USAJobs.gov

I am a Marine Veteran, I have a bachelor's degree, I have 13 associates degrees, I've been unemployed for 6 months, I've been consistently applying to multiple positions on USAJOBs.gov, and I haven't received one job offer nor a single interview. I'm fed up with this site, how is it that there's so many jobs listed and yet getting hired seems so impossible? This is unacceptable. The system is broken and USAJOBs.gov is another broken site that wastes your energy and time. I had to search reviews to see if I was the only one going through this, but by the looks of all these 1-stars I see that the same experience is very common. No wonder we have so many homeless veterans and homelessness in general. Finding great careers these days seems almost impossible nowadays during especially during this horrible economy. I don't know what I'm going to do, but USAJOBs.gov is a disgrace to the veteran/military community.

I think you're generally better off just going elsewhere for your job hunt (if online). The sign in process is not user-friendly. The two-factor authentication only provides options for calling or texting your listed number. If it fails to be received, you can click again, but after a few tries, your account will be locked (for 10min at a time). Their only solution is to delete your account and start over as the only means to "reset your preferences". I say, "absolutely useless" and "where's the 0/5 option". Unless someone else can provide me with a solution, I can't recommend USAJobs.gov. Thank you.

I read the comments here and am not at all surprised that people are describing USAJobs in a negative light. 13 applications deep and I arrived nowhere, except where others are describing in the comment chain. I am fully qualified, with 2 degrees, a disabled vet and still can't get a job. So, I am no longer using USAJobs as a source for employment research, nor applying through them. They should be shut down.

I can't effectively filter jobs. To get anywhere with applying, it takes applying to about 500 jobs. That means you need to be able to view and sort jobs efficiently. Instead, USAjobs makes the applicant keep selecting "more jobs" even after filtering for "status," or sorting by "date applied." It only lists a very limited number of jobs. Sometimes that filter disappears if you try to select "more jobs." Given that this system is one big "numbers game," they need to fix this. Veterans don't get a positive response without applying to many, many jobs. Also, the status of "reviewed," is not informative. They changed it to generic "reviewed," when before, it actually said "referred" or "not referee." Now, the applicant bears the burden of clicking each of, say, 100 jobs listed to see status (about three clicks or even more, when Usajobs stops responding and makes the user click three times to get a button to work, which frequently happens.

The majority of people who have GS jobs is through internal connections. Either they know somebody in their military chain, and beware, they're many haters from the military to see you go over them in positions to get a job. I have 2 degrees, and over 24 years experience in management and Human Resources and know all the political bull $#*! in certain people getting the job, you can trash the Equal Opportunity department since they're there to help the ones in charge of hooking up the organization. Never tell someone of your past that works HR about you applying unless you're a grease ball like them kissing up the ranks. USA Jobs is a joke, good luck in finding. Thank God, I retired and did my time, enough with the BS, and happily retired.

Look at the reviews, they say it all. I'll never get the time I wasted on this site back. It's a front for government agencies that are required to post ads but will actually fill them with internal hires, incumbents and friends. Use other sites, become a contractor first, develop relationships with people in your industry, go to jobs fairs... do ANYTHING but waste HOURS for each application here which will end up a dead end.

Some of the jobs are ageist, ridiculous with qualifications required that don't align with the pay grade. They make you take long assessments, some want you to not submit your resume but create a completely new resume from their tool. Don't waste your time because no one ever got a well paying government job through this website. I have only ever been offered a hint of a morsel and it was a job with the TSA that I didn't apply for. No thanks. That's a high turn over, you only need a warm body to stand there type of job. I didn't go to college just so I can rummage through someone's luggage and invade their personal space with a pat down.

I've applied countless of times in the past, but more recently as I've had to move different states a few times. Im a military spouse now which makes it more challenging for me to find a job as I'm moving around. The VA states there's eligibility for military spouses, but I've applied more than a few times with no success. I've given up. There's no interest in supporting military spouses here.

Its hard to search for positions, its hard to find if you fit the requirements, there is no feedback. Half the time if you email the associated support address you just won't get a response, and if you do get a response they will give you a generic response and say that there is not much they can help you with.

I have never gotten a single interview from USAjobs, despite the fact that I have 10 years of relevant work experience. My advice go literally anywhere else.

The requirements listed in the position are not the requirements they ask for in the questionnaire. You waste time constantly tailoring resumes and find out you're not qualified based on the questionnaire. Put the REAL requirements in the job post.

I have applied for numerous jobs that not only was I extremely qualified for but should have had disabled veterans preference. I submitted not only the requested documentation but extras like licenses and certifications.

When I get denied it not only won't tell you why, it doesn't even say why exactly, simply that we can not determine if you are qualified or not. Thia despite the fact I submitted ample evidence of qualification for almost all the positions I aplplied. This is what interviews should be for.

I have seen postings up for one day implying they are not actually searching and likely already had a hire selected and just posted it to meet requirements. I sincerely believe most jobs you see come up have pre-selected hires.

After applying for over 2 years I refuse to continue to entertain the USAJOBs Friends-Only Network anymore. As a Disabled Veteran who is tech savvy with a Top Secret, it is basically impossible to get even a GS-7 Human Resources position, or even a GS-05 Labor position which is absolutely ridiculous considering my skillset. It's a TRASH website for TRASH people. Not to mention, most of these high-ranking GS civilians do not do their job and stay home most of the time. They are cheating the system, and getting paid high dollars for it. If you wanted a worker, you would have hired me. Now all you have is a bunch of losers not doing much of anything. Worst resume-filtered job application website in the history of mankind. Stay away before it tries to suck in your soul. The Devil himself made this website.

Applied for another job on USAJOB.gov. Another your not qualified. I'm actually overqualified, but was willing to take a lower paying lower stress job. Another problem with Federal government jobs, not USAJOBS.gov is the ridiculous requirements. To get a RN job with the VA, an applicant must have graduated from a college/university that is nationally accredited. I graduated from a regionally accredited college, but that is no good in the eyes of the VA. The kicker is I'm a disabled veteran and this supposed to help me get hired but doesn't. Maybe the problem is more about the federal government and the way they hire people. They don't put everybody on a level playing field.

The website is a joke. If you have to go through all the BS they require just to get rejected time after time, then the jobs being posted don't deserve your services. Especially when you know you meet the qualifications. Twice, I was rejected because they say I put that I would refuse a polygraph, lol. It also came back that I stated that I didn't have a drivers license. The application I filled and printed out showed otherwise. This is not by accident, they have a way of choosing the exact candidates they want for those lousy federal positions... Indeed.com, Zippy, governmentjobs.com, and your city/state job postings are the way to go. USAJobs.gov ain't all that, trust me don't waste your time and energy. You can't even plan your next move waiting on responses from them...

I did everything correctly on my application. Sat down in a workshop about how to complete this long application process. It took me about three days, 5 hours a day, work, research and writing, for two positions.
Used spouse preference.
I was found eligible, but not referred for the position because there were other highly qualified applicants.
Not sure what is more qualified for an administrative position than experience and a masters.
I am done with this website. It is a scam. They hire people the know. They only open the jobs because legally they have to.
Don't bother.