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Anonymous User
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Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
Interviewed with a Government Agency last month. Screener and callback. Now they asked for three references. Is this indicia of a forthcoming offer?
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zot1
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
Any insight on what?
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Borhas
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
i suggest providing three references
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mjb447
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
Give them some references. At least three. Hth.
ETA: Employers don't generally check references for people they've already decided to ding, but references also aren't just a formality, either. There's really no way to know.
ETA: Employers don't generally check references for people they've already decided to ding, but references also aren't just a formality, either. There's really no way to know.
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ur_hero
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
Summered w/ a federal agency and they called my references a day after I provided them. Then, offer less than a week later. I think often at this point they have mostly made up their mind, but they check references to see if there is any reason NOT to hire you.
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
OP - Any other anecdotes? Has any one had their refs checked after 2 interviews with a gov't agency and not received an offer? PS. I'm a lateral from another gov't agency.
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
I had my references checked within a couple hours of my in-person interview (after phone interview) and got an offer that same afternoon.Anonymous User wrote:OP - Any other anecdotes? Has any one had their refs checked after 2 interviews with a gov't agency and not received an offer? PS. I'm a lateral from another gov't agency.
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Anonymous User
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
Same happened to me. There were issues with my references (meaning they were unresponsive, not that they gave bad reviews). They finally got through and I basically got an offer before the third reference even got back to my eventual employer. This is a good thing.
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
I think it's a very good thing.
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zot1
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Re: Govt Agency, 2 Interviews, Reference Check
They're likely doing this to get you excited and then reject you after you got your hopes up. Bastards.
