USMS Schedule B 2021

[Chicks406]

There is a lot of good information in the other hiring threads. However, I wanted to create this thread because there also seems to be a lot of good information shared amongst the specific groups.

I am attending an information session in South Dakota. I heard there may have already been a couple of others that have taken place.

[Forester87]

Does anyone know if there are any information sessions in districts surrounding D.C. in March or April? I contacted the D.C. District, but they had just recently held a session.

[OutofRoll]

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[Winter_Patriot]

Is this the same vacancy announcement as the 2020 Schedule B info sessions? Trying to figure out if there's any advantage to going to a new info session. If it's the same vacancy announcement, there's no advantage in going to a second session.

[NYC1175]

I attended an info session in October of 2020. Besides the courteously email a month ago saying "you are continuing in the process" its been radio silence over here. I'm also curious if attending another info session would help my chances.

[NYC1175]

Winter_Patriot makes sense, thanks!

[JasonIVAR]

so I'm in the same situation as you are but went in Nov of 2020 to my info session. i just contacted my recruiter and he told me they were conducting interviews and to watch for an email. I find it weird that they haven't asked for any type of real info like resume, transcripts, DD214 or take any tests yet.

[NYC1175]

JasonIVAR the USMS hiring method seems to be different in each district. We were told that the online application and assessment would come first, and getting an interview is contingent on us passing the online assessment. Which district was your info session in? I might shoot an email to my district just to get an update.

[JasonIVAR]

It's the Utah district.

[lttess]

Kicking up some information
-December 2020 information session
- February 2021 assessments and submission of resume
- Very early March notification of referral.

now...? I’ve got crickets

[Winter_Patriot]

Don't sweat it. I was in the first wave for the 2020 info session and it took two months between the referral and the interview. You probably won't hear something until at least May or June is my guess. That doesn't reflect negatively on your application.

[JasonIVAR]

I had my info session in Nov 2020 only have received an email i am still in the recruiting process in Jan 2021. i contacted the recruiter i went threw and he said they have started interviews and to watch for a email.

[JasonIVAR]

Has anyone ever went to an info session then months later to an interview?

My recruiter said they've started interviews but i haven't given any info but the info they asked for at the info session or taken any writing tests.

[Winter_Patriot]

These would be the next steps:
1) being invited for apply on USAJobs.gov
2) taking the online assessments
3) referral
4) interview

[Chicks406]

Does anyone know the average time from information session to the application invite?

[Checkmate]

Historically it's been 30-60 days (roughly) in the past few years for schedule B hiring.

[Chicks406]

Ok, thank you for the reply.

[jt1993]

Contacted Western PA recruiter. On the info session list, however, no timeline for the next info session.

[Chicks406]

Just got an email for the interview today.

information session March 3.
interview email March 31.

[ranger things]

Have you done the online assessment already? If not it looks like they're returning to the original hiring format, which is probably good news.

[Chicks406]

I did for the 2020 recent graduate announcement, however, I didn’t get the link to apply so I assume you are right. Why is this better?

[ranger things]

Not necessarily better, but if they're returning to the original format I would assume it has to do with the removal of certain COVID restrictions.. so hopefully that means eventually returning to the original size and number of FLETC classes sooner than later

[Chicks406]

Copy that, someone else mentioned something similar. Thanks for the information.

[NYC1175]

Anyone here from the October 2020 EDNY info session? It's like they completely forgot about this info session. I'm in contact with 4 people from the one I attended, and besides the courtesy email in January, it's been radio silence.

[lttess]

South Carolina, notice of referral in February. Still crickets here. Waiting on interview.

[az109er]

Has anyone heard of any information sessions for this year? I’ve sent emails to recruiters from many districts, waiting for a reply.

[Srok1]

Just keep sending, they'll get back to you. Create some sort of tracker so you can keep track of which office you already contacted. It's what I did.

[Yak]

How long has it been since you sent them? It was 2-3 months from the time I sent an email to being contacted. There was no contact in-between. I sent an email to the recruiting address and couple months later got one back saying I've been invited to a session.

[JasonIVAR]

So i just received my second email that im still in the recruitment process.

[JasonIVAR]

I went to the salt lake city, Utah one.

[Ser Oly]

When did you go to your info session? Any other step besides that?

[bghny1995]

I was at EDNY but nobody I've heard from has heard anything since January

[JasonIVAR]

I went in NOV 2020 and haven't heard anything but the two emails. I contacted the recruiter that emailed me about the info session about the emails and what's next and he said to watch my email that interviews were going out but im assuming he didn't have a clue what was going on.

[NYC1175]

People from the October 2020 Eastern District Info session: check your emails. We should be getting links to the USA Job announcement soon.

[Ser Oly]

Things are looking good.

[Eli Manning]

Yes, I’m from the October 2020 and received an email from the usms.