The Dark Side of Federal Hiring DISCONTINUED!!! NOT AVAILABLE

The DARK SIDE of Federal Hiring

(DISCONTINUED: DEEMED TOO CONTROVERSIAL!!!)

This 4-hour video course pulls from recent case law (court rulings) and explores the dishonest practices used by HR Specialists and federal hiring managers during the hiring process. The course explores violations of the merit system principles, the commission of prohibited personnel practices, nepotism, and side-stepping veteran’s preference laws in order to hire other ‘pre-selected’ candidates. We also dive into the multiple avenues of appeal applicants can use to fight back against these ‘shady’ practices. THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. PREVIOUS STUDENTS ASKED ME TO REMOVE THE COURSE AS A RESULT OF THE ANGER IT CAUSED.

• The steps federal managers take to avoid hiring the best person for the job
• What a “Selecting official” is and why that matters to all federal job applicants
• The federal ‘rules’ HR specialists have to follow
• The illegal activities federal managers are not allowed to do
• The many reasons why an applicant may not get hired
• The 9 reasons managers may not want to hire Veterans
• Ways the system is rigged against you
• The good news about federal hiring
• Real-life court cases you need to read ASAP – and how they …..
• How you can spot some shady practices and how to fight back against these shady practices
• Ways the cards can be stacked against you even before an announcement even goes up
• Tricky ways managers can keep you from getting an interview
• How managers can make interviews super difficult for you
• Why your references can be talked into giving back information about you
• How inconsistencies in your resume can cost you a job
• General complaint processes you need to know to fight back
• How to detect discrimination and what to do when you have been discriminated against
• The key law that makes it illegal to discriminate against veterans and reservists
• Where to go when you think ‘they already knew who they wanted’
• The obscure 50-year old law that allows you to take a peek ‘behind the curtain’
• The additional appeal options available to current federal employees
• Why waiting until the last minute can get your application removed from consideration
• How to avoid giving the agency something to remove you for
• The people you should contact when something is wrong with your application – and the order they should be contacted in
• The websites you need to know about for when you pick a fight against the government
• How to recruit the U.S. Department of Labor to get your back
• The office that investigates misconduct by federal employees
• Why calling your congressman or woman may not be the best thing to do (and what you can do instead)
• The exact situation where labor unions can help you