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HUD legal honors program
aggressive pontificating space incel
  12/17/09
what the hell is a hud?
arrogant lascivious church telephone
  12/17/09
The scene where paul newman gets drunk and tries to rape tha...
brindle adulterous corner
  12/17/09
First offers are supposed to go out by the end of the month.
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  12/17/09
Have you heard anything? I interviewed in November and know ...
Chrome gas station
  12/28/09
Still nothing. The wait is killing me.
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  12/28/09
...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  12/28/09
...
Chrome gas station
  12/30/09
Still nothing.
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  12/30/09
...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  12/30/09
No word yet. Time to assume the worst.
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  12/31/09
Yeah, I have been thinking the same thing for a while. I was...
Chrome gas station
  12/31/09
...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  12/31/09
I was told during my interview that I should expect to hear ...
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/04/10
That makes me feel better. When in January did they hear bac...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/04/10
Not sure. I'm not close with either one (one was one of the ...
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/04/10
Was there any mention of second interviews? My interviewers ...
Chrome gas station
  01/04/10
I was told there was only one round of interviews.
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/04/10
Ha. Sounds like we were told different things all over the p...
Chrome gas station
  01/04/10
Yeah it's seriously a Chinese fire drill. All of those dates...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/04/10
I interviewed at headquarters. No second interviews mentione...
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/05/10
Maybe. I interviewed with a regional office and the intervie...
Chrome gas station
  01/05/10
Anyone heard anything yet?
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/08/10
I was about to ask the same thing. Nothing here.
Chrome gas station
  01/08/10
Fantastic. Not worried yet, just...impatient. In any event, ...
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/08/10
I'd really like to know if they sent out rejections immediat...
Chrome gas station
  01/08/10
You mean to the people who didn't get interviews?
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/08/10
Yes, and to those who interviwed but are no longer under con...
Chrome gas station
  01/08/10
Hmm. Maybe they did. In any event, I can't imagine that we'r...
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/08/10
Still haven't heard either. I too wonder whether some offers...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/08/10
I had a "first and final" telephone interview in m...
khaki market son of senegal
  01/09/10
hahaha the worst ever
olive antidepressant drug theater
  01/08/10
...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/13/10
...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/13/10
Still nothing.
Chrome gas station
  01/13/10
what's the competition like? 10-20 spots 500 applicants? ...
Amber national therapy
  01/13/10
1100 this year.
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/13/10
I interviewed in a regional location just before Thanksgivin...
Big private investor french chef
  01/14/10
So far it seems like no one has heard anything. I keep bumpi...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/14/10
Same with me. Interviewed before Thanksgiving and references...
Chrome gas station
  01/15/10
Has anyone heard anything?
Flushed doctorate parlor
  01/20/10
I'm sorry to tell everyone that this happened to me last yea...
orange rigor hairy legs
  01/20/10
I was hoping to at least get an official rejection. Thanks f...
Chrome gas station
  01/20/10
You're probably right. I'm just surprised that there weren't...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/21/10
Calls went out this morning for first round offers.
Big private investor french chef
  01/25/10
Did you get one?
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/25/10
Any idea what sort of deadline they give for accepting an of...
Chrome gas station
  01/25/10
I didn't get one, so I don't know what timeframe they gave t...
Big private investor french chef
  01/25/10
I'm sorry you didn't get one. I guess we'll both be keeping ...
Chrome gas station
  01/25/10
Yeah, sorry dudes. And make that six fingers crossed. I do k...
puce vibrant pit pozpig
  01/25/10
I guess you wouldn't know how many calls went out and whethe...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/25/10
No - they didn't give much info at all. They seemed relucta...
Big private investor french chef
  01/25/10
Anyone have new information?
Chrome gas station
  01/29/10
My guess is that they gave the first round offerees a couple...
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  01/29/10
Interesting - Our career counselor followed up HUD last week...
diverse locale
  01/29/10
Any idea what the background check is like for HUD?
Amber national therapy
  02/05/10
midgets?
Slap-happy jet-lagged menage
  02/07/10
i don't know. ssbi is the 10 year one, bi is the 5 year? o...
Amber national therapy
  02/08/10
...
Slap-happy jet-lagged menage
  02/08/10
thx bro.
Amber national therapy
  02/08/10
All offers made
provocative pale national security agency
  03/02/10
Rejection letter in the mail.
Greedy poppy useless brakes
  03/03/10


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Date: December 17th, 2009 9:27 PM
Author: aggressive pontificating space incel
Subject: HUD legal honors program

has anyone heard from the HUD legal honors program? do you know what the situation is?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13582523)



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Date: December 17th, 2009 9:28 PM
Author: arrogant lascivious church telephone

what the hell is a hud?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13582543)



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Date: December 17th, 2009 9:31 PM
Author: brindle adulterous corner

The scene where paul newman gets drunk and tries to rape that chick is intense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13582576)



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Date: December 17th, 2009 11:33 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

First offers are supposed to go out by the end of the month.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13583926)



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Date: December 28th, 2009 10:50 AM
Author: Chrome gas station

Have you heard anything? I interviewed in November and know my references were contacted, but I haven't heard anything since.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13664244)



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Date: December 28th, 2009 12:10 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

Still nothing. The wait is killing me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13664705)



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Date: December 28th, 2009 12:10 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13664706)



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Date: December 30th, 2009 11:51 AM
Author: Chrome gas station



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13680900)



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Date: December 30th, 2009 12:22 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

Still nothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13681067)



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Date: December 30th, 2009 12:22 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13681068)



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Date: December 31st, 2009 3:51 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

No word yet. Time to assume the worst.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13689723)



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Date: December 31st, 2009 4:56 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

Yeah, I have been thinking the same thing for a while. I was hopeful when my references said they'd been contacted, but that was weeks ago. :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13690233)



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Date: December 31st, 2009 3:51 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13689724)



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Date: January 4th, 2010 2:35 PM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

I was told during my interview that I should expect to hear in January. Both of the people I spoke with who received an offer from them last year heard in January. They've checked my references too. I'm not worried just yet. We just got through the holidays.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13720353)



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Date: January 4th, 2010 2:54 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

That makes me feel better. When in January did they hear back?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13720457)



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Date: January 4th, 2010 3:02 PM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

Not sure. I'm not close with either one (one was one of the interviewers and the other is a classmate), so I don't want to bug them about it. But we're only four days into the month, so no freaking out allowed just yet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13720504)



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Date: January 4th, 2010 11:23 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

Was there any mention of second interviews? My interviewers said that DC would conduct any second interviews.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13724450)



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Date: January 4th, 2010 11:27 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

I was told there was only one round of interviews.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13724507)



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Date: January 4th, 2010 11:34 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

Ha. Sounds like we were told different things all over the place. I guess I'll try to stay cautiously optimistic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13724558)



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Date: January 4th, 2010 11:38 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

Yeah it's seriously a Chinese fire drill. All of those dates mentioned in the program brochure weren't followed. I wouldn't be surprised if February rolls around and they decide to pick 20 names out of a hat.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13724597)



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Date: January 5th, 2010 8:40 AM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

I interviewed at headquarters. No second interviews mentioned. Since they've started calling references, my guess is that's it for the interviewing. Maybe it's different if you interviewed with a field office?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13726680)



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Date: January 5th, 2010 10:25 AM
Author: Chrome gas station

Maybe. I interviewed with a regional office and the interviewer said that candidates were interviewing all over the country for any office. The interview process and questions were supposed to be as uniform as possible because DC was going to make the final decisions based on I guess the notes the regional and field offices sent about interview candidates. Second interviews sounded reasonable to me for that reason, but it's been over a month since my references were called by someone in the regional office.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13726832)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 10:16 AM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

Anyone heard anything yet?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13752904)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 10:25 AM
Author: Chrome gas station

I was about to ask the same thing. Nothing here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13752932)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 11:59 AM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

Fantastic. Not worried yet, just...impatient. In any event, as soon as I hear something, I'll let you guys know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13753435)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 2:28 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

I'd really like to know if they sent out rejections immediately after interviews in Nov.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13754527)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 2:30 PM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

You mean to the people who didn't get interviews?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13754542)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 3:01 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

Yes, and to those who interviwed but are no longer under consideration.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13754763)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 3:26 PM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

Hmm. Maybe they did. In any event, I can't imagine that we're not still under consideration - why else would they have spent the time calling references? Usually, checking references is one of the last steps before extending offers - i.e. making sure people aren't total weirdos, liars, or slackers. My guess is it's just taking the hiring committee a while to meet.

Man, my work productivity is suffering. An answer soon would be fantastic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13754974)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 3:52 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

Still haven't heard either. I too wonder whether some offers and rejections were extended already. The program brochure says that a first round of offers was supposed to go out before Decemebr 31, with subsequent rounds according to appropriations. However, they did blow past the target dates for interviews, so they may be behind schedule. Anyone have an idea of how many they interviewed? I know 20 accepted last year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13755183)



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Date: January 9th, 2010 4:35 PM
Author: khaki market son of senegal

I had a "first and final" telephone interview in mid-December because I am not really close to headquarters or a regional office. My interview was set up on really short notice. I got a call on a Friday and was told the interview would be on the following Monday morning. That day was the only day available to me and I know other people were interviewed at that time. I wouldn't put any stock in the brochure's timeline.

They told me that about 60 people were being interviewed for about 20 positions (depending on appropriations). I am not aware of any attempts they have made to contact my references. I'm assuming I am probably a middle tier candidate because I have practical experience through work and have done very well in school, but I don't have any HUD experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13764597)



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Date: January 8th, 2010 2:30 PM
Author: olive antidepressant drug theater

hahaha the worst ever

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13754537)



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Date: January 13th, 2010 11:17 AM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13797731)



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Date: January 13th, 2010 11:17 AM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13797732)



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Date: January 13th, 2010 2:01 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

Still nothing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13798796)



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Date: January 13th, 2010 2:10 PM
Author: Amber national therapy

what's the competition like?

10-20 spots

500 applicants? 1000 applicants?



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13798832)



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Date: January 13th, 2010 2:12 PM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

1100 this year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13798853)



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Date: January 14th, 2010 2:38 PM
Author: Big private investor french chef

I interviewed in a regional location just before Thanksgiving. They called my references the next day and haven't heard anything since then. Has anyone heard of anyone hearing one way or the other?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13806967)



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Date: January 14th, 2010 5:00 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

So far it seems like no one has heard anything. I keep bumping this thread so that it remains on the first page of any google search for HUD legal honors.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13808001)



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Date: January 15th, 2010 10:15 AM
Author: Chrome gas station

Same with me. Interviewed before Thanksgiving and references were called right after Thanksgiving. I'm starting to wonder if they called references for everyone who interviewed to save time for the hiring committee later.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13813832)



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Date: January 20th, 2010 5:15 PM
Author: Flushed doctorate parlor

Has anyone heard anything?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13861641)



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Date: January 20th, 2010 6:21 PM
Author: orange rigor hairy legs

I'm sorry to tell everyone that this happened to me last year. Interviewed for HUD Legal Honors, references were called, and then I heard nothing else from them. Ever. Only way I found out I was rejected was a from a friend who called their office to find out his status in mid-January. They told him that if he hadn't heard anything by then, then he didn't make the cut.

My impression of the HUD legal department was that their "Honors" program is somewhat new. They're trying to mold this program to be more like DOJ, but in the past, it was considered more of an "intern" program. Full attorneys hired through this program were called "Legal Honors Interns" a few years ago.

Let's face it, in normal times, the best and brightest didn't flock to HUD. I think they aren't used to such an enormous amount of applicants and I think they don't quite have a professional interviewing process in place. DOJ will send an automated nonselection emails, but HUD has no such tool as yet.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13862107)



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Date: January 20th, 2010 9:26 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

I was hoping to at least get an official rejection. Thanks for sharing the info.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13864070)



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Date: January 21st, 2010 10:56 AM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

You're probably right. I'm just surprised that there weren't any offerees who came upon this thread or anyone who knew of someone getting an offer. I guess it's self-selection.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13868778)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 3:26 PM
Author: Big private investor french chef

Calls went out this morning for first round offers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13909710)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 3:34 PM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

Did you get one?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13909762)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 4:22 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

Any idea what sort of deadline they give for accepting an offer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13910185)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 4:24 PM
Author: Big private investor french chef

I didn't get one, so I don't know what timeframe they gave the first round picks. Sorry - anyone else know?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13910205)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 4:26 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

I'm sorry you didn't get one. I guess we'll both be keeping our fingers crossed for a second round.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13910233)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 4:29 PM
Author: puce vibrant pit pozpig

Yeah, sorry dudes. And make that six fingers crossed. I do know they have made second round offers in the past, but hopefully we'll hear soon one way or the other.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13910256)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 4:30 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

I guess you wouldn't know how many calls went out and whether they were for DC or regional offices?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13910266)



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Date: January 25th, 2010 5:24 PM
Author: Big private investor french chef

No - they didn't give much info at all. They seemed reluctant to give that much. It wouldn't hurt for someone else to call and ask, though. Sounded like all calls - DC and regional - were made, though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13910739)



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Date: January 29th, 2010 2:19 PM
Author: Chrome gas station

Anyone have new information?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13952193)



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Date: January 29th, 2010 3:27 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

My guess is that they gave the first round offerees a couple of weeks to decide. Once they hear back from the all of the first round offerees they'll decide whether to give out additional offers. Unfortunately the yield on their first round offers is probably higher than usual because of the economy.

Anyone here take the pmf exam? Last year hud hired a bunch of pmf finalists.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13952734)



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Date: January 29th, 2010 3:49 PM
Author: diverse locale

Interesting - Our career counselor followed up HUD last week and was told that first round offers were made end of December and second round offers will be made end of February

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#13952963)



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Date: February 5th, 2010 12:32 AM
Author: Amber national therapy

Any idea what the background check is like for HUD?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#14020025)



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Date: February 7th, 2010 11:04 PM
Author: Slap-happy jet-lagged menage
Subject: midgets?

If you like to tickle them, you're ok.

It depends on the type of investigation--SSBI, BI. Do you know? (Get vaseline, btw. It will help.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#14050469)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 12:23 AM
Author: Amber national therapy

i don't know. ssbi is the 10 year one, bi is the 5 year? or something?

i also wonder if each agency has different ding thresholds for marijuana usage etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#14051478)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 12:44 AM
Author: Slap-happy jet-lagged menage
Subject: ...

ssbi is the most intrusive one. Reinvestigation, I think, occurs every 5 years. (Well for me it does.) BI should be every 10 and it is less intrusive.

The following catalog of background investigations is accurate government-wide: http://www.usgs.gov/usgs-manual/handbook/hb/440-7-h/440-7-h-ch2.html

And wikipedia has an accurate description of the scope of an ssbi (trust me): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Scope_Background_Investigation

I know there's a website where investigators will answer your questions--anonymously. I can't remember what it is. google it.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#14051738)



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Date: February 8th, 2010 1:51 AM
Author: Amber national therapy

thx bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#14052439)



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Date: March 2nd, 2010 9:39 AM
Author: provocative pale national security agency
Subject: All offers made

In case anyone was still wondering, I emailed the administrative assistants at HUD yesterday and they replied today that all offers have been confirmed. So if you, like me, were hoping to hear something--no dice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#14278900)



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Date: March 3rd, 2010 12:37 PM
Author: Greedy poppy useless brakes

Rejection letter in the mail.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1167806&forum_id=2#14288404)