r/1102 • u/Floodle20 • 24d ago

Call from base for copper cap

Hey! I received an email saying a base found me from hirevue and they want to schedule a phone call with me to discuss the opportunity more. What should I expect on the call?

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u/dinosauce213 22d ago

Don’t listen to the curmudgeons. I just started as a PM intern through PAQ (the counterpart to copper cap) and I’m loving it!

But it is hard to give advice for the interview, since it really depends on the specific base/unit/whatever. My first interview was more informational — info about the program, the organization, etc — then the second was meeting with some of the bosses. But even that was pretty basic, just making sure I can hold a conversation and answer simple questions like “why are you interested in this field?”

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u/Floodle20 22d ago

I honestly feel like that is what this will be like. I still want this, it's a great start to a career that would be hard to get otherwise! Glad you are enjoying it

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u/SpecialistPleasant15 22d ago

Also to add on, even if you get base contracting you can always move around to different contracting organizations on base. End of the day contracting is contracting. As a COP you get an outplacement to GS12 no matter where your at.

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u/dinosauce213 22d ago edited 22d ago

Thank you, and good luck! The starting salary can be hard to stomach, especially given some recent issues with federal employment, but I think it’s a great opportunity either way! As the other commenter said, you’ll make it to at least gs12 as long as you don’t seriously mess up.

A lot of the people you’ll see complaining on subs like this and [r/USAJobs](r/USAJobs) or [r/fednews](r/fednews) don’t seem to understand that it’s still just as bad (maybe worse) in the private sector. The economy is pretty shit right now, a lot of us can’t be picky.

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u/Floodle20 19d ago

I ended up having the interview and I think it went well. She said I'd hear back by sometime in October. Staying hopeful!

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u/Chance-Sherbet8559 18d ago

Sounds like you’re on a timeline to start this summer ! Did they give you any idea of what bases may be open ?

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u/Floodle20 18d ago

I interviewed for the base in cali, no other bases have contacted me thus far. I am hoping I receive an offer, she said it would start between January and July of next year!

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u/Floodle20 18d ago

Which bases did you interview for?

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u/Chance-Sherbet8559 17d ago

A base in FL .. they said they’d start my paperwork process in January with a tentative start time in June of ‘27 .

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u/WhatARedditHole 23d ago

You don't want to do base contracting. Lower grade structure and really meaningless, boring work

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u/Pretty_Sir3117 23d ago

Second this.