"MEL Madness, 2001"

 

TIMELINE FOR MEL PERMANENT POSITIONS
and some of the 500 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS (Tentative)

TASK TO BE COMPLETED

ROUND 1

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

Cert Requests for Perm Positions Submitted

12/18 cutoff date

2/28 cutoff date 4/23*
Perm positions and locations posted 12/21 3/1 4/30*
Applications for Perm postmarked 1/19 3/14 5/14*
Applications received 1/24 3/19 5/19*
Applications scanned and quals review 1/30 3/24 5/24*
ASAP posts rosters of applicants by 2/5 3/28 5/29*
Forests work certs and identify tentative selection(s) 2/5-2/9 3/29-4/4 ****
Units post tentative selections by 2/11 4/6  
Regions Resolve Duplicate Selections 2/12 4/10  
Servicewide/Reg Group Selection Meeting 2/13 4/11-4/13  
Make offers no later than 2/18 4/16  
Confirm acceptance and declinations by 2/21 4/19  

**** Units may make selections individually depending on numbers remaining to be filled

* Dates may be pushed back depending on meeting the deadlines of Round 2

 

TIMELINE FOR MEL TEMPORARY POSITIONS (Tentative)

TASK TO BE COMPLETED

ROUND 1

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

Cert Requests for Temp Positions Submitted

2/1 cutoff date

3/21 cutoff date 5/7
Temp positions and locations posted 2/2 3/21 5/9
Applications for Temps postmarked 2/9 3/30 5/16
Applications received 2/14 4/4 5/21
Applications scanned and quals review 2/21 4/11 5/25
ASAP posts rosters of applicants by 2/27 4/16 5/29
NOTE: Regions may coordinate selections      
Certs expire - make offers no later than 3/13 4/30 6/12

 

TIMELINE FOR FMO/AFMO/CONTRACTING/PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMPUTER SPECIALISTS PERMANENT POSITIONS (Tentative)

TASK TO BE COMPLETED

ROUND 1

 

Cert Requests for Perm Positions Submitted

1/26 cutoff date

 
Perm positions and locations posted (cutoff) 1/26  
Applications  postmarked 2/16  
Applications received 2/22  
ADS applications shipped and  scanned 2/20-2/23  
Traditional applications qual'd and pannelled 2/21-2/28*  
Certs merged and issued/posted 3/2*  
Units work certs and identify tentative selection(s) 3/9*  
Regions coordinate selections for FMO/AFMO/Contracting positions 3/12-3/13*  
Make offers, no later than 3/20  

* Dates may be pushed back depending on problems with scannable Form C