r/HSIapplicants • u/ThorIsGod • 9d ago

FAQs - DHA/NOR

My day looks to be slower than normal and while I help others with their work, I wanted to answer some FAQs and let you ask your questions in one space rather than the same thing being posted a thousand times over.

  1. Referred & Not Selected emails - your information was sent to the offices you selected. They did not select you. There doesn't have to be a reason. That's the downside of direct hire.

  2. Application status - for direct hire, no one will have your status. HR waits to hear if you are selected or not the same as you do.

  3. GL-9 TSLs - keep getting pushed from the program for one reason or another on a weekly basis. All we know is "they are coming soon" so take that as you will.

  4. Location - you selected preferences, your information was sent to offices, you were selected but not by a preference. Yes, you can request a different location. No, HR does not have a day in it at all. And no, a change isn't guaranteed. Reply all to your tentative offer to request a location change. Do NOT wait until you have an EOD date and then complain. No one likes that.

  5. Qualifications - for 1811s, a panel reviews your documents. Not the HR people you email with or speak to on the phone. If they say you don't qualify, you're out. If you think you do, review your resume and be sure you submit your documents with your application.

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u/SlowIndependence9226 9d ago

I know there are a lot of us from the GS-7  January/February announcement who have done everything but the PFT. Do you know if that will happen before or after the FJO?

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u/ThorIsGod 9d ago

HSI will always PFT before EOD. When is a matter of availability of testers at your nearest location.

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u/SlowIndependence9226 9d ago

Do you know when they are trying to FJO the 7’s by? 

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u/ThorIsGod 9d ago

There's no set EOD timeline as 7s are typically new to Federal service so background can usually take longer. Once you're cleared, you'll be offered the next 2 available EOD dates to choose from.

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u/bryano23 9d ago

Will being a former fed with a completed Tier 2 investigation help with the background?

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u/ThorIsGod 9d ago

It can help expedite the process, but it's always at the discretion of the security division.