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(@IslandGrace)
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Greetings all!

FIRST OFF I KNOW ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOWN HERE ALREADY ARE LAUGHING AT THE TITLE OF THIS POSTING...b/c time and VI government don't go well together.....

I have just accepted a position within the Department of Labor..... and this is4months after i started the application process...(island time?) and I was just informed that it could be additional 3 weeks for my background check to come through...this takes48 hours in the states....go figure

anyone had experience with the starting a position with the gov't down here? and what are the timelines you ran across?

9 weeks with no job........getting kinda anxious, restless and not to mention BROKE here in STX!

 
Posted : April 2, 2008 10:59 pm
(@east-ender)
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Do you have a signed NOPA????

 
Posted : April 3, 2008 12:56 am
(@Betty)
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It may take 48 hours for a local govt stateside but the federal govt background checks are done by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and take can take 2 months to 6 months. The islands didn't invent bureaucracy although it does feel like they perfected it.

 
Posted : April 3, 2008 11:06 am
(@IslandGrace)
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what is a NOPA?

 
Posted : April 3, 2008 7:19 pm
(@east-ender)
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Notice of Personnel Action- it is the proof that you are really, really hired and will get a pay check. Without a NOPA, your $$ may be delayed.

 
Posted : April 3, 2008 9:29 pm
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