Catherine T.

I am a former federal employee, 15 years with NATO. I have attempted the last few years to get back on board as I am a career employee with with no break in service limitations. The USA jobs website appears to almost be a dormant website. Rarely, if ever, are positions that one is referred for updated. I have called and emailed several times the hiring official(s), for a particular position, to be advised of the current status. I have absolutely lost count of how many times the hiring official/entity I end up speaking
To tells me the position was already filled or deleted for some unspecified reason. For those interested in a federal career and you are highly qualified, your opportunities are limited and rendered useless on this USA Jobs website. The best opportunity is to gain a position with a government contractor. I find that those people tend to be hired on into federal positions that are posted on USA jobs. Not sure why the jobs are posted in the first place, because they (the contractor) normally slide right into the position. The position will be immediately filled...however, If one applies for that position (that is posted on USAJobs) the site will eventually simply state/reflect "received" or "referred" even though it has already been filled. That notation will remain when you look for application updates for months, even a year... I'm assuming eventually it will drop off, but I've been at this for years... It's becoming a waste of time loop of uselessness. If you have applied for a position, look for that hiring official email address or phone number. Contact them, get updated...It will save you from waiting for the database to update since it probably NEVER will.