Anyone having a hard time getting a job?

[Linh40]

Well I ETS last year and still haven't had a job. I know that we get 5 points for being a vet when applying for a Gov job. So I applied to a brunch of them and for some reason they alway found someone that was better. (It's not like I'm not qualified, for example for GS-4 they want someone with 1 year of experience well I got over 3 years in the army. Plus GS-4 pay is less than E-4 pay so I don't get it. I seriously doubt there are a brunch of 10 points vet applying for the same jobs as me. Also it's not my resume because it pass the machine part and a person see my resume. So unless the person hiring is anti-vet or something?

And they say that the Gov hire vets first. I applied for GS-4 and 5 positions and this is going no where.

Oh well if I don't get hired by the next semester I'm starting school.

LH

[Delta]

Originally posted by Linh40
Well I ETS last year and still haven't had a job. I know that we get 5 points for being a vet when applying for a Gov job. So I applied to a brunch of them and for some reason they alway found someone that was better. (It's not like I'm not qualified, for example for GS-4 they want someone with 1 year of experience well I got over 3 years in the army. Plus GS-4 pay is less than E-4 pay so I don't get it. I seriously doubt there are a brunch of 10 points vet applying for the same jobs as me. Also it's not my resume because it pass the machine part and a person see my resume. So unless the person hiring is anti-vet or something?

And they say that the Gov hire vets first. I applied for GS-4 and 5 positions and this is going no where.

Oh well if I don't get hired by the next semester I'm starting school.

LH


To be honest, I would go to school anyway. They can never take that away from you.
Then you can get a better paying job in the future.

I messed up when I got out of the Army 22 yrs ago, and didn't take advantage of the schools and education available. I kick myself in the butt daily.

If it is available, take it all

[JimmyMN]

Linh40 said: Oh well if I don't get hired by the next semester I'm starting school. Make plans to go to school, with a job as your backup plan, not the other way around.

OK, so I'm old, 59 yesterday. Many guys that went to Nam when I did and came back never used the education benefits they had, and for the most part regretted that decision. You only have one shot at this, get it right. And, right is education.

Not bragging, but here's my story. Used my VA benefits to finish my last two years of college (graduated from Michigan State) and get an MBA (Wisconsin). Following that I had a great career, thanks to the benefits that funded the education that prepared me for business.

In January, 2005 I retired, partially due to health issues. I loved the work I did, but it would have been a totally different story without education.

Get to school, forget working until after you get the education that you are finding out you need to compete in today's job market.

[Linh40]

Thanks Delta and JimmyMN. I think this is a sign for me to go to school.

After Iraq it seems like I'm not interested in things anymore and as for the work I applied to many and got one job interview from Home Depot (Who hires the most vets etc...) They won't even hire me. But then again I found out that I would have hated the work there anyway.

So I'll start preparing for school already applied to a community college for the spring semester.

Thanks again,
Linh

[Delta]

Originally posted by Linh40
Thanks Delta and JimmyMN. I think this is a sign for me to go to school.



So I'll start preparing for school already applied to a community college for the spring semester.

Thanks again,
Linh

Good job

You will be better off in the long run, control your own future.

Take care Brother

B

[JimmyMN]

Get your energy up and get out of your current situation...you'll do well in school, you just need to get started. Best wishes, Linh40.

[Hack]

Originally posted by Linh40
Well I ETS last year and still haven't had a job. I know that we get 5 points for being a vet when applying for a Gov job. So I applied to a brunch of them and for some reason they alway found someone that was better. (It's not like I'm not qualified, for example for GS-4 they want someone with 1 year of experience well I got over 3 years in the army. Plus GS-4 pay is less than E-4 pay so I don't get it. I seriously doubt there are a brunch of 10 points vet applying for the same jobs as me. Also it's not my resume because it pass the machine part and a person see my resume. So unless the person hiring is anti-vet or something?

And they say that the Gov hire vets first. I applied for GS-4 and 5 positions and this is going no where.

Oh well if I don't get hired by the next semester I'm starting school.

LH


Linh40 I'm a vet working for the Bureau Of Prisons. I don't frequent this part of the forum that much, (although perhaps I should). But, in noticing that you are saying that you are from California under your user name, I know of a couple of institutions that are short handed right now. You can get a job under VRA, especially if you have seen combat, or received hazardous duty pay for it. Look this upBOP (http://www.bop.gov). Like I said, "I work for them." Any questions, PM. Keep in mind if you're over the maximum age, you'll have to do something else. You might also try working California corrections. Very good pay for that outfit. BOP is good if you want to transfer to any place in the nation that they have a facility and an opening, but don't pay as much as CA.

[Hal9mm]

I hear ya, i'm still looking for a job, thought I had one but the damn poly cut me from the process.

still looking at LE though.

[Hack]

Originally posted by Hal9mm
I hear ya, i'm still looking for a job, thought I had one but the damn poly cut me from the process.

still looking at LE though.

When I hired on through this agency,
BOP (http://www.bop.gov) they did not do the poly. You might think about it as a springboard into other Fed LE if that is your interest. They do carry on a back ground check during your first year, even after the initial prehire. I know of one guy who is currently retired from the US Treasury Department, who started where I currently work at. I like working in the field of correctional LE, (and BOP is considered a USDOJ LE component), so I stayed with them. I know others right now who transferred from BOP to ICE, (Immigration Customs Enforcement), and they seem to like that OK. Keep at it, you'll get in somewhere, (as long as your record is decent).;),

[The Pontificator]

www.militaryhire.com

www.knockemdead.com

[FL-obiwan]

During the early '70s VietNam vets had trouble getting a job because employers thought we'd go nuts and start killing people (among other reasons). I decided to go back to school for my B.S. and regret not staying for my MBA. The job recruiters wondered why I was looking for my first "entry level" job at age 26. As soon as I mention the military, their eyes glazed over and I knew that I was out of luck. I then took 5 years off my age and eliminated all references to the military on my resume' and job apps. Got some jobs. Now, 30+ years later I again work for the Gov, and they appreciate my prior service!

This is my first time on this forum, but I will be back again regularly.

[Klebanoff]

I spent four years in the army back in the 80s. I had a good service record and ETSd E-5. While I'm proud to have served my country, I can't say it's ever helped me in the employment department. I applied for a few government jobs and never even got an interview, much less an offer. So I went to school and am now an attorney. Personally, I think school's the best choice for just about anyone.

Some of you may want to rip my head off for saying it, but it's sad America doesn't treat its vets better. Those who serve in the armed forces lay their lives on the line. I think they should get a few more breaks for doing it.

[xcrewman]

I ETS'D back in 92', attended college right after heavy w/units. Second year I applied to several ABC fed gov. agencies and was offered jobs from three. I accepted on offer from XYZ...

2nd year into the job I tried completing my degree during the evening after work and found myself exhausted from all days of work, late and irrate, thinking to myself down the road...

Well several years later along comes........wife:chatter:, kids:baby: :angel: and :snoopy: :odie: kinda of a :juggle:

STAY IN SCHOOL .........COMPLETE YOUR DEGREE

[DriBak]

Go to school, do something in the medical field. I went to Nursing school with the GI Bill and ACF (Army College Fund) and now make a very nice living with only an Associates Degree.
Good Luck and thank you for your service