DOJ Honors Program 2020-2021 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have additional updates on ENRD? Any reports of offers going out?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have additional updates on ENRD? Any reports of offers going out?

Finalist here. I've heard nothing.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have additional updates on ENRD? Any reports of offers going out?

Finalist here. I've heard nothing.

Same here, no word yet

[Anonymous User]

Anyone get an offer from COMM Fraud or Corp/Finc Lit?

wondering the same.

I'm curious about this as well!

I'm a COMM finalist but I haven't received a call, so I'm just assuming I'm an alternate :/

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have additional updates on ENRD? Any reports of offers going out?

Finalist here. I've heard nothing.

Same finalist as above. I received at call with an offer at around 1p EST!

[Anonymous User]

Anything from BIA yet?

[fancyfluter22]

Anyone have additional updates on ENRD? Any reports of offers going out?

Finalist here. I've heard nothing.

Same finalist as above. I received at call with an offer at around 1p EST!

CONGRATS!

[Anonymous User]

Any Fed Programs offers yet?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone get an offer from COMM Fraud or Corp/Finc Lit?

wondering the same.

I'm curious about this as well!

I'm a COMM finalist but I haven't received a call, so I'm just assuming I'm an alternate :/

Ditto. Hard not to keep the hope alive, though!

[Anonymous User]

Anyone get an offer from COMM Fraud or Corp/Finc Lit?

wondering the same.

I'm curious about this as well!

I'm a COMM finalist but I haven't received a call, so I'm just assuming I'm an alternate :/

Ditto. Hard not to keep the hope alive, though!

Original poster here -- looks like we are all in the same boat! Someone posted last week that offers were going out, but they never responded to say which section.

[Anonymous User]

Any got offer from USTP, and from which office?

[Anonymous User]

Don't know if anyone has experienced anything similar, but this might be helpful for EOIR-OCIJ Finalists. Interviewed with OCIJ and my status still says Selected for Interview. But I received an email stating I was part of a very small group of alternates who might be issued an offer if they have more spots open up (presumably if someone doesn't accept an offer or they get approval to hire more people). Since my online status didn't change, I assume that everyone designated as a Finalist will probably be issued an offer

OCIJ Finalist here. I know I should just be patient, but I would love to know how true this is so I can stop wondering if I got a job and start taking bets about which court

[Anonymous User]

Don't know if anyone has experienced anything similar, but this might be helpful for EOIR-OCIJ Finalists. Interviewed with OCIJ and my status still says Selected for Interview. But I received an email stating I was part of a very small group of alternates who might be issued an offer if they have more spots open up (presumably if someone doesn't accept an offer or they get approval to hire more people). Since my online status didn't change, I assume that everyone designated as a Finalist will probably be issued an offer

OCIJ Finalist here. I know I should just be patient, but I would love to know how true this is so I can stop wondering if I got a job and start taking bets about which court

See Deana’s latest update about this from Avue below...

Hi, folks:

This is for those of you who interviewed with EOIR. EOIR OCIJ asked us to notify a small group of its non-finalist candidates that, while not being identified as a finalist, they were still under FUTURE consideration, should positions become available. I've received several questions about what this means and whether they are finalists or alternates that are part of the "finalist" designation or whether that means that everyone who is a finalist will get an offer and so forth. To clarify, I offer the following:

If you are designated a finalist for OCIJ, it means that you are EITHER a first round offer candidate for an OCIJ position OR one of the alternates for those positions. This is the same definition of finalist that applies across the board. It does not necessarily mean you will receive an offer: if you are an alternate, the positions currently available may be filled before OCIJ gets to your name.

If you received a message advising only that you are not a finalist, then that's it. You are no longer a candidate under consideration by OCIJ.

If you received a message indicating that, while you were NOT a finalist, EOIR was nevertheless placing you "on hold" as a possible alternate, then your application is being retained for consideration in the future while this application remains open (e.g., until July 2021). This is an ad hoc status somewhere below the status of a finalist.

I hope this helps and reduces confusion.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone get an offer from COMM Fraud or Corp/Finc Lit?

wondering the same.

I'm curious about this as well!

I'm a COMM finalist but I haven't received a call, so I'm just assuming I'm an alternate :/

Ditto. Hard not to keep the hope alive, though!

Original poster here -- looks like we are all in the same boat! Someone posted last week that offers were going out, but they never responded to say which section.

Fingers crossed for all of us. I knew this process was competitive but it makes me feel better not to be alone in this.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone get an offer from COMM Fraud or Corp/Finc Lit?

wondering the same.

I'm curious about this as well!

I'm a COMM finalist but I haven't received a call, so I'm just assuming I'm an alternate :/

Ditto. Hard not to keep the hope alive, though!

Original poster here -- looks like we are all in the same boat! Someone posted last week that offers were going out, but they never responded to say which section.

Fingers crossed for all of us. I knew this process was competitive but it makes me feel better not to be alone in this.

Ditto!

[Anonymous User]

Anything from BIA yet?

I just scrolled back, and it doesn’t look like anyone’s posted about an offer from any of the EOIR components, including BIA. Seems a little strange considering how many positions are within EOIR, but maybe the offers all went to people who aren’t following this thread ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Anonymous User]

Did anyone not (yet) selected as a finalist for OCIJ choose more rural/small courts for their top 5, as compared to big cities? I know the preference sheet said "offers are court-specific," so I'm wondering if none of the 5 courts people preferenced were even hiring clerks, then they would just not be chosen as finalists.

I put down four smaller courts but I threw in one big one for this exact reason. I wonder if the individual courts have any input.

current OCIJ clerk here - the courts have no say... it's a match system

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from EOIR-OD?

[Anonymous User]

Is it possible to negotiate offers? Higher grade or step?

lmao absolutely not

[Anonymous User]

Any got offer from USTP, and from which office?

Offer from USTP-NYC. Would appreciate anybody willing to share his/her work/internship experience in that office.

[Anonymous User]

Any updates from OCIJ today?

[Anonymous User]

Any updates from OCIJ today?

Current clerk here. Offer was extended on Dec. 18. Might be time for deep breathes.

[anoushig122]

Any updates from OCIJ today?

Current clerk here. Offer was extended on Dec. 18. Might be time for deep breathes.

Thank you for putting this into perspective!! I will do my best to stop sitting on the edge of my seat!!

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from EOIR-OD?

Just heard that a friend of a friend got an offer from OD.

[Anonymous User]

Received finalist designations for EOIR OP and BIA

Just received a phone call from EOIR HR with an offer from the BIA! Still hoping to hear from Office of Policy.