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Does anyone have some anecdotal timelines for AUSA positions:

Panel Interview --> USA Interview --> Offer --> Background Investigation --> EOD

If possible, please list civ/crim and what district

My experience is that it's all over the place. For me it was posting in march/April, screener in June, callback in July, offer in July, background check cleared in January, February start date. I haven't lived many places or (to my knowledge) have any background check issues, either. I was told that 6-10 weeks after you submit your background check documents is the usual timeline, but that obviously didn't work for me.

Prior background checks/federal service can speed it up, background check issues and needing Feds to do something around he holidays slow it down.

Application (late January)--->1st round interview (late February)----->Panel/USA interview (8 days later)------------------->Offer(Mid August)------>preliminary background check (3 weeks)---->start (late fall)

First office: Application closed --> application referred (4 days later) --> request for writing sample (8 days later) --> request for interview (4 days after WS request) --> VTC/panel interview (1 week after interview request) --> [office/USA interview - ?? didn't get one] --> notice of selection of other candidate (8 days after VTC interview - and that was actually an offer to the final candidate, not just my rejection)

Second office: Application closed --> application referred (4 days later) --> VTC/panel interview (~3 weeks after referral - request for interview came about a week before I think?) --> office/USA interview (2 weeks after VTC) --> offer (1 week after office visit)

These both took place with the election/hiring freeze looming and both said they were moving VERY quickly.