A quick rundown of my current situation,
I graduated University in April 09 and began looking for civy positions/volunteer opportunities with no luck. In May '10, after long consideration, I put in my application with the CF and was merit listed in August '10. I was told at the CFRC that I had an outside shot of being called to the next NOAB (applied for MARS) so I was not actively searching for employment to tie me over.
However, in September '10 I was given the opportunity to interview for a volunteer position which I had been interested in since graduating University. The volunteer position needed a 6 month commitment and since I had not been called to the NOAB, i figured i would have at least 6 months before I would be off to basic (that is if I am indeed hired, of course). I didn't hear back for this volunteer opportunity until last week, and since I can't make the 6 month commitment as I'm hoping to receive an offer from the CF by then, I declined the position for the time being. Now I know I am not guaranteed a position within the next 6 months, however with the new fiscal year falling into that window and the CF processing MARS applications now, I felt like I needed to roll the dice.
My issue is that I am going to have a huge gap between when I finished school (April 09), when i finished at my last job (March 09) and when I go to the NOAB. I did well on my interview, and was told that my only knock was that I had a pretty long gap in my employment history. I'm thinking that maybe it would have been better to put my application on hold, finish 6 months volunteering, and then resume my application. I feel like I did well on my CFAT, Medical and interview and in the mean time I've been staying in shape and brushing up on some french my only concern thus far is how this gap of unemployment is going to look.
So my question is will this be a big issue on whether I'm given a position as a DEO applicant? If it makes any difference, my credit history is good and I have no outstanding debts .
I graduated University in April 09 and began looking for civy positions/volunteer opportunities with no luck. In May '10, after long consideration, I put in my application with the CF and was merit listed in August '10. I was told at the CFRC that I had an outside shot of being called to the next NOAB (applied for MARS) so I was not actively searching for employment to tie me over.
However, in September '10 I was given the opportunity to interview for a volunteer position which I had been interested in since graduating University. The volunteer position needed a 6 month commitment and since I had not been called to the NOAB, i figured i would have at least 6 months before I would be off to basic (that is if I am indeed hired, of course). I didn't hear back for this volunteer opportunity until last week, and since I can't make the 6 month commitment as I'm hoping to receive an offer from the CF by then, I declined the position for the time being. Now I know I am not guaranteed a position within the next 6 months, however with the new fiscal year falling into that window and the CF processing MARS applications now, I felt like I needed to roll the dice.
My issue is that I am going to have a huge gap between when I finished school (April 09), when i finished at my last job (March 09) and when I go to the NOAB. I did well on my interview, and was told that my only knock was that I had a pretty long gap in my employment history. I'm thinking that maybe it would have been better to put my application on hold, finish 6 months volunteering, and then resume my application. I feel like I did well on my CFAT, Medical and interview and in the mean time I've been staying in shape and brushing up on some french my only concern thus far is how this gap of unemployment is going to look.
So my question is will this be a big issue on whether I'm given a position as a DEO applicant? If it makes any difference, my credit history is good and I have no outstanding debts .
