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I'm applying for the courier position too. I was actually looking through this thread to see if anyone had any information about it and saw that you guys were already at it. But yeah, any info anyone has? Would a recent grad with 3.5 years of computing lab work for his university and a summer working at an office in Beijing have a shot?
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Oh, great heads-up. I'm actually having that resume service in SA Mart do mine right now, should have something today or tomorrow so I'll get on that. Thanks
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Oct 25, 2009 20:38
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Vilerat, tell the whole class about serving there, please!
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Nov 9, 2009 18:45
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So, I submitted an application for the courier job about two and a half weeks ago - how long does it usually take for them to decide if you can take the exam, or whatever the next step is? It's been on "Eligible - referring to hiring official" or whatever for a while now.
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Nov 16, 2009 15:39
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Yeah, I kind of feel like I'm qualified - but barely - and if anyone has experience doing anything, then I'm up for some stiff competition.
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Nov 17, 2009 05:16
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A question about DC postings - is it worth buying a house while you're there? I mean, you'll be in and out of DC your whole career so maybe...but it seems like it'd be wasted when you're gone. Rent it out maybe? What do most people do?
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Dec 1, 2009 20:09
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So, it's barely been a month and a half since I submitted my application online, so this is going to sound really impatient - but I've been going on the time frame someone mentioned before of 4-5 months for a response and I'm working if it's ever shorter than that. Has anyone heard a response to a job there in like two months? It's for the courier position, btw.
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Dec 7, 2009 17:58
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What do you mean by Exempted Service? And thanks for the info
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Dec 8, 2009 03:51
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Anyone get any updates on that courier position from a while back?
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Jan 14, 2010 20:07
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Is that for the generalist position?
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Feb 2, 2010 23:51
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Yeah, it's been answered previously in the thread, but I don't feel like searching for it. Rest assured, it is an embassy in every regard except name.
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Jan 19, 2012 02:56
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I'm not an FSO or anything, but I would think an MPA would be more appropriate.
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Feb 6, 2012 17:24
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hayden. posted:Unfortunately employer's tuition reimbursement will only apply to business oriented degrees. I don't think paying entirely out of pocket for an MPA as opposed to a completely free MBA is really the best option for me, but if anyone else has feedback on how the two might compare I'd really appreciate it. Point taken.
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Feb 6, 2012 17:39
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...so, United's position is that Private Jones' tabby makes bigger sacrifices and takes bigger risks for its country than, let's say, an assistant RSO in Kabul? Just want to make sure I'm reading that right.
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Mar 22, 2012 15:19
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Diplomaticus posted:Yeah we ripped the United rep a new rear end in a top hat over this. As well you should have. Any budge?
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Mar 22, 2012 15:31
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Oh hey, question. Is going IMS > FSO that much easier than trying directly to go FSO? I know the positions have been described in the thread, I couldn't recall any advice about it though. I guess what I'm asking is, if you have an IT background and can qualify for an IMS position, would you recommend it as the best path to becoming an FSO?
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Mar 22, 2012 15:55
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Does it matter what certification (of those they list) that you use to qualify for the IMS position or it basically just a check-box on the application? I only ask because I'm already going for one (MCITP Server Admin 2008), but I see a lot of the others are a fair bit more involved, and I wonder if mine would be looked down upon.
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Aug 2, 2012 18:20
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Skandiaavity posted:I think they're just checkboxes. It doesn't really matter, you can get a percentage pay increase if you get it.. after you're hired (protip: if you're already in the process, you might as well wait on it). If you get the certification before you're hired, you're ineligible for the pay increase. It's either 7 or 14% your pay. Well, this is my first cert off that list, so I need to finish it before I even apply for IMS. But that's good to know about not getting anymore immediately after until I'm in. I can see a clear progression to the MCITP Enterprise admin cert, which could bring about the pay bump. If/when I really get this cert and get my application in, I'll make sure to grab one of those books for CISSP and look through it. I know it had been mentioned earlier in the thread that the technical assessment, while not hardcore, went into backups and some security stuff, which I really have no formal training in (though for some reason the IT company I work for has been having me be in charge of for the 4 months since I started there...). Thanks for the info, really.
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Aug 3, 2012 02:19
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So, I've seen it mentioned off-handedly in the thread before, but no one seemed to go into much detail. I was wondering about getting residence in States that don't have an income tax before you begin working abroad. From my research, it looks like there are seven States without an income tax: Alaska Florida Nevada South Dakota Texas Washington Wyoming I guess my first question is - is this legal? Just becoming a resident so you can then leave and avoid taxes, it sounds a little fishy. And the other question is - how do you go about becoming a resident in a short period of time? Is it just get an address in order to get a drivers license and change your voter registration, usually? I don't have a job abroad or anything, I was just curious how it all works.
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Aug 6, 2012 03:40
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Don't know if this is okay for the thread, but it seemed like a good place to ask - are there any good online Masters in Int'l Relations programs out there? Looks like a couple MPA programs which might be useful, but I don't see much IR
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Aug 15, 2012 15:09
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AKA Pseudonym posted:You now have until September 19th to apply for your chance to join the increasingly absurd number of Foreign Service IT goons: drat. Was hoping to have my cert done by the next vacancy. They seem to be every ~6 months or so tho, so it's not too bad.
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Aug 15, 2012 17:52
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I haven't known what to say yet, but what happened to Vilerat has been gripping me since TCD's first post about it that day. I never met him personally, or even had any direct communication with him, but I read updates to this thread multiple times a day, and I absolutely feel like I lost a friend, even though he probably wouldn't recognize the name Barracuda Bang!. I'm so sorry this happened. That said, the outpouring of support in both the SA and Eve communities has been incredibly touching and makes me proud to be a part of what we otherwise denigrate as being some silly online-only geek hangout. I think if Vilerat were able to see the community reaction, he too would be filled with nothing but intense pride. Vilerat wont be forgotten. Goonspeed, friend.
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Sep 14, 2012 23:30
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CherryCola posted:I'm wondering if Urdu could mean that I'd go to Pakistan OR India, because there are large populations of Urdu speakers in both countries. That's an interesting question. Are there language-designated positions for unofficial or minority languages at posts? I mean, obviously you'd have to cover official languages of countries that have more than one, but what about - for instance - Cantonese at the Guangzhou consulate?
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Oct 26, 2012 13:36
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I'm taking the written in February. Did I see current FSOs in this thread offering to read drafts of the QEP answers for applicants? I'm getting ahead of myself, but I figured I'd ask.
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Dec 18, 2012 18:43
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Zoots posted:Yeah - count me in for that too. Send me a PM if you have plat. Diplomaticus posted:Yeah several of us are willing. the_chavi posted:Ayup. Well, you dudes (dudettes?) are awesome. Fingers-crossed that I'll be in a position to take you all up on it.
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Dec 19, 2012 04:28
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Diplomaticus posted:There are certain paths that lead to higher/"better" positions in the foreign service. I saw a promotions list recently that indicated which generalist cones and specialist fields were promoted in which numbers (and to which grades), but I don't have the link unfortunately. If you do run across that info again, would you mind posting it here?
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Dec 26, 2012 20:41
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TouchyMcFeely posted:Just got confirmation that I'll be sitting for the FSOT in February but my girlfriend didn't. We both registered at the same time for the same test so I'm not sure what the deal is. I read somewhere that the scheduling invites go in a certain order by cone and people in differing cones can get the email a couple days apart.
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Jan 3, 2013 03:25
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I didn't get mine either yet. Consular cone, fwiw
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Jan 3, 2013 04:41
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TouchyMcFeely posted:That's the same cone she's going for. I signed up for Management so hopefully that's all it is. I remember seeing it somewhere in the yahoo group stuff, but hell if I can recall where exactly. Do they display your results as soon as your done on the computer, by the way? Or is that impossible with the biographical stuff?
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Jan 3, 2013 04:54
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I know there's a way for FSSs to convert to FSOs, but is there any way for FSOs to change to FSSs?
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Jan 7, 2013 00:35
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Continuous posted:I focused mostly on a newspaper (New York Times) and a news magazine (The New Yorker) for my prep, and thought that they gave me a good enough general background. What would you say is most important then?
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Jan 9, 2013 18:02
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Leaving for my FSOT now. Wish me luck!
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Feb 2, 2013 14:04
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Skandiaavity posted:send you a reply. I thought it went really well. I walked in expecting the US history and American government stuff to be a breeze and everything else to be tough, but those were the questions that tripped me up the most. Not like I had no idea, but more than once I was down to two answers and had to just pick one. For the biographical stuff was tricky. I answered them all truthfully, but sometimes when they wanted like four examples, I had no way how to fit it into 200 characters. I ended up sounding kind of generic for some, which I'm hoping isn't the opposite of what they're looking for. The essay went way better than I thought too - I thought that's what I'd stress the most. The only problem is that I tried to use all my leftover time to proofread and hit the "submit answer" button with like 3 seconds left, and it took me to the "end section" window, but before I could hit that button, it ended the test. I'm like 90% sure it registered my answer, but... edit: and thanks for the good luck, guys!
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Feb 3, 2013 01:43
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SCRwM posted:After my OA last week my wife and I went to a place called Chopped. It's a salad place and wasn't too bad. Not sure if there is one near FSI or not but just thought I'd throw the name out there. That's a fast-spreading chain here in NYC. There's also a clone called Just Salad, but I have no idea which came first.
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Feb 8, 2013 17:18
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So, I recall there being something stating that an FSO can only receive a full course of a Hard or Super Hard language twice in their careers, with a possibility of a third. But is there a limit to how many times you can receive training for less difficult languages?
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Feb 11, 2013 04:06
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Just found out I passed the FSOT. Onward!
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Feb 28, 2013 18:39
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Does your score on the FSOT matter beyond passing or failing? Like, does a high FSOT score translate into an overall higher score once on the register?
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Feb 28, 2013 21:18
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I know some people offered to proofread PNQs. If they're due March 20th, by when would you guys want to receive them by? I don't want to send them out the day before or anything. Would you guys think a week is enough time for you to look at them? Ten days?
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Mar 4, 2013 19:33
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So, my PNQs are ready. Should I PM the people who said they'd check them over for their email addresses?
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I've read that the QEP looks at your complete application package, but does that mean they look at your FSOT score?
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