How long for military spouse to get GS position in Hawaii

[lbig18]

Hello,

I am a military spouse and have been reading a lot of threads about how long it takes for RNs to obtain a GS position here in Hawaii.

For those of you who have PCS'd here, how long did it take to hear back from positions you have applied to on usajobs? What other ways are there to apply for GS positions besides usajobs, would it be worth walking into the military base clinics directly?

I think PCS season is coming up here in December so I'm hoping more positions will open up then. In the meantime, I am applying for civilian jobs and looking for volunteer opportunities. Looking forward to any advice :)

[tmartin83]

When I applied for a job here in 2011, it took me 4 months to get a position (however, it wasn't the position I really wanted). Have you gone to sign up for military spouse preference with CPAC? If not, go ahead and do that. Yes, it does take a while, and sometimes, they will even refer you for lower-level positions even if you do have your license (which is a complete bummer :-/). How much experience do you have?

The only way I believe you can apply for gov't positions is to go through USAjobs.

I actually work for a civilian hospital, and they actually pay more in my opinion than Tripler. If you would like, Tripler does have an American Red cross that you can volunteer with. Check into that.

[lbig18]

tmartin83,

I have not signed up for military spouse preference yet but plan on doing that next week, thanks! I have just over a year hospital experience.

I have been looking at USAJOBS everyday since I've been here and have only seen an opening for Hickam but it's one of those open applications where it's not guaranteed they have a vacancy at the moment.

I plan on applying to Castle. Which civilian hospital do you work at and how much do they pay? Thank you so much for your input!!