ALJ Excepted from Competitive Service

ALJ Excepted from Competitive ServiceALJ Excepted from Competitive ServiceALJ Excepted from Competitive Service Executive Order Excepting Administrative Law Judgesfrom the Competitive ServiceNicole Schultheis, J.D. Senior ALJ Consultant, Writer and AuthorJuly 12, 2018Attention Administrative Law Judge candidatesAs of July 10, 2018, every federal agency that hires Administrative Law Judges must use its own process for selecting qualified candidates.In the wake of Lucia et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission, President Trump signed an Executive Order Tuesday which abolishes the competitive hiring of ALJs and does away with OPMs competitive exam and register OPMs latest round of exams and structured interviews were completed just last month, before Lucia was decided. As far as we know, no 2017 ALJ candidates have been notified regarding the outcome of their structured interview or proctored exam.However, as we read the Supreme Courts opinion and Tuesdays Executive Order, OPM no l onger has the authority to screen or competitively tarif these candidates or even maintain its current ALJ register.The Presidents EO is good news for those fed up with the ALJ exam, the scoring process, and the endless waiting to be put on a cert list by OPM so that they can be selected for hire. Many highly qualified candidates including a number of sitting trial court and administrative law judges in their home states-have criticized OPMs inability to screen their credentials properly and indeed the entire ALJ exam process. These candidates can now be evaluated directly by the hiring agency, much as attorneys are, as Excepted Service hires.From now on, if you want to be an ALJ for the Department of Labor (41 ALJs as of 2017) or the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (101 ALJs as of 2017), you can apply there directly, if and when there is an opening, rather than endure OPMs onerous process that, if it leads anywhere, most likely lands you an offer to hear Social Security ca ses instead. (A complete listing of agencies that hire their own ALJ can be found here.)At least one big issue remains. Per the Supreme Court, ALJs are considered inferior officers of the United States who can be appointed only by the President or the head hiring agency. However, in Lucia, the Court declined to accept the governments request to decide if or how the President or agency head can remove ALJs, once appointed. Whether ALJs can now be fired or sanctioned for failing to do as they are told, in light of the Administrative Procedure Act, not to mention due process, is unclear.* Fresh constitutional challenges are already being formulated.As we write to you today, relevant OPM and SSA web pages have not changed. But keep an eye out for updates here and here. Well keep you posted, too.*Neither Lucia nor this EO affect the hiring of zuzug Judges (IJs). The Department of Justice/Executive Office for Immigration Review hires hundreds of IJs who serve at the pleasure of the Attor ney General. For example, these candidates have been asked, during the interview process, how they would respond, in deciding a case before them, if the Attorney General issued an order they disagreed with. In comparison, as of March 2017, EOIR had but one ALJ. EOIRs ALJs hear only a limited category of cases, under a statute that governs the employment of aliens.Updates7/12 Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies7/11 Democrats, Advocacy Groups Pan Order Moving Administrative Judges Out of Competitive Service7/5 OPM on Executive Orders OPM Issues Guidance on Executive Orders, But Many Questions Remain Article author Nicole SchultheisSince 2010, Maryland attorney Nicole Schultheis has supported candidates seeking to become Administrative Law Judges, Immigration Judges, Administrative Judges, and Administrative Patent Judges. She has taught resume writing to aspiring legal candidates and others at numerous Federal agencies, successfully helping those seeking exec utive leadership roles at the Department of Justice and its components, as well as agencies across the Executive Branch. For more than 25 years, Nicole lumineszenzdiode her own law firm in Baltimore, Maryland before her focus shifted to teaching, writing, and professional mentorship.The Resume Place coaches, instructs, reviews and provides consulting, writing and editorial services for aspiring SES members who are writing their ECQs. RP teaches ECQ Writing in many government agencies, especially for Leadership Development Programs. Our book, The New SES Application, gives examples, definitions and insight for writing the ECQs. Nicole Schultheis is our lead SES writer with many years of expertise writing successful ECQs on behalf of applicants and agency selectees across government.The ALJ Writing Guide includes samples of attorney federal resumes definitions of the 13 ALJ Core Competencies (which are useful for any attorney federal resume) example of the narratives for the form er ALJ application (Litigation and Administration) and a great example of a Case List. All of this information is helpful for writing an Attorney-Advisor or US States Attorney, or Immigration Judge Federal Resume.Purchase a PDF download or Print Book, $49.95Attorney Federal Resume Samples, Legal Competency Definitions, Case List, Samples of Narratives.ALJ Writing Guide (also works for IJ and other attorney federal resume applications).

Steps for Job Search Success

Steps for Job Search SuccessSteps for Job Search SuccessA career or job change is one of the most common New Years resolutions. But when it comes to making it happen, resolutions like losing weight or quitting a bad habit may landseem mora obtainable. This is often tied to the fact that individuals tischtischset New Years career goals that they dont actually have control over. For example, a goal to get a job is out of your prankes, because while you may search and apply for jobs, you dont have the power to make a company hire you. Thats why you have to set a different kind of career goal. For example, apply to a 5 jobs per week or attend 2 networking events, and so forth. With those kinds of goals youll be ready to land a new job in the new year. Here are some further steps that will put you in control of your job search and help you find a new job in 2016. Use Data To Drive Your SearchData drives every business decision, job search should be no different. If youve decided its time to look for a new job consult the employment data and see if it agrees. To this end, Simply Hireds monthly Employment Outlook can be invaluable. It provides insights into hiring trends across industries, metro areas, occupations and more. With this report in hand youll be able to make decisions informed by hard hiring data. An overall strong economy doesnt necessarily indicate that every industry and occupation is in the same condition. If your particular metro area isnt hiring your job, consider another location. If a parallel industry is booming while your current industry seems stagnant, consider a change. Also, if salary is driving your job change, determine if your current salary is competitive. Salary research may, again, lead you to considering a different location, occupation, or industry. Simply Hireds Salary Estimator can help you. With each of these important factors, put in some research beforehand and make data driven decisions. Search at the Right Time of YearJanuary i s consistently one of the best times of the year to look for a job. There are more people looking for jobs in January than any other time of year. This may seem like its to your disadvantage, but actually, its not. Companies have come to expect this surge in job seekers and they plan their annual hiring campaigns accordingly. So more jobs are posted online during the end of December and beginning of each new year. Companies setting new hiring goals also tend to be more proactive about filling those new jobs as well. In January optimism for the New Year is running high. Make sure you capitalize on this hiring trend and start searching for the job thats right for youSearch the Right WayA job search is a time consuming affair. If youre thinking about launching one, make sure you do it the right way and utilize all the tools at your disposal. On Simply Hireds website this means using search filters so youre only looking at the right jobs for you. Filters include job type (full, part-tim e, seasonal, etc.), distance, date posted, and more. A combination of these will allow you to view the most relevant jobs. Maximize your time by downloading the Simply Hired app and looking for jobs when youre out and about. You can even take it a step further and apply to jobs from your phone. Just look for the Simply Apply icon. When you see it next to a job, you can apply with a click. If you dont have a chance to apply, use Save Job and come back to it later.Set Yourself Up For SuccessStaying organized and on top of your job search is equally important. At Simply Hired, we recommend signing up for email alerts so that you dont have to continually check back for new job listings. Instead, youll receive a notification by email when a new position opens up. Take the time to upload your resume onto your Simply Hired account as well. This way, if you find an exciting job, you dont have to wait to get to your home computer to apply. Once you have set up your account, you can save a co ver letter to avoid wasting time writing one from scratch or worse yet, not including one at all. Finally, remember to periodically log in to your Simply Hired account to edit and manage your various email alerts and check for any jobs you saved. Although finding a new job in the new year may have been a far reaching goal in the past, if you set the correct expectations and follow these tips you should be able to land a position thats a better fit for you in 2016 and take your career to new heights. Good luck

Glossier and Rent the Runway have both reached unicorn status

Glossier and Rent the Runway have both reached unicorn statusGlossier and Rent the Runway have both reached unicorn statusThere were two new unicorns born this week and theyre both women.Glossier, a direct-to-consumer skincare and cosmetics line, and Rent the Runway, a luxury clothing-rental company, both attained unicorn status in the same week. In the business world, a unicorn is a privately held startup valued at $1 billion. Both Glossier and Rent the Runway have women CEOs.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraGlossier hit the billion-dollar mark first, after a round of Series D fundraising led by Sequoia Capital, reported the Wall Street Journal.I have been among a very small minority of women raising this kind of money at ansicht kinds of prices, to build the things they believe in, wrote Glossier CEO Emily Weiss on her Instagram. Today Glossier was able to achieve something ve ry special.Rent the Runway reached the $1 billion mark after a $125 million investment put them over the edge. CEO Jennifer Hymans latest product has been the wildly successful Rent the Runway Unlimited, where women pay a monthly fee to rent clothes for their daily life, not just dresses for special events. Hyman has predicted that we are reaching the end of ownership.Its a doubly special day for Hyman, who hit a major professional record while nine months pregnant.Weiss and Hyman are now part of a very exclusive club.Of about 130 venture-capital backed unicorns in the United States, only 14 have a female co-founder,according to a May 2018 report. Other female CEOs of unicorns are Katrina Lake of Stitch Fix, Anne Wojcicki of 23andMe, and Adi Taatarko of Houzz.Weiss hasnt ruled out the idea of going public when asked if she had plans to IPO, she recently told The Wall Street Journal, We are certainly in a position where we are able to do that.Hyman is keeping her options open, too.T his round gives us more strategic options about the timing of possibly going public, she told Fast Company.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people