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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lord999" data-source="post: 19205268" data-attributes="member: 10549"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2014/03/22/sinkhole-of-bureaucracy/?utm_term=.f4b940c9465f">Sinkhole of bureaucracy</a>For federal positions, NOT between October and December (first quarter of the fiscal year).  Policy and Planning for most of the agencies do budget reconciliation and Iron Mountain, PA reports back on the processing of retirements during the first quarter to project spending and allocations before they release positions to be hired (there's a dance where a position is considered occupied until such time as either OPM clears it in the case of a resignation or Iron Mountain in the case of a retirement which usually takes anywhere between two to six months).  The best time is the Jan-March second quarter, but July is usually the latest most normal hires occur.  Hiring in August and September are reserved for emergencies and usually, applicants are in the best position to negotiate because if the supervisors do not hire by Oct. 1, they may lose the position until the next budget release.  If I were trying to drive a hard bargain, this month and next would be the time to do it.</blockquote>

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