Originally Posted by
J1180
I’ve been in the “referred” stage for 3 weeks now. Does that mean I’ve not been selected or is that normal?
I see the above poster says hiring is halted. Maybe that’s it. But the CMO’s I applied to are all in Texas which is pretty wide open from the covid bs.
"Referred" means you meet the published requirements, and HR has put your name on a list given to the CMO manager for consideration.
You may, or may not get selected for an interview. For instance, HR takes the list and ranks each person, then sends the list to the manager. If there are 5 people on the list, the manager may elect to interview all 5, or maybe 3. Once the calls go out for interviews, if someone decides not to interview (it happens), then he goes back to the list and selects another.
Be patient, government hiring is a slow process. Interviews are typically given by supervisors and managers, they need a panel of 3, and it's a part of their other duties, so they have to schedule in time for interviews. And right now the covid BS is slowing everything down. Offices are doing business, but everyone is still working remotely.