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Originally Posted by beerlover  O.K., maybe I was concentrating too hard on your Yosemite Sam avatar. I never really gave much thought the the retirement system because I'm still so far away from retirement. They never offered any kind of training class on this stuff unless you were approaching retirement age. I read up on the TSP years ago and started contributing to that, but from everything I was told all these years a pension was never mentioned. I'm amazed myself.
And I opened my trap without knowing what I was talking about so I could find out. Thanks for the info. |
Actually, I thought that his response was rather callous myself. And it's not the first one I seen from this person (to inlcude their own forum...
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And I agree, agencies do not have an obligation to teach you these things (unless you have a strong union contract). And yes, with the regionalization, it is now even harder to get HR support. And it is going to get worse, not better.
There are plenty of contractor opportunities down here... but they are just as competetive as civil service positions. This Comptroller selects from the open continuous too... but being in the loop here... it is rare they'll select outsiders for higher graded positions. There are too many Indians already here waiting... and they'll get picked over an outsider merely because management don't want or need a pile of Indians submitting EEO complaints. I am sure it is like that where ever you go in DoD, perhaps most other agencies. Someone suggested that there are other agencies here too, but chances of an outsider are slim -- based on the facts I stated above.
It wouldn't hurt to place a few statements in your resume that you are attempting to transfer because you live closer to Patuxent River and tell them you are the best thing since peanut butter, and lastly tell them you have ERP background (hopefully you have this)... We also have a component called the Business Financial Management (BFM) that are accounting and budget folks that support various programs and offices. They usually hire from the 501 open continuous. in fact, they have more positions and opportunities than the Comptroller shop. They are looking for folks with a budgeting background all the time... Good luck...