question about nomination- any help???
June 29th, 2006 by asliva.I was recently nominated for service in Latin America for June of 2007. Although I am excited about the nomination I was a little disappointed b/c the departure date is a year away. When I asked my recuiter if there were any other assignments leaving earlier then that, in any region, in any area, she said no and was kinda rude about my asking so I decided not to mention that I really also had wanted a placement in Africa. Anyways, she said that there was always the slight posibility that something sooner would open up but she didn’t sound to optimistic. So I was wondering if anyone knew how likely it would be for me to end up getting invited to a different region or an earlier departure date???? Has anyone had an experience like that? or are the nominations pretty much always what you get?
July 6th, 2006 at 11:42 am
If you are excited about that area, then I would say tell your recruiter. I treat this recruiting the same way I would tell someone to treat army recruiting you gotta negotiate and be tough, don’t be push over cause they benefit from getting you signed up.
July 9th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
If they’re a problem, talk to a different recruiter. Its not that hard, just cold call into the office and ask to speak to somebody. Odds are you’ll get a new person.
And always remember, the application process not only tests your patience, it also tests your patience.
July 25th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
I just found this site and hope i can get some reassurance dealing with my anxiety over not knowing were I’ll be placed. i was nominated back in Jan 06 for what I thought was a program in the South Pacific. Just 2 weeks ago I discussed Eastern Europe as a placement with my placement officer. I though i’d be staging out in Set. or Oct, but still no news. Today I called him and can’t even leave a message cause his mail box is full. I’m getting nervious and worried they will just put me in any slot. I have recently retired from a teaching/ administrator career and hope my placement will best utilize my skills.