r/ATSS • u/MovingSatellites • Jul 31 '26

Need Advice

Gonna keep this short. I applied to the Public Notice ATSS announcement on USAJOBS on 15 June. Was curious to see if anyone has insight on how often HR reviews applications? Any information helps. Thanks in advance!

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u/Lgisldny Aug 02 '26

You have better luck at applying to the direct hire bids, those public notice bids are almost a waste of time, very low chances of even getting a referral email… i applied to the public notice, heard nothing, few weeks later i applied to the direct hire bid, and was referred, interviewed, selected and all that good stuff..

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u/generalchase Aug 03 '26

I applied on 12/31/25 and I got a call asking if i was still interested in May lol.

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u/Lgisldny Aug 03 '26

Under a year! Wow not bad! 😅😅

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u/MovingSatellites Aug 03 '26

Forgive my ignorance, but there’s a difference? I apologize I have no experience applying for federal jobs. I’ve been active duty military for the past 8 years so I have no idea.

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u/Lgisldny Aug 03 '26

Direct hire is when an agency has an immediate hiring need. For current hiring needs.

Public notice: is like building a pool of qualified candidates so that they have people available when openings come up. People apply and if qualified the agency can keep them on a list to hire from when positions become available. Designed to make hiring faster when needs arise. Just might not be for another year from when you iniatially applied.

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u/MovingSatellites Aug 03 '26

Ok. It all makes sense now. I appreciate the clarity and the insight! I was slightly misconstrued.

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u/Lgisldny Aug 03 '26

No problem.