected". However, today, I received another email stating that I was referred for selecting official. Does anyone know what this mean? Am I on the second round? Do I need to have another interview?

^^^ you are in the second round and wont need to interview

Similarly, I applied for BME patent examiner position and got a "referred not selected" email on May 11th; however, today I was sent an email that stated I was "referred to the selecting official for further consideration." Assuming this means I am in the second round pool, can anyone comment on the timeframes for second or third round offers in relation to the start of the June, July, August training sessions?

I received "Application received" email on May 9. and I received referred to the selecting office email on May 20. This is for CE. I guess next step is interview.

Does anyone know the difference between GS7 and GS9 in work wise? Does all new hires start from step1 of pay rate?

Any design examiner receive their tentative offer?

Regarding GS7 VS GS9, it's all about production. Not sure of the specifics, but I think GS7 is 85% of expected production and GS9 is 100% of expected production. Where you start on the 1-10 step pay scale I believe is based upon experience/salary at your last position or your grades if you are coming straight out of university.

Did anyone hear from the computer engineering (CE) posting? I see the EE and BME got selected but I have not heard about CE getting selected.

My USPO status didn't change and I never got an email, but my status on the career connector page changed to "referred to selecting official" Any idea what that means?

@anon I also received the same email for BME I'm assuming the second round will start in july

Does anyone know how many there are hiring for the second round in the VA office. Or are they just now looking at satellite postings.

Design Examiner: I was interviewed on site in VA on May 3rd. I was told they were interviewing a total of 14 people that day and they would be selecting a total of 15 people for that location. I thought the interview went well and I have an MFA (I don't know if that is a positive or negative as far as the hiring process is concerned) I think the interview went well but I have not heard anything back yet. Has anyone else heard anything or know when we will hear back? I was told that the start date should be around the end of June. It has been 3 weeks so I am starting to get concerned I am not sure how long this process takes it has exceeded the projected 10 weeks at this point.

RE: Design Examiner: This is week ten since the announcement closed, so I would expect selections or not-selected notices to go out this week.

I applied on 05/01/2016. Did anyone who applied the same time receive a response?

I received referred to the selecting office email on May 20. I guess they are selecting people for interview now.

@sssss - did you get an email/did your USA jobs status change? my career connections status changed but not the USAjobs page

I just received a Referred to Selecting Official. I was interviewed on April 14th for ChE and didn't make the first cut. I thought all openings were already filled.

@T I got the email and USA jobs status changed.

RE: Design Examiner (Alexandria) - This morning I received an email with a tentative offer of a GS07 Design Examiner Position with a start date of June 27. I assume it's tentative while HR confirms my transcripts and background check.

Congrats! I am still super nervous I haven't heard anything back!

Andy what is your background? I have a masters degree and I am not sure if that is a positive or a negative.

Kay - My degree is technical art and I have some intellectual property work experience. By reviewing the many comments on this thread, I'm not exactly sure what the criteria for the ideal candidate looks like for any of the examiner positions.

@Andy - Congrats! Did you do interview after receiving an "referred to selecting official" email ? When did you do the interview and totally how long did it take to get offer ?

When does round 2 start?

@ssss week after referred to selecting you get interview email so this week and next week would be your interview and you hear back like 2-3 weeks after interview.

I applied in February and recieved an email that my application was sent to the selecting official April 1. I was called to schedule and interveiw on April 29th. My interview was May 2nd and I still have not heard back I called hr and they could not give me a time frame but said I would hear back either way. It is a long process. Hope that helps

ssss, which field did you apply for? so everyone who had gotten referred in may are really in the third round it seems

Hello all, I was "referred to hiring official" twice (mechanical) and received my second "referred not selected" email today for the "second round consideration". We'll see if I get a chance in the third round.

I got the same email (refereed not selected ) for ME. however, I did not receive that email for the other disciplines (EE, BME, CE). Is that the case with everyone else?

got an email from chemical saying they're not hiring anymore cuz they have reached hiring goal for fiscal year

Yep, got the same ChemE e-mail that I was referred but hiring goal had been met. Bummer.

Me too. I received the same email for CE, Referred but not selected'. Can I still hope? For BME, email said' not meet the educational requirement'. I have MS in technical with a strong BME research background. What should I do?

Wow and here i thought we had another round of hiring. Thanks for the info guys

^ when did you get the BME email? I think they prefer that the degree match with the position applied. If people are getting the email about quota filled I wonder if they will do 3rd round then or just close it off.

Did anyone else hear back for Design Patent?

For BME email, I received it after 3 weeks of submission. I was surprised too. What to do?

at this point your application won't be looked at until further point. i would suggest just applying again at a later date but just apply for whatever you have a degree in. it seems like you got pretty far in CE. have you applied to the dallas or san jose position for bme?

Thank you. I will apply there too.

any other departments/majors heard from second round. or is the hiring closed for all. I'm sorry for people in third round who won't even get a chance due to this.

i got an email from bme saying selections not made.

Just received email referred not selected for the second round. I applied in the first round for EE.

I interviewed for the design patent position about 5 weeks ago and I still haven't heard back. Has anyone received an offer or not selected? Should I call HR I am assuming I was not selected but my status has not changed?

Jay - RE: Design examiner, I received my formal offer letter last week along with the information to begin the pre-employment background check. The start date for this group of design examiners is June 27. So, I would assume if you have not heard from anyone in HR, that you were not selected. Keep at it, I believe there will be several waves of new examiners joining the PTO.

Anyone applied again to San Jose positions?

I applied again to San Jose positions with CE after not selected at VA location, interviewed on July 14. Still waiting for ...

it takes about 2-3 weeks after interview for them to get back to you. so maybe by beginning of next month

Re MTD: Did the interview questions changed from the first interview? I received the referred to the selected official email on June/30, but haven't heard anything about a second interview.

Re Celo: The questions are kind of almost the same as first interview ..

I interviewed for san jose on the 14th as well. Any else apply to the alexandria posting.

hi all im hired for the detroit position for PE ME but i live in texas and also i applied for the dallas one too. my application was referred to officials for dallas. do you think they select me for dallas too since i live here?\ thanks

Anyone applied to San Jose positions hearing anything back yet?

I just received referred not selected email for computer engineering, but I also applied for electrical engineering which is my undergrad degree.

im in still under selecting official for both dallas and san jose. hope i hear from dallas this week. i start on Monday in Detroit next week.

Re Celo: When did you interview for CE/EE position?

I was interviewed in April for the Virginia position (EE), but wasn't selected. Then I applied for the San Jose CE and EE. I received the not selected email for the CE yesterday, and waiting to hear about the EE. Best of luck to all of you guys.

Did anyone here re-apply again the same place after not selected within a few month? Since VA is open again ..

do you know how it take to hear something after been referred? i got referred on jun/30 but i got hr email on jul/7

I applied to VA again, its a long way before they start reviewing our application. another 2 weeks

I received referred not selected email for computer engineering for a week ago.. is anyone here to hear anything about Dallas position yet?

Got the OF 306 form via email for Dallas fairly recently

they've started reviewing applications for position in alexandria

has anyone applied to the alexadria position again?

I did receive an e-mail with the confirmation that I got selected for GS-9 (Computer Engineer). That's for Alexandria, VA.