CBP officer

[FreeAgent]

Unless of course they fire you beforehand...

I wonder how many probationers will be getting the ax in Jan./Febuary? With it being the last easy chance to cull many probationers...including many 'on the bubble'.

I'm glad there done with this 2 year probation crock of pooo.... 2 yrs???

[2g2gn]

I'm also up for my second medical exam and drug testing.


Test Date: March 2008

[rocknroll]

when are they gonna send the exam scores from dec?

[Maverick7]

Somebody was contacted by MHC not too long ago and was told we have to wait until the end of January/early February due to the amount of people who applied for the job.

[TheAlohaBoy]

Credit Background Check

So its been two years now. My Drug test is now "pending" as most I have read here already. My question now is the Credit Checks. With the economy and what not, the banks took away or cancelled my remainder of my credit line. Example BofA gave me a $27K line credit card and now reduced it to the Balance oweing little above owe of $7K.

Credit Scored Dropped from 750 to 690 when that happen. Pretty much made me look like I over spent. Then in 2009 Business of 15 years closed. Had a 100K credit line I am unable to pay back or make payments. It was a corp, but had personally guarantee (business closed - no income) So its now charged off/Collections. Dropped score to 620.

This all happened in the last year and will be turning 38. Probably Screwed. Any comments appricated.

[merlin436]

I'm glad there done with this 2 year probation crock of pooo.... 2 yrs???

Eh... I don't know.

A 2 year probation gave management plenty of time to document multiple reasons to let someone go...and it also gave someone who was 'in the doghouse' a better chance to bring out his 'A-game' and work to keep his job.

The average hire spends:
1 month in pre-academy
4 months at FLETC
1-3 months on limited duty doing post-academy training.

That leaves somewhere between 2-4 months of a timeframe where a new hire is doing 'real work' on the job, before management is forced to decide 'yea' or 'nay'.
That's not a whole lot of time to make much of a judgement on, either way, if you ask me.

[FreeAgent]

Eh... I don't know.

A 2 year probation gave management plenty of time to document multiple reasons to let someone go...and it also gave someone who was 'in the doghouse' a better chance to bring out his 'A-game' and work to keep his job.

The average hire spends:
1 month in pre-academy
4 months at FLETC
1-3 months on limited duty doing post-academy training.

That leaves somewhere between 2-4 months of a timeframe where a new hire is doing 'real work' on the job, before management is forced to decide 'yea' or 'nay'.
That's not a whole lot of time to make much of a judgement on, either way, if you ask me.

Agree, my opion is 18 months of probation should suffice. 2 years is over kill, and to me is subject to abuse...

[HPPD#48]

Heres some good news!! A good friend of mine lives down the street form a cbp guy, he says.... detroit just hired 15 new guys!! i cant believe that i have a 08 "TO" and still haven't got the call!!! and its been 5 1/2 weeks since my poly, still dont know if i passed, failed or need to retest??? Come on really!!!.... really!!!

[RoJoGRaNde]

That is neither reliable nor true.

[2Eagles]

i would have heard about it from a friend who works there

[sr20]

wow, CBP just had openings for polygraph examiners on usajobs.gov...

[Rshen11]

hah yea i just saw that too.. Hopefully they start hiring soon.

[Maverick7]

hah yea i just saw that too.. Hopefully they start hiring soon.

Fingers crossed dudes

[maxwell25]

Results are being sent...

I just got my results from the 12/6 date. I am sure many will be getting their results shortly.

[AirRaid]

Yeh!!! Just got my results from the Exam- my rating say's 90, is that good or bad, i couldn't understand what they meant was passing on the NOR.
Hopefully I have a shot, I am a Vet and formal Fed with another Agency. Any thoughts?