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Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:58 pm
by Anonymous User
It's time

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:40 pm
by zot1
Yes, it is.

Current honors attorney. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:51 pm
by Anonymous User
Tagging. Lets do this.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:47 pm
by Anonymous User
Tagged. Leggo.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:33 am
by Anonymous User
checking in

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:52 am
by Anonymous User
tag.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 1:45 pm
by Anonymous User
Bumping this. Anyone hear anything yet?

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:06 pm
by Anonymous User
Everything I'm applying to has a set close date and doesn't do rolling.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 7:28 pm
by Anonymous User
Anyone hear/know about IRS?

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 12:26 am
by Anonymous User
RE: IRS. Had screener in late July, did callback interview at preferred field office in late August, received offer the next day. Process went much faster than I was initially expecting. I am very grateful to them both for the opportunity and for the fast turnaround as from threads I read in the past, in some cases it looks like it takes many months. Good luck to you and hope it goes quickly for you as well.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:25 am
by Anonymous User
is this thread for OCC Entry-Level as well? just threw my hat in that ring

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:42 am
by globetrotter659
First year honors attorney here. Feel free to pm me any questions about the application process. Why I can't answer questions about what the work is like yet, I am quite familiar with the application process as I interviewed with most of the non-financial regulatory agencies.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 11:54 am
by dodint
Do you think already having a federal career helps at all for selection?

I work in InfoSec for a DoD agency and plan to apply to various three-letter agency Honors programs when the time comes. I was looking at the listing for NSA and they took the time to mention Cybersecurity as an area of law they're focusing on. I'm already a CISSP working as a GS employee.

Coming from a TTT I'm looking for ways to distinguish myself. I'm a 1L so I still have time to craft my externships as well.

Obviously I'm not in the 16-17 application cycle but as long as you're fielding questions...

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:25 pm
by Anonymous User
bumping this. has anyone who applied by email heard from the OCC?

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:47 pm
by zot1
dodint wrote:Do you think already having a federal career helps at all for selection?

I work in InfoSec for a DoD agency and plan to apply to various three-letter agency Honors programs when the time comes. I was looking at the listing for NSA and they took the time to mention Cybersecurity as an area of law they're focusing on. I'm already a CISSP working as a GS employee.

Coming from a TTT I'm looking for ways to distinguish myself. I'm a 1L so I still have time to craft my externships as well.

Obviously I'm not in the 16-17 application cycle but as long as you're fielding questions...
It helps because you know the inner workings of the federal government. But if someone has better credentials than you, it won't do you all that much good.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:53 pm
by dodint
Thanks!

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:10 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:bumping this. has anyone who applied by email heard from the OCC?

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:36 pm
by Anonymous User
Has anyone heard from Dep't of Labor? Looks like in past years they did OCI at schools and then turned to email apps?

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:12 pm
by BellaSera1014
Anonymous User wrote:bumping this. has anyone who applied by email heard from the OCC?
They sent me a follow e-mail asking for timeline clarifications (I have a full time job) and Vet status within 24 hours of my e-mail.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:38 pm
by Anonymous User
BellaSera1014 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:bumping this. has anyone who applied by email heard from the OCC?
They sent me a follow e-mail asking for timeline clarifications (I have a full time job) and Vet status within 24 hours of my e-mail.
interesting, so they're definitely looking at them enough to ask questions. mind if i ask when this was? i know the deadline is this sunday but i only submitted this past monday, wondering if I'm at the bottom of a pile now or just not getting a screener.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:44 pm
by BellaSera1014
Anonymous User wrote:
BellaSera1014 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:bumping this. has anyone who applied by email heard from the OCC?
They sent me a follow e-mail asking for timeline clarifications (I have a full time job) and Vet status within 24 hours of my e-mail.
interesting, so they're definitely looking at them enough to ask questions. mind if i ask when this was? i know the deadline is this sunday but i only submitted this past monday, wondering if I'm at the bottom of a pile now or just not getting a screener.
Sent the email Sep 6, 2016 at 8:23 PM, received a response Sep 7, 2016 at 11:01 AM. I might have just been one of the earlier ones so they had free time on their hands :)

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 6:55 pm
by Anonymous User
BellaSera1014 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
BellaSera1014 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:bumping this. has anyone who applied by email heard from the OCC?
They sent me a follow e-mail asking for timeline clarifications (I have a full time job) and Vet status within 24 hours of my e-mail.
interesting, so they're definitely looking at them enough to ask questions. mind if i ask when this was? i know the deadline is this sunday but i only submitted this past monday, wondering if I'm at the bottom of a pile now or just not getting a screener.
Sent the email Sep 6, 2016 at 8:23 PM, received a response Sep 7, 2016 at 11:01 AM. I might have just been one of the earlier ones so they had free time on their hands :)
hah yeah possibly, who knows. sorry one last question, what did you mean by timeline clarifications? i'm actually working full time as well, first year out

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:03 pm
by BellaSera1014
Anonymous User wrote:
BellaSera1014 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
BellaSera1014 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:bumping this. has anyone who applied by email heard from the OCC?
They sent me a follow e-mail asking for timeline clarifications (I have a full time job) and Vet status within 24 hours of my e-mail.
interesting, so they're definitely looking at them enough to ask questions. mind if i ask when this was? i know the deadline is this sunday but i only submitted this past monday, wondering if I'm at the bottom of a pile now or just not getting a screener.
Sent the email Sep 6, 2016 at 8:23 PM, received a response Sep 7, 2016 at 11:01 AM. I might have just been one of the earlier ones so they had free time on their hands :)
hah yeah possibly, who knows. sorry one last question, what did you mean by timeline clarifications? i'm actually working full time as well, first year out
No worries! I am still active duty so they asked when I would even be available to start

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:17 pm
by Anonymous User
Tagging.

Re: Government Honors (Non-DOJ) 2016-2017 Cycle

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:37 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Has anyone heard from Dep't of Labor? Looks like in past years they did OCI at schools and then turned to email apps?

They are doing OCI at my school this early next week but they haven't even sent pre-selects back yet so it looks like they're being fairly slow. I also emailed in my application to be sure.