official communication will be sometime next week, and it will probably mention the next hiring period

Which locations did you pick? My first time applying, the tests weren't as bad as I was expecting.

Just had my interview for central region.. nothing too unfamiliar why OCC, a time you had a difficult group, ask about the travel, etc. good luck to all

Fort Worth, TX Lubbock, TX Oklahoma City, OK San Antonio, TX Tulsa, OK These are the locations I was sent thay cancelled the hiring all together

745 am. I’m hoping the hotel is walking distance so I don’t have to deal with any traffic

The CED is a comfortable environment. You get to meet with a few current examiners, learn about their experience, and kinda just chat. Then you go do fingerprints, followed by interview with a more experienced examiners. The interview questions are almost a replica of the phone interview. So , no surprises. Hope everyone did great and enjoy the CED

yeah, there has to be something holding this up. I know multiple people were supposed to be hired for Peoria, but it wasn't sure if the training team was going to be there.

Yeah, it’s the 11th for everyone and most likely in DC. Offers should be out probably middle of next week on past experience if they not they told us by the 20th at the latest

One last thing you contacting them for sure won’t make them say oh since this employee contacted us let’s move faster! They will when ready make offers.

To the person who already works at the OCC, how long did it take to here about your offer?

When I interviewed in November, they called the following Tuesday I believe.

yeah, I assume things will be done last week. They wait awhile to send rejection letters in case top applicants reject, or don't pass background screening.

Had my interview today. Talked a lot about travel and training schedule. Interviewer asked mostly behavioral questions. I hope everyone has made it this far!

Just checked my emails from last recruiting season, and I was invited exactly one week after my phone interview and 2 weeks before CED. Invites should go out this week most likely.

I'll be in Denver @ 1200 on Tuesday.

picked Dallas and la here, I wonder if the amount of people who pick locations affects chances of employment..

I asked the lady who interviewed me (she was super nice btw) and she told me we should hear back by the end of next week or the week after that as career exploration day is second week of April.

Had my phone interview with central district. Same basic behavioral questions listed above. Also, are you ok with travel/relocation. CED should be first week of April in Chicago, but didn't have a specific time frame when we would hear back. Good luck everyone!

It's probably pretty simple. If a lot of people pass the test, they have to cut the number down to conduct the interviews. If they have the manpower to interview everyone that passes, they do it. I know my interview last ~50 minutes. One person can only do 8 a day. From the email I received, the ran interviews from the 9th to the 14th for this district. I don't believe they are doing weekend phone interviews, so one interviewer can only do 32 interviews during that time period (if they have no other duties and are only taking a minimum amount of time to organize notes). I'm not sure if they have more than one interviewer or not, but I'm assuming this is the limiting factor.

Just received a call to let me know I'm invited for CED in Chicago on April 3rd. Email to arrange travel is to follow today. Good luck everyone!

From my experience last cycle, they are very slow in scheduling phone interviews so I would not worry.

Someone email their recruiter and ask lol

Just got my email to setup the phone interview!

I just got my email too! Anybody else?

yeah, interviews begin Friday and go through sometime next week. Good luck to everyone.

Even offices within the same district works in different paces. There is still hope!

Maybe we all just suck

Well the last day not unless it’s going to take longer into next week because they will get the accepts or rejects later in the day!

Wonder if they were having issues setting up training or orientation

Yeah I really don’t know. Maybe we will hear a rejection today, and can stop hoping. Are you guys going to reapply if so?

Rejection letters will be coming, the recruiter just got back to me.

So all offers are already out?

Yes, unfortunately. The fall application opens in early September. No idea what locations will be hiring. But they do hire for January and June start dates that vary by office.

I’m so sorry to hear this sad news

I’m so sorry that you spend you’re time on here, when you had zero reason to.

*your going to correct myself

I thought they were sending rejection letters? I never got one

If we got there for CED we don’t suck. We are definitely qualified for the job but their may be better applicants or the timing isn’t right

I was just being pessimistic. The optimist in me says they just haven't made offers yet. Because I am sure one of us would have heard something.. Especially since a few of us had our statuses change to referred etc.

Any more rejection email yet?

I guess NOT! It’s a wrap people!

Y’all don’t love me no more cause I can’t get no comments since rejection letters! Who got theirs?

Just received my decline letter. See you guys next cycle!

What exactly did it say?

Also was it an email or mail letter?

I’m in the same boat waiting but this process has been more regulated and on a stricter timeline than some other jobs I’ve interviewed for at the bank I’m at.On an internal posting, I had 5 interviews with various hr levels and managers over the course of 4 months with no timetables. I knew the only other person being interviewed and in the end they decided to eliminate the position instead of hiring either of us. No emails were sent positive or negative. So this is relaxing in comparison. I’ve also been turned down for internal posting because my manager refused to release me for the transfer. All sorts of nightmares.

It is hard to believe that asking hr about your situation would affect the result at all; it’s equally hard to understand someone who got an offer last season would have such keen interest in this thread though, so anything is possible.

I’m not someone that received an offer from OCC. So no keen interest sir!

Lmao. Anyway, here’s to hoping to hear good news for us this week.

So we have 2 central people and at least 1 western person on this thread still waiting, any other western?

Western for me too. I applied to Santa Ana and LA.

Do you know how many interviewed for those locations, and did your status change to referred or anything?

I have no clue how many interviewed or how many are being hired. My status did change to referred but who knows if that means something. Has your status changed?

Yeah my status changed last Monday. But no idea if it means anything either. I just know last time mine never changed to referrer and obviously I wasn’t selected

Received the offer call today. It wasnt for the office I had CED at which I thought was a bit odd but still an offer! Good luck everyone!

For what office? And the office you interview at for CED is that regions headqharters..

seems somewhat trollish.

Applied and interviewed for North Eastern and was offered a position in Iowa

So you’re saying they offered you a position you did not even apply for?

It was my second choice on my application but I thought since I didn't have CED there I wasn't being considered.

oh okay, that makes more sense. They may have been low on applicants. Hopefully offers are still going out then.

what day was your CED if you remember? it has been awhile now.

The 6th

Man, knew I should have put Iowa as my backup. Congratulations! Nice to get some confirmation of offer calls going out too!

My CED was that Tuesday I think the first day. I’m just starting to think I’m not getting an offer. If it comes though then great.

We may have been the odd people out for the Peoria office. I believe they interviewed around 6 people and planned to hire 3-4..

Possibly. When does the fall hiring open?

In September I think.

Any more offers today? How about the lady that so impatient did you get an offer? If not when you do either way let us know who you are so we’ll know say I was the impatient lady I did or didn’t get an offer! Thanks and good luck everyone!

Are the offers coming in form of call or email?

Never mind you said call above

They will be in a call. Most likely from the lead recruiter in your region. I spoke with someone who has worked at the Peoria office for a couple years and they may actually be behind on the offer process, But who really knows.

No offers today?

Not for us lol

Hang in there!

Well two more days until the 20th we’ve got to hear something by then folks!

One would hope!

I’ve read before that they give you 48 hours to accept/reject. If that’s true, it seems today would be like a cut off. I really have no idea though.

Hope is running out..

Guess today and tomorrow are out last chance, and then the rejection letters will come.

I really don’t think they had very many positions to fill this time around!

Yep. Just hoping there isn’t some sort of hiring freeze for a bit. They did good of selling me on the job at cde. Lol

Who else had their phone interview already? And western y’all will get the email be patient

I am going for a small western district office and I have my interview on Tuesday. I'll update as soon as I complete it.

I applied SF and LA. I received an email to schedule phone interview on 3/7/18. My interview is on 3/12/18. In the email, it says they conduct phone interview from 3/8/18 through 3/14/18. Not sure about other districts.

I had my interview today for the LA office. The questions are the same as the ones listed above. Good luck!

Based on these answers, I'm guessing passing the exams does not guarantee a phone interview. Is there a number I can call to request for an update or is there only the recruitment mailbox?

Only recruitment email it’s okay to follow up others have in the past. From reading the previous feeds.

Anyone applied northeast region? I still haven’t received email either, I selected Syracuse and San Antonio.

This is my second time applying. Last time around I was invited to career exploration day. Looking at the 2 emails after passing the writing exam I noticed a few different details. 1) they have come from different servers/gate keepers. And 2) the email before gave me a date that I will hear from them. The recent email for passing the writing exam did not have a date of by when I would hear from them. These results can be read different ways but I think of your email did not have a by when date that you were not selected for the phone interview.

I have heard before that if you passed the exams you automatically got a phone interview, but this could have changed since other things have changed as well. Also from last session it took about a week from my phone interview until I heard back about CED. Probably the same this year. So we should know something by the end of next week most likely...

I think they review the candidates that passed the exams and then select ones they want to do the phone interview with.

Keep us posted on how it went!

I just got an email for phone interview too. Good luck everyone

For those who received an email for the phone interview, which locations did you applied for?

still didn't get mine...maybe they haven't emailed everyone yet?

I also haven't received an email yet. The email that said I passed the exam also didn't indicate when I should hear back by.

Hang on guys you’ll get it every District works at different paces!

Just got my email for a phone screening from the Western District

anyone who applied in the southern district still waiting?

I am, I applied for San Antonio & Dallas.

Thanks for that! I sort of figured the phone interviews would go out fast.

I feel like we should here something this week, if not then idk lol.

Has anyone heard anything? I've been scared to ask for fear one person has.

Northeast and Central. I live in Pittsburgh, PA so they are the closest geographically. Not interested in a move Texas/Cali.

Texas is my second choice and I would also prefer to stay in NY, but if I have to I’ll move where ever they need, have you gotten anything for the phone interview ?

Nothing yet on phone interview. Yesterday was the last day for testing though.

No matter what they want candidates who are okay with moving and traveling, I say if you get the chance now to interview and the offer take it, 5 years will go by fast and if you are an outstanding employee I’m sure they would value that and give you more opportunity to go anywhere you want

I agree with Shawn, this time around the tests were much easier; I took two hours to complete both tests this time(passed the written portion for the first time) where before it took me four hours. I tested on 02/19/18 as soon as I walked out of the testing center I received an email stating that I passed the written portion, I have not heard anything since then.

Yes much easier this time, which I’m glad they changed, the first time I took the exam was in the fall and the loan documents was part of the written, I actually ran out of time, but okay I applied later this time and didn’t take the exam until the 21 which was the last day, heard back the same day as well about passing, hoping to get the email for the phone interview

I am waiting here. Passed the test on the 19th. I picked OK and Kansas. Hopefully the lack of people interested in tornado cities would give me a higher chance.

Hope that gives you a better chance too, I’m sure it has too since it’ll be a smaller number of candidates to choose from

Good luck to everyone. This is my second and hopefully last time going through the process. I made it all the way to career exploration day last round.. hopefully applying to a smaller office (Peoria IL) gives me a better shot.

Good luck you’ll do it!

This is my first time testing and I passed. How soon should we hear back to schedule phone interviews? Has anyone gotten the call or set up their interview?

Also just got mine for Chicago on the 3rd, good luck to all

Maybe I’ll see you there!

To the individuals who got their invite to CED, what offices did you apply for?

Peoria office. I believe it was the only office available in the central region

I just got my invite for western district. Good luck!

I just got my invite for Denver as well for the 3rd. Good luck to all!

Yeah, Peoria was advertised heavily.

For the western district people which offices did you guys applied to?

Kansas, western district

What is career exploration like?

Read about it in the previous long feeds

From the people I’ve spoken too it seems like clerical paperwork, some meet and greet q&a type of stuff, and an interview. At this point it seems more real and I’ve started to do a little planning on a relocation.

There is also fingerprinting, etc. that they mentioned in the emails. Its basically just a brief over view of things and there will probably be a few examiners there for questioning, and then we all have our interviews. The process doesn't take too long. As far as relocation I know the OCC provides you with like a $2500 pre-loaded card essentially, but does anyone know if this is taxable income?

It got real for me too. Stayed up all night crunching the numbers. Thanks for the info on CED. Every time I open the prrvious big thread of discussion, glass door app crashes me.

Did anyone hear anything about training for Peoria/central? The phone interview lady didn’t have any info if it would be in a different city.

Hey guys, I applied for the LA office and I still haven’t gotten a reply about CED. Is anyone else on the same boat?

I’m not saying this is what is what is happening with you, but I believe they keep some people as backups in case an applicant invited for Ced decides not to attend.

for other(s) interviewing in the central region what time is your interview on the 3rd?

anyone from southern district still waiting? confused

I haven't heard from the southern district as well. Has anyone else heard from the southern district?

I still haven't received an email for the the phone interview yet, but I did pass the exams. I applied for the western district. If I still didn't receive the phone interview email by now, does that mean I'm not selected?

I haven't received the email as well. I applied for Los Angeles and Santa Ana location, passed the test on 2/8 and haven't heard any feedback since then. Now we can only hope that the western district is working at a slower pace lol.

Wow.. I feel bad for you guys. That isn’t surprising though as on the message board from the last recruiting (fall 2017) a lot of people were invited to CED for spots that didn’t actually exsist or offices that hired much less than originally planned

Ced invites should go out next week. Good luck everyone

So how many of us got to the phone interview?

Should have been everyone that passed the test and applied for a location that is still hiring

^ that's not true. I applied to SF and LA, passed the exams, but never got invited for a phone interview.

My fault lol. Maybe the west district is behind. I would reach out.

I did and they said it is possible to pass the exams and not get to the phone interview, so I'm pretty sure there's another filtering between passing the exams and phone interview invites. Probably will get an official update sometimes this week.

looks like i passed the exams but never received the email for the phone interview.

We’ve only seen people talking about Ced on Tuesday. I wonder if they are only doing it over one day this time out

Good luck to everyone my flight was delayed slight so hopefully no one else has weather trouble

I just landed at Chicago. Had a slight delay too.

Was the central office only today?

Wishing everyone good luck on their upcoming interviews. I am a new hire from the western district from the fall recruiting cycle that will be a June start. Curious to see what others thought of the interview process and what locations were applied for.

this may seem like speculation but i feel like many people may have not gotten a phone interview because they significantly changed the written skills section from that mock memo from past recruiting seasons to an open ended one. this means they could probably disqualify you for whatever reason but that's just me. kermit_sipping_the_tea.jpg

The person that just spoke to them.....did they say specifically which locations decided not hire at all? And will they contact us to let us know we’re not being considered?

That seems dumb to even give people the chance to apply only to close the application... could be true though. I’m pretty sure central is hiring atleast a couple spots as it was advertised heavily.

So training locations likely won’t be set until after the 20th, correct?

They will have a firm training location when offers are sent

training location is known when the offer is made and if you have to move for training and permanent location, you still get the 2500 relocation bonus twice

Anyone think they’ve got the position secured?

Nope! I’m hopeful but it’s all up to what they are looking for. How do you feel about it?

I couldn’t get a good read, but like you I’m very hopeful!

I believe offers may be going out today and/or tomorrow.

My USAJob profile switched to "referred". No calls yet, but they are doing "stuff"!

Mine also changed. Not sure the significance of this, but last session it did not change as it stayed at revived.

No offers are happening until around the 20th!

And why would you say that? That is the cut off date Incase people don’t accept. From the last feed people knew the very next week

Should be fine. Last time we were in the grand Sheraton downtown. It only took like 10-15 minutes I’m an uber to get there from that hotel. Idk if it will be the same hotel though, as they had problems with the bill. Long story short we had to pay for the hotel out of pocket. The occ quickly resolved it though and refunded it In a day or two.

How long until we get our travel arrangements?

I got mine earlier today. My flight out isn't until several hours after my interview