Checking Your Application Status

1. You can check the status of your application by logging back into the eRecruit application system

(link) using the user name and password that you created during the registration process. 

a. Due to the large volume of applications we receive, we are not able to provide individual 

feedback. 

b. Please note that a number of factors can influence when your application status is updated. 

Some of these include when the announcement closes, the number of applications received 

for the particular announcement, number of interviews conducted, and scheduling. Hiring 

managers can take up to 120 days to make final selections. We appreciate your patience 

with these updates.

2. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by NGA. It is important that you provide 

us with up-to-date contact information.

3. The following qualification and status definitions will help you understand your applicant status. 

You can also view this information on your applicant status page by scrolling down the page.

 Active - Eligib Not Determined

Your application has been received by NGA. We are conducting a preliminary review of applications 

for this announcement but have not yet made a determination on your package.

 Awaiting Placement

You have successfully completed all the pre-hiring requirements necessary for employment with 

NGA. Your NGA office is finalizing your placement or waiting for an available position to place you 

into prior to scheduling you for entry on duty (EOD). 

 Declined Band Level

You have declined the offer for position due to band level. 

 Declined for Other Reasons

You have declined the offer for position at the band level for reasons other than salary, location, or 

band level. 

 Declined Location

You have declined the offer due to the location of the position. 

 Declined Position Offered

You have declined the offer for this position. 

 Declined Salary

You have declined the offer at the band level due to dissatisfaction with the salary offered. 

 Did Not Submit Required Paperwork

Your application was not referred to the selecting official because NGA has not received the 

required paperwork or your paperwork submission was considered insufficient (for example, KSAs

or appraisals).

 Failed to Reply

You have not responded to NGA's request for information. 

 Hiring Event - Interviewed/Not Selected
 

You were interviewed but not selected for a position through the Hiring Event.

 Hiring Event - Not Referred

Your application was reviewed for the Hiring Event; however, your skill set does not match the 

positions and/or band level we are pursuing hiring for this event. 

 Hiring Event - Not Selected

You were considered for but not selected for the position. 

 Hiring Event - Not Selected for Interview 

Your application was reviewed, and your package was referred to one or more relevant NGA offices 

for consideration; however, you were not selected for an interview and are no longer in 

consideration for a position. 

 Hiring Event - Selection Pending

You were interviewed as part of the hiring event; however, no decision has been made yet 

regarding your final selection. 

 Ineligible - Basic Eligibility

You are not eligible for the position at this band level due to a basic eligibility condition (for 

example, a GS-7 or pay band 2 would not be eligible for a pay band 5 position).

 Ineligible - Employment Condition

You are not eligible for the position at the band level due to a basic eligibility condition (for 

example, not a U.S. citizen). 

 Ineligible - Lacks Other Min Qualifications 

Your application was not referred to the selecting official because your application lacked evidence 

of certain minimum qualifications contained in the announcement (for example, required 

certification such as DAWIA).

 Ineligible - Lacks Required Education

Your application was not referred to the selecting official because your application lacks evidence of 

the required level of education contained in the announcement.

 Ineligible - Lacks Req Experience/Skills 

Your application was not referred to the selecting official because your application lacks evidence of 

the required experience or skills contained in the announcement.

 Not Selected

You were considered for but not selected for the position. 

 Referred

Your application was reviewed, and your package has been referred to the selecting official for 

further consideration. You should receive an online status update within the next 30-60 days. 

 Selected

You have been selected for the position. 

 Selected for Other Position

You were selected for a position against another NGA job posting; thus, you are no longer in 

consideration for this job posting.