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[waterspyder]

I wrote my Reading and Writing Second Language Tests today. I feel good. I expect to see at least a B and a C come of this. Actually I think I did well enough on the Reading to possibly merit an Exemption. 

I was conflicted to see only three women in the room to write the test. And by three, I mean one of them was me. I was disappointed that not more women made it this far in the competition. I am happy because it means I'm almost assured to get a position via employment equity providing I didn't tank on the test (not that I'm not already a prime candidate).

Okay, I sound conceited now, but whatever.

Government staffing processes are sort of akin to being dragged really slowly across miles of sandpaper.... are we done yet? 

Comments

[kali-kali.livejournal.com]

I see... I thought application processes that long were only for jobs that they hire lots of people for (such as last summer when I worked for the Census, where they hired around 1400 people just in Ottawa, applied in December and started working in May). I guess I'll get to looking and applying then!

[zenten.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there are a number of summer job positions that have already closed.

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

The normal government hiring process takes a long time and due to the new HR guidlines that are now in place it takes longer due to it being a) confusing, and b) new. Everything must be documented and done just right. The goal was transparency and transparency means paperwork, which means sacrificing expediency. Internal hiring for promotion and manager positions in my office are taking approximately 6 months at this point.

On the other hand, if there is a program in place that is pretty standardized (ex CIPO hires 3-4 times a year using the same process to get a group of new hires) then it can move very quickly. Under the old system I was hired in a month. Under the new system I think it takes longer but it isn't crazy.