USAJobs.gov

Learned that you are actually fighting against an algorithm, not a human. If your answers do not meet the pre-determined check boxes, be prepared to be disqualified. It almost requires your to BS your resume and answers just to even make it to a human response. The selection process is pretty beyond brutal and a lot of the jobs are asking for unrealistic levels of experience. A lot of the jobs are underpaid for those seeking to get their foot into the federal system.

Trying to log in after I changed my password. It keeps auto filling in and old expired password, then tells me it is not valid. I try to use my new password and it says it is not valid. So I sign up AGAIN for a new password and it keeps auto filling the old one and won't accept the new one. Ridiculous and a complete waste of time.

I used to like to site for at least if you had the right words listed the computer would pass you on to the next stage. Now, it's like the hiring team has found ways to keep the friends employed even if they aren't qualified….hey just copy snd snd paste the job announcement and they will do the rest. Next up is the okey dokey job announcement… you know the one that's open for like 4 or 5 days because they are looking for a particular person….it doesn't matter that there are applicants in the hat. You will never get that job. Then hey the job gets cancelled then resubmitted once again for the same 4 to 5 days only because that guy finally was able to answer his phone and he now can app,y to that particular job. Why bother posting jobs if all you are going to do is hire your buddies to work them? No matter the fact there are several well qualified candidates who applied. Oh yeah…. Let's talk about the multiple resumes you'll need to have at the ready because the jobs that website allows to post openings requires some of the most ridiculous things to be listed within your resume…. And they all want different things listed and different formats. That website gives me anxiety at times. SMH

Who in their right mind would make you delete your entire account if you A) no longer have the phone number you started with and B) can't seem to located some 16-key coded you have received over a Year ago to create the account. Once you delete the account you have to wait 24 hours to unlink the account then contact someone there to re-link your account. Well if there was an job announcement with a closing date that was the same day you were locked out USA JOBS developers just F*$# you on the chance. Never in my life have I seen suck a crappy web application.

I have applied to over 20 jobs on this site and some below the grade I was in the military. All have came back as not referred. Some said I was not qualified even though I did the duty for over 15 years. I have spoken to several retirees and we have come to a conclusion that the site is looking for service members who leave the military at or before ten years. I know of a Soldier who applied for the same job and got it after being CHAPTERED out the Army

I can't imagine a more ludicrous experience job hunting than USAJOBS.GOV
I have 28 years experience in my Nursing field with Master's Degree and I am Honorably Discharged Veteran. I applied to 39 separate Jobs and not a one yielded much. I had a get "Referred" but still nothing. The Application Questions are absurd and obviously not written by anyone who was acquainted with the Registered Nursing Profession.

This is the gateway to Federal Jobs so I said that was enough of that! These jobs must require an insider to help one out which I don't have. I finally gave up.

Imagine your are journeyman and you are more qualifile than apprentice, but if you apply for apprentice position they will notifies that you are "not qualifile". So I believe because of apprentice position, so next time I apply for journeyman position, but still not qualifies. I have electrical engineering degree and I had over 20 years experiences, of course I don't have military background. So I write review on their wedside, same I write on here. You know what... since them I never get refer. (Before I do get some refer 3 or 4 different place and 2 times phone interviews)

I'm a 4 year veteran OEF OIF. Served during 9/11 and initial campaigns. I have over 7 years of law enforcement. I have a 4 year degree with a 3.8 gpa. I speak both English and Spanish fluently. I am willing to relocate and take a paycut (I make 100k before taxes). Yet this stupid website makes it impossible for me to be employable. I also refused to put my demographics out for equal opportunity purposes. I want to be hired based on my merit. I have yet to be called for 1 interview. Do not trust this website!

The USAJobs.gov is a waste of people's time. This job board is a true reflection of the disconnect within the government. It is as though the "light is on but no one is at home." Or, maybe no one really cares to respond to your application. Since 2019, I have applied for a total of 44 jobs, some of which were WHILE I WAS WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT. The problem is the only message I received each time was an automated reply that I signed up for to let me know my application was received. MOST of those automated messages said my application was "referred to a hiring manager." After receiving a simple auto-generated message, then all I heard were crickets. There is absolutely no respect shown for the time and effort one puts into preparing a resume and putting together all of the information the USA job site so meticulously requires of its applicants. There are absolutely no words to describe the unprofessionalism in the lack of concern for people's time that I can even think of for this government website. It is awful! It is frustrating to imagine that my resume was forwarded to hiring managers numerous times and I get no response. For the record, I am a highly qualified candidate with a Ph. D., so my question is, what type of organization would not make time to interview someone with this background? Could the answer be because they are disorganized or simply do not care? The USAJob.gov website is a JOKE!

You have been referred to the hiring manager for position...
You have been referred to the hiring manager for position...
You have been referred to the hiring manager for position...

USAjobs is a joke. The backup code cannot be used to login. I tried 4 backup codes and website said wrong. Come on, please hire some qualified software programmer. I hope to give zero star.

If you are not a quota minority or a friend of the hiring manager don't bother applying.

They also expect you to write a 6-8 page resume detailing every little task you ever had that is relevant. (they can suck on my ball sac for that bullsh*t)

Garbage site and a waste of time

Honestly you will have better luck getting a decent paying job on craigslist

Stay away from USAJOBS unless you wanna waste your time and get pissed off realizing all your veterans points, schooling, and experience don't mean jack sh%t to these $#*!s b/c their cousin or girlfriends brother needs a job.

F*CK USAJOBS

Tells you you have so many characters for the resume is a total lie. Won't upload after so many. Once you get through that nightmare and uploading resumes, and other documents then you get to the end, and they want uploaded again. They only give you room for one resume. Then you go through the process all over again and re- upload the same documents again. And this process eliminated a very important page that cost me a permanent job. I am a Vet, and been working seasnol for Gov employment for 5 years and waited for this position. Disgraceful

Please do not waste your time applying for any positions posted. It's a joke and the agencies behind the postings are not hiring qualified veterans or experienced applicants. Government in the titled should send a strong message, that it a good ole boy system, where friends hire friends only or relatives hire relatives only. Oh, if your from a country outside the US, you'll have a better chance of landing a job with USA JOB. CRAPPY HIRING SITE THAT GIVE FALSE HOPE OF WORKING.

I don't know what the point of having this site could be other than meeting some legal mandate to post job openings, but they have no intention of hiring anyone from that site and make it literally impossible in my case to apply in the first place. I made an account/profile, but when I log in it makes me a guest user. When I click on the link indicating I have a profile already it sends me an email to link my account but all those emails ever say is my account cannot be linked and to contact the help desk. When I do that I get nonsensical emails about finding only one account (um... yeah), and replying "above this line" which I cannot do, I can only reply as my email allows, and that's as far as I get. All replies simply say to "reply above this line" which is clearly a way to keep people from applying on that site. I call the number associated with the job listing I was trying to apply for and get a recording stating "this mailbox is full and cannot accept new messages." Complete scam.

What a total waste of time! I applied for a Technical Support/Help Desk position at the VA, it took me over two hours! The website constantly would time out and I would have to re-enter EVERYTHING! They want a Master's Degree just for a Help Desk GS-7 position, graduated in the top 3rd of your class with at least a 3.5 GPA. Are you F'kn Shyt'n me?
I'm a Veteran with disabilities, used the Voc Rehab Program and it took me 5 years, coming out with a 2.95 GPA. Oh, I forgot, as long as you have a VISA or Green Card and your country or origin (India) has paid for all of your school, certifications, giving you public housing, etc, you can come to the U.S.A. and have an immediate job!

We'll see what happens... No keeping my hopes up...