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Business of Ferrets posted:Any of you IMS types know this guy? http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/31/state-department-official-recalled/ I don't know the name but we were in the same neighborhood. May have crossed paths one way or another.
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Vilerat posted:How do you accidently have that poo poo in your household goods? I wouldn't know where to even find that poo poo to begin with. Who knows. Some of those old time communicators are weird dudes. Insisting on having his own office in a building nobody else used anymore kind of fits a certain stereotype.
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Apr 1, 2010 20:14
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SWATJester posted:gently caress yeah. Congrats I've only had to work at two 4th of July events. Very informal though, they were a lot of fun. And I've had a high level politician accidentally call my extension instead of the Ambassador's. I transfer the calls of and point out the bathroom to people in power. I'm pretty important.
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Apr 6, 2010 23:38
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SWATJester posted:What about housing? (either the housing stipend with dependents, or the housing complex owned by state?) Housing is part of Per Diem. There's no State owned housing in DC unless you can convince Hillary to let you crash on her couch.
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Apr 7, 2010 23:26
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Vilerat posted:Every 6-8 years you MUST go overseas. Many times people volunteer for 1 year unaccompanied tours just so they can reset the timer. There's always that I suppose! Would he be likely to say it's "fired up?"
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Apr 8, 2010 18:34
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They'll find out about during the background investigation whether or not you put it on your resume. I can't imagine they'd check for the purposes of reviewing your resume though.
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Apr 13, 2010 19:39
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The Mantis posted:2) Along similar -- yet more personal -- lines, I'm still trying to understand how most FSOs spend their pay. With housing provided and logistical limits on personal acquisitions, does most of it just go to travel and Thai shemales? And from this monstrosity I'm assuming you're assigned a "class" along with your GS rank? Is this number wholly or just partially based upon the number of black tie high-stakes poker matches you win? We spend money on the same things everyone else does minus utilities and housing. The Foreign Service has its own own pay scale which is what you linked to there's no GS involved.
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Apr 29, 2010 21:30
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Fun thing you can do in this job: Be a terrorist in a role playing exercise with the local SWAT team. One second they're nowhere around, and the next your face down on the ground.
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May 22, 2010 09:33
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Vilerat posted:No really all the heavy lifting is done by DC. In fact they are even beginning to take away patching from us! Most of your job is showing people how to use outlook and informing them that their computer isn't working because it is in fact turned off. I once had the privilege of telling someone that their computer wasn't working because it wasn't there.
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May 29, 2010 18:33
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I was just sitting down to dinner at my favorite sushi place.I thought Seoul had been nuked or something. They hardly ever do it, so it must be important right? Last time they did it it was something that had been in the news for hours. I'm taking my sweet rear end time next time.
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May 30, 2010 22:50
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Vilerat posted:Hey anybody know anything about The Hague? I might be IPO there next. From what I've heard it's nice and cozy but lags a bit culturally compared to other Western European cities. But Amsterdam is right near by so maybe that makes up for it.
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Jun 24, 2010 07:15
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Aliquid posted:Are jobs like this all available on the .gov job site or do embassies advertise jobs externally from the system? Jobs like that are usually advertised locally or within the Embassy community. They're either looking for locals or spouses of Americans who work at the embassy. If you want to move there and get the right visa to live and work there you might qualify. There are a non-trivial number of Americans who work as FSNs. You're on your own in terms of housing and Diplomatic immunity and all that other fun stuff though.
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Jun 30, 2010 18:35
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Our Goon horde grows yet again Welcome aboard
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Jul 1, 2010 21:30
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Just a tip about the forums, but signing your posts is usually frowned upon and sometimes it can get you a probation from the mods.
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Jul 1, 2010 22:45
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Vilerat posted:I got my questions about it. ACS stands for American Citizen services, the people who replace lost passports and assist with American needs abroad. We had an FSN giving out forged visas who wasn't in the Consular section at all. Maybe she got a hold of some foils or something.
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Jul 2, 2010 21:16
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I got out of the party since he had GITM concurrent with a SecState visit and I expected to be on call for both. Hillary ended up coming early than we thought so I mostly just chilled. I enjoyed the ones I've been to though, got to eat drink, and talk to who I wanted. The job you want is puller. You just hang out until the end and then tell the stragglers to beat it (politely of course but it's still a pretty good gig).
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Jul 9, 2010 00:24
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Skandiaavity posted:Not FS, but was curious to the IMS/IMTS goons - What's different about civil service/IRM (Resource Management) position? I was at a job fair today and a cute girl was trying to steer me towards applying to that kind of position. Was wondering if it's like IMS, but civil? They don't get posted overseas. And they're in a different HR system. There are a bunch of different IRM jobs domestically so it's hard to say anything specific.
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Jul 15, 2010 08:11
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Now you're one of the cool people. Congrats.
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Jul 27, 2010 20:54
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GEMorris posted:Self-quoting because I never got a response to this part, likely due to its location at the end of a tl;dr. I was looking at last years promotion statistics which are pretty good guide to how many people are in each cone or specialty and I don't any entry for Printing Specialists. I guess it's possible there are a few around and none of them were up for promotion, but they're either non-existant or vanishingly rare.
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Jul 28, 2010 07:39
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Slingshot Smith posted:Week 1 of orientation is done ... a fun and busy week. Recieved possible assignments ... now its time to turn in my preferences and see where DOS wants us Would you be willing to say whether or not there's any Eastern European capitals that star with K and end in V on there?
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Aug 8, 2010 00:47
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Vilerat posted:IMS/IMTS promotion cable is out. No 2, but I made the bridesmaid list so woop woop. Was my first time eligible so I'm pretty happy with this. I totally missed that. Congrats.
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Oct 7, 2010 18:02
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One of my previous IPOs got an MSI last time and got promoted this time. I think we have enough evidence to begin drawing some rock-solid conclusions.
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Oct 8, 2010 21:13
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GregNorc posted:Any IT specialists care to share? Read through the first 10 or so pages, everything seems geared towards the diplomatic side... I know a lot about international relations, but am I tested on that or my IT skills? More and more systems work is being centralized in DC so computer janitor isn't too far from the truth. But you have an opportunity to be a mail, phone, radio, and diplomatic pouch janitor too. There are special challenges that come up because of security concerns and just being overseas, but it's rarely deeply technical. There's plenty of room for advancement, all way into Senior Foreign Service. It's all managment track though as you might imagine. Assignments are for 2 or 3 years. You extend or curtail but they're all limited to a length of time.
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Oct 28, 2010 12:09
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problematique posted:I applied for a Information Management Specialist back in February and it's been stuck in "Eligible – Application Referred to Selecting Official" since then. It's a slow process. Going that long without a response is a little longer than I'd expect but not outside the ballpark at all.
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Nov 5, 2010 07:02
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GregNorc posted:Do specialists take the FSOT, with some technical questions added or a completely different test? Like BoF said it's a different process. You're given some time to write a short essay on some vaugely IT related topic just so they get an idea of your ability to string words together. Then you're interviewed by a two person team. One is a generalist who conducts a more or less generic job interview with some basic questions about government and conducting yourself overseas thrown in. The other is an IMer who asks some basic IT questions.
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Nov 9, 2010 23:35
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There's not going to be a massive unveiling of scandal and wrongdoing. All it really does is expose the private thoughts and assessments of American diplomats that are private for a legitimate reason.
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Nov 29, 2010 01:17
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A historic day! For IRM folks anyways
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Nobody cares about your personal internet history. But don't try to pull crap at work if you get hired. edit: There's no retesting but we do use an "up or out" system. If you sit around too long without getting promoted you will be booted out. I do know of one person who was fired but I can't really comment on it. I've had to deal with bribery so I can't really speak to that. Any blackmail or any other surveillance must be reported to the RSO. AKA Pseudonym fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Feb 13, 2011 |
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Skandiaavity posted:^^ AKA: is it similar ot the contractor's "3 year" rule of up/out or is it a longer timeframe? It's 15 years I think. Nothing to worry much about at any rate.
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Feb 13, 2011 18:44
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It depends on where you're at a little bit. Some places, particularly smaller cities, often have more tight-knit expat communities. I can't really speak to having professional contacts though, just social ones.
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Feb 20, 2011 00:15
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I think that if you have any courses scheduled at FSI they're already funded and there's no need for a new budget to keep them running. Stuff like the cafeteria may not be open though, which is sort of a blessing in disguise.
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Feb 21, 2011 17:20
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At my last post had too much fun and couldn't party at the Marine House anymore.
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Feb 25, 2011 17:37
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You can have overlap with the person your replacing. Posts usually like to do that whenever they can since it's an opportunity for that person to show you around and they get an extra pair of hands.
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Mar 31, 2011 15:47
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1of7 posted:Is there any possibility of a break between training & deploying? Just wondering if I'll have a chance to visit my family 1 last time etc... You can ask post for leave if you want. Just be sure to bring it up when you're talking about post specific training and your arrival date, they'll be more amenable to it.
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Mar 31, 2011 22:39
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My Mom was right. I'm essential.
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Apr 8, 2011 07:39
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It's really not very technical at all. Networking and back-up schedules are good stuff to know. Study if it makes you feel more confident, but you'll most likely relatively easy questions.
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Apr 22, 2011 22:13
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The best is still the person who suggested nap rooms at Main State. The suggestion was roundly ridiculed before you go thinking we're all like that.
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Apr 26, 2011 20:47
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Macunaima posted:Serious question here: How much damage can an extremely vindictive ex do to an FSO candidacy? I think I have to reveal her, since she's a foreign national and we cohabitated. They'll find her just fine by themselves so your best off mentioning her. No idea if she could hurt you or not, most decisions they make are pretty reasonable though.
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You can update the OP to list me in Geneva
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They used to have a few months out west a bit but it's all at FSI now. It's a lot better that way. No need to rent a car, better per diem, and the Arlington area just has more stuff.
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