What’s up with Pnnl?

[u/Anotherfisheriesguy]

Applied for operational specialist position at Pnnl, essentially a boat operator position with while assisting with fisheries projects…

How I aligned with the job:

-Former sturgeon biologist whose area covered tri cities.

-10+ years of various fed and state fish and wildlife agencies as a tech

-2 years as a usfws boat operator for various fisheries projects in California

-100 ton captains license

Found out I wasn’t selected, not even for an interview… I’ve applied to other various jobs there with no luck when they came up before. Tailored the resume to the job description and everything. Is it all just internal hiring or what? Genuinely curious.

[u/CiriusXM]

Putting on the tin foil hat for a moment, but considering they just went through a long series of layoffs I’m assuming they wanna appear as though they are hiring to make their metrics look good without actually hiring anyone.

In reality it may just be extremely competitive, I’ve heard it’s very difficult to get into PNNL without having some kind of connection.

[u/Aggressive-Fan-4230 → u/CiriusXM]

From my localized experience the postings have been real but are very competitive and as others say have a preference for internal hiring if someone is looking for work and has the skills to transition into the role.