Why does the application window last four days?

Charitably they're moving fast, but without already having people in mind for the roles or having created the hiring pipeline, how do you reach a sufficiently large audience. Is there an explanation I'm missing? Was this announced a while ago?

Makes it feel like they already know who they want for the roles/preferential selection. On a longer or recurring timescale, seems like a cool way to reach out to potential hires.

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soraki_soladead 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm not saying you're wrong but then why do a big website and branding push. If they had someone in mind they'd bury it on a regular job posting.

They specify early to mid career. Imo they're anticipating a ton of applications and bounding it makes reviewing them tractable.

	▲	big_toast 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Ya, I don't understand the calculus. If it's important enough for a big website, why not promote the site for a week first. Too many applications seems more desirable than missing the right people who are 'heads down building' or just not terminally online. That on top of Direct Hire Authority. I can see NASA Force[1] is part of the US Tech Force[2] push and has been talked about for the last several months. [1]:https://www.meritalk.com/articles/nasa-opm-kick-off-drive-fo... [2]:https://meritalk.com/articles/opm-launches-us-tech-force-to-...