Government Honors Programs 2014-2015 Cycle Forum

[Anonymous User]

Not sure, I know I had the first slot and then the next didn't come in until 10am. I only know that because someone switched our files. So maybe 3 interviews a day over the week. I would say a guess is 10? This is complete speculation. Have your references been contacted?

Hm, I would have guessed more. One of my interviewers mentioned they had some people in before the holiday. Who knows.

As of COB today, I hadn't heard from any of my references--I asked them to give me a shout if/when they were contacted. I interviewed later in the week though, so I'm trying not to read into it...

I didn't know they had interviewed before the holiday. Guess it will just have to be a mystery. I'll post if/when I hear anything from my other references or the NRC

My hopes were kind of dashed when I heard the timeline of interviews for NRC. They've been interviewing people from mid November, so it's def more than 10 people total. I want to say they interview a ton of people but they can't fly EVERYONE in, so I'm guessing they interview a lotta GW/GTown/American ppl in the neighborhood

poster from above here. They started in mid November? Mine wasn't even scheduled until mid-November when I got the request beginning of November. Would they really fly in over 20 people? My travel costs alone were almost 1K (flight, hotel, food, metro). Guess we'll wait and see.

[Anonymous User]

As of COB today, I hadn't heard from any of my references--I asked them to give me a shout if/when they were contacted. I interviewed later in the week though, so I'm trying not to read into it...


I didn't know they had interviewed before the holiday. Guess it will just have to be a mystery. I'll post if/when I hear anything from my other references or the NRC


My hopes were kind of dashed when I heard the timeline of interviews for NRC. They've been interviewing people from mid November, so it's def more than 10 people total. I want to say they interview a ton of people but they can't fly EVERYONE in, so I'm guessing they interview a lotta GW/GTown/American ppl in the neighborhood


poster from above here. They started in mid November? Mine wasn't even scheduled until mid-November when I got the request beginning of November. Would they really fly in over 20 people? My travel costs alone were almost 1K (flight, hotel, food, metro). Guess we'll wait and see.

I had a similar timeline in terms of interview request and scheduling, but I had no availability before the holiday. In contrast to you, I made a short drive up to the District and am only getting reimbursed on miles. So they aren't dropping 1K on every candidate.

Here's what we do know: we won't hear anything before Monday. I'm gonna try to not think about it. Try.

[Anonymous User]

poster who interviewed last monday here... I received confirmation from another reference that NRC called. So the good news is that the office is working on it!


Also, does anyone know the timeframe for when we will get our reimbursement checks? I'm totally broke and need to pay rent ASAP.

[Anonymous User]

I interviewed for HUD in Atlanta for the Atlanta, San Francisco and DC offices. I was told that offers will go out between mid December and early January depending on budget and if you get a first round offer or not. I was too nervous to check and see if my references were contacted so I'm just going to wait and see! I was also told that they make notes about your interview answers then send it all to DC and DC makes the initial decisions, the field office don't have too much say in who makes the initial cut.

[Anonymous User]

I interviewed for HUD in Atlanta for the Atlanta, San Francisco and DC offices. I was told that offers will go out between mid December and early January depending on budget and if you get a first round offer or not. I was too nervous to check and see if my references were contacted so I'm just going to wait and see! I was also told that they make notes about your interview answers then send it all to DC and DC makes the initial decisions, the field office don't have too much say in who makes the initial cut.

My references let me know they were called within a week after the interview, but I interviewed with the Chicago regional office (for DC and Philadelphia), so that probably doesn't tell you much. I heard the same things about sending all the notes to DC, except that the regions were allowed to cut some and only check references on those they wanted to move forward. DC makes the major decisions though.

I did hear that about 80 candidates made it to interviews across the country, and they got over 1500 applications. So, they did a pretty narrow first cut.

[Anonymous User]

I interviewed for HUD in Atlanta for the Atlanta, San Francisco and DC offices. I was told that offers will go out between mid December and early January depending on budget and if you get a first round offer or not. I was too nervous to check and see if my references were contacted so I'm just going to wait and see! I was also told that they make notes about your interview answers then send it all to DC and DC makes the initial decisions, the field office don't have too much say in who makes the initial cut.

My references let me know they were called within a week after the interview, but I interviewed with the Chicago regional office (for DC and Philadelphia), so that probably doesn't tell you much. I heard the same things about sending all the notes to DC, except that the regions were allowed to cut some and only check references on those they wanted to move forward. DC makes the major decisions though.

I did hear that about 80 candidates made it to interviews across the country, and they got over 1500 applications. So, they did a pretty narrow first cut.

Just wanted to bolster this. My references were contacted about a week after my initial interview as well. I interviewed in DC for DC and a couple of regional offices. Also heard about the ~80 interview thing, (though I'll dispute the "over 1500 applications" part). However many applications there might have been though, considering they seem to make offers to about 20, those are pretty good odds: all things considered. Nonetheless, mid-December to January is what they said, so I'll continue to hesitate to put my phone on silent while studying for exams. Good luck to both of you, though! Hopefully we'll all be in the 25%!

[Anonymous User]

As of COB today, I hadn't heard from any of my references--I asked them to give me a shout if/when they were contacted. I interviewed later in the week though, so I'm trying not to read into it...


I didn't know they had interviewed before the holiday. Guess it will just have to be a mystery. I'll post if/when I hear anything from my other references or the NRC


My hopes were kind of dashed when I heard the timeline of interviews for NRC. They've been interviewing people from mid November, so it's def more than 10 people total. I want to say they interview a ton of people but they can't fly EVERYONE in, so I'm guessing they interview a lotta GW/GTown/American ppl in the neighborhood


poster from above here. They started in mid November? Mine wasn't even scheduled until mid-November when I got the request beginning of November. Would they really fly in over 20 people? My travel costs alone were almost 1K (flight, hotel, food, metro). Guess we'll wait and see.

I had a similar timeline in terms of interview request and scheduling, but I had no availability before the holiday. In contrast to you, I made a short drive up to the District and am only getting reimbursed on miles. So they aren't dropping 1K on every candidate.

Here's what we do know: we won't hear anything before Monday. I'm gonna try to not think about it. Try.

I had my interview last Wednesday. They said I was one of the last people they were interviewing, and one of the AGCs said that 29 people made it to "that level" when referencing a question. That could mean interviews or could mean just made it through a certain point in USAJobs. I rode up from the south so I'm just getting crazy reimbursements for gas money.

Have not heard anything on my end either! Fingers crossed all around.

[Anonymous User]

I had my interview last Wednesday. They said I was one of the last people they were interviewing, and one of the AGCs said that 29 people made it to "that level" when referencing a question. That could mean interviews or could mean just made it through a certain point in USAJobs. I rode up from the south so I'm just getting crazy reimbursements for gas money.

Have not heard anything on my end either! Fingers crossed all around.

So 29 interviews and maybe 6 offers.. around a 20% rate. Keeping my fingers crossed. Anyone else hear from references yet?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from NRC ASLBP? I see a lot of posts for NRC OGC Honors but no update on ASLBP...

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from NRC ASLBP? I see a lot of posts for NRC OGC Honors but no update on ASLBP...

A contact of mine said they were interviewing back in late October. Haven't heard anything since, rejection or otherwise. I had mostly given on hope on that front.

[Anonymous User]

I interviewed for HUD in Atlanta for the Atlanta, San Francisco and DC offices. I was told that offers will go out between mid December and early January depending on budget and if you get a first round offer or not. I was too nervous to check and see if my references were contacted so I'm just going to wait and see! I was also told that they make notes about your interview answers then send it all to DC and DC makes the initial decisions, the field office don't have too much say in who makes the initial cut.

My references let me know they were called within a week after the interview, but I interviewed with the Chicago regional office (for DC and Philadelphia), so that probably doesn't tell you much. I heard the same things about sending all the notes to DC, except that the regions were allowed to cut some and only check references on those they wanted to move forward. DC makes the major decisions though.

I did hear that about 80 candidates made it to interviews across the country, and they got over 1500 applications. So, they did a pretty narrow first cut.

Just wanted to bolster this. My references were contacted about a week after my initial interview as well. I interviewed in DC for DC and a couple of regional offices. Also heard about the ~80 interview thing, (though I'll dispute the "over 1500 applications" part). However many applications there might have been though, considering they seem to make offers to about 20, those are pretty good odds: all things considered. Nonetheless, mid-December to January is what they said, so I'll continue to hesitate to put my phone on silent while studying for exams. Good luck to both of you, though! Hopefully we'll all be in the 25%!

FYI - offer from HUD yesterday.

[Anonymous User]

FYI - offer from HUD yesterday.

Oh wow! That was much earlier than I was expecting. Hopefully they didn't make all offers yesterday, and I've still got a chance.

[Anonymous User]

Did you receive your offer by phone? If so, did Headquarters call you?

[Anonymous User]

Did you receive your offer by phone? If so, did Headquarters call you?

Yep. By phone, from Headquarters. The offer also was FOR headquarters, so no telling if the regional offices are on the same timeline or how that's working. GL!

[Anonymous User]

Did you receive your offer by phone? If so, did Headquarters call you?

Yep. By phone, from Headquarters. The offer also was FOR headquarters, so no telling if the regional offices are on the same timeline or how that's working. GL!

Did you have HQ as your top choice?

[Anonymous User]

Did you receive your offer by phone? If so, did Headquarters call you?

Yep. By phone, from Headquarters. The offer also was FOR headquarters, so no telling if the regional offices are on the same timeline or how that's working. GL!

Did you have HQ as your top choice?

Honestly, I don't remember. It was either my first or my second, with the other being NY.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from DOL regarding offers for the Honors Program?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from DOL regarding offers for the Honors Program?

There's another thread for this. I received the "under active consideration" email and forwarded my office preferences.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything final from NRC?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything final from NRC?

Not yet. The waiting is killing me.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything final from NRC?

Not yet. The waiting is killing me.

I'm about ready to give up on it. $$I did get my travel money though$$...

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything final from NRC?

Not yet. The waiting is killing me.

I'm about ready to give up on it. $$I did get my travel money though$$...

I got my money too. Thank god! They said hopefully mid-December so I'm not gonna give up hope until Christmas. I really don't want to start the job hunt over.

[Anonymous User]

Got a call from DOE honors for a 2nd round interview yesterday.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything final from NRC?

Not yet. The waiting is killing me.

I'm about ready to give up on it. $$I did get my travel money though$$...

ANY word on NRC notifications? I was really led to believe we'd hear something this week.

Even if someone has gotten an offer, I'd like to know so I can start accepting the truth!

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard anything final from NRC?

Not yet. The waiting is killing me.

I'm about ready to give up on it. $$I did get my travel money though$$...

ANY word on NRC notifications? I was really led to believe we'd hear something this week.

Even if someone has gotten an offer, I'd like to know so I can start accepting the truth!

I got really depressed about the whole thing today cuz I haven't heard anything. All of my government friends say HR is probably taking vacation, so a decision may be made but we won't find out until after the holidays. I think they might just be saying that to make me feel better. However, if no one has gotten an offer maybe there is still hope.