Have any of you guys applied for the new FDE cohort? I was invited and applied yesterday. I am a former 2210 GS-12. I completed the 4 very long assessments yesterday, and today I got an email inviting me to take a coding examination on CodeSignal. My question here is that have any of you also applied? And have any of you taken the coding assessment? Trying to figure out what to prepare for.
Thanks!
I have recently been verbally offered a new FTE role with a defense contractor. All thru the 1.5 month hiring process they stressed how quickly they wanted to move, and how quickly they wanted successful candidates to begin working. I got the word I was accepted over 2 weeks ago. Almost the next day they said everything was good to go, just waiting for money on an already won contract to be allocated out. “Imminently” I was told. So the next week comes around and I get the same story.
I wait a week and hit them up again. Now I heard it’s “considered a done deal”, and “any minute now”. I think OK I will chill. Last week comes and goes and you guessed it - just waiting on the money to be released by Uncle Sam. I’m getting annoyed but I keep quiet and keep waiting.
This brings us to this week. I reach out again today and the HR director I’ve been speaking with says they heard everything is now signed, but an employee movement issue is preventing completion. She asks me if I’ve began interviewing anywhere else and asks me “would it be out of line to hope you say no”? I’m getting to the end of my rope. I have no money coming in. Again. And I quit the last job I had on the verbal offer and certainty of which they said they needed me (my huge mistake I know). But once again a secondary contact I have confirms the larger narrative and confirms it’s really just them waiting on this money.
My question is have any of you guys been in this situation or are perhaps in it now? What did you company say to you and how was it ultimately resolved. I gotta tell you I don’t have it in me to start over. Again.
Thanks!
Hello All,
I am set to join a defense contractor in a new role. They said they are just “waiting on this surge funding” so that they can fund these new roles. I’m sure this is a normal thing, but do any of you specifically know what surge funding she’s talking about, and when that is paid out? Or is it all relative?
Thanks!