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Vilerat posted:Paging the popes toes to this thread! The announcement for the network admin position (IMS) should re-open very soon. The canned email I send out to interested candidates looks like this: The Foreign Service of the US Department of State is looking for network administrators to live and work overseas with their families as Foreign Service Technical Officers supporting our embassies. While overseas, we take care of your housing and utilities and provide private schooling for your children. Administrative promotions, competitive promotions, and yearly step increases make for an upwardly improving and competitive salary. The link to the previous announcement is here: http://careers.state.gov/specialist/opportunities/infomanage.html We'll re-open it soon with revised minimum qualifications. Look for the email icon there to sign up for the automatic updates that will inform you via email as soon as the announcement re-opens. Applicants must be U. S. citizens between the ages of 21 and 59 and able to qualify for a top secret security clearance. During their career, Information Management Specialists will serve both overseas and domestically, moving at two to four-year intervals. Entry into management is very accelerated. I'll be happy to share any information with you so you can make an informed decision about a career you'll never regret. Of course this isn't a job offer but if you are curious about an international lifestyle working for the US Government supporting our diplomatic networks, I'd like to discuss it with you. So PM me or send something to my commercial address and we can talk as much as you want about a career that has been pretty good to me. I enjoy the out of the way places and have served in Damascus, Kathmandu, Bombay, Tel Aviv and Riyadh. I've avoided places like London and Paris because there's not much of a culture thrill there for me. But when you're in the Foreign Service, the world really is your oyster - it's a great living...
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Skandiaavity posted:Vilerat - I already spoke with Mark (and he was very helpful!), did you have any advice on what not to write for the IM position coming up? During the specialist oral assessment, you'll be asked to compose a short essay. Again, we do want meaningful content but it's the quality of the writing that is often the deal maker.
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BigHead posted:I don't really know how the hiring process works, but my husband is going into the final interview thing (for the third time) and we're really hoping he gets hired. I've read the Foreign Service Spouse Guide but have a few questions. There is not a section for spouses in the OP. http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c21619.htm
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Sean was a great guy. You could put him in the middle of a strange foreign city, not knowing the language, not knowing the customs, and he was at his happiest. Because there was so much to learn, to just soak up and revel in it. Even in the countries where so much was wrong, he believed a few people could make a difference with diplomacy, and have a great time doing it. If you're not trying to get it right, you're doing it wrong. And if you're not having a good time trying to get it right, you're doing it wrong. Sean did it right, and there are a lot of us at State that are better for knowing him.
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mypseudonym posted:I am a total newbie here and an IMS hopeful. I submitted my app last week and have been deemed "Eligible" to proceed. So here's my question to all the Generalists and Specialists on this here Interwebs; Is there much truth to this "us versus them" mentality I keep seeing pop up every so often? I have read two articles, one from 2003, but can not seem to find again, and "Pride and Prejudice", Pg 55, found here http://www.afsa.org/fsj/1209/files/assets/downloads/publication.pdf. The specialists that are dicks are treated like dicks. The generalists that are dicks will treat specialists like dicks. Both dick populations are universally regarded as dicks by everyone else. Don't be a dick and it's not an issue. Ordinary, friendly, civil and professional folks are celebrated.
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Getting involved with heath care systems overseas can be quite the cultural experience. For instance, who knew that Israeli hospitals are run by Russian nurses? All hired, evidently, by Joe Stalin. "Patients who want to eat will line up. You have 5 minutes. Patients who do not want to eat will not later complain about being hungry. You! In the red robe! Line up with the others! Blue robe man! Put slippers on your feet or go hungry!" No, I'm not kidding. Great trauma care. Great doctors. Nurses from the first circle of a gulag hell.
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Strudelmeyer posted:There are lots of kids in the FS of all ages. Admittedly, starting in the FS with very young children is optimal. If you start when they are teenagers, they are likely to hate you for it.
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I'm at the tail end of my career doing my first EUR tour and my first impression after I got here was, "Christ, why didn't I do this sooner?" That's not to say I regret any of my earlier tours at differential posts. On the contrary, they were hugely satisfying, professionally and personally. Except for that unwise and regrettable marriage in Damascus but
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Nutrimentia posted:In addition to preparation based on advice here and in the official prep packet, get a good night's sleep, relax, be yourself, and enjoy the process. Trying too hard doesn't seem to work as well as being authentic. Authentic, yes. I can confirm this as I examined before, although for specialists like B&F and IM. Beyond, "not a crazy person" which is hopefully immediately apparent, foremost in everyone's mind is, "Would this person be enjoyable to work with?" Regardless of any other aptitude, "enjoyable to work with" is an essential part of the matrix. Although for FS types doing the exam, enjoyable can also mean "interesting" to work with. Displaying a bit of social nervousness is perfectly fine. Everyone in the FS is pretty much nervous all loving day at work, regardless of cone. There's always something to be nervous about. So can a nervous you and a nervous me still make work enjoyable? Remember, the vast majority of the FS are people, while perfectly ordinary, who love to find themselves at the corner of Walk and Don't walk in a foreign country, "they're paying me for this?", while doing an honorable thing for their country merely by doing their work in weird places. They're fun people and you want to work with them. (I recruited for awhile too, I suppose it shows).
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Business of Ferrets posted:Good to see you back, forums user the popes toes Hey, thanks. Just popping in after retirement to say it's all worth it.
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Hey. All is well? Me and my feral cat have established clearly defined goals and employ a wide variety of mechanisms to communicate and coordinate our retirement activities across a wide spectrum of hedonism mostly. We have formed a foundation of future success with our suburban neighbors by building a rapport founded on mutual suspicion. I do wish I had someone from GSO to mow my lawn however. It's in my area for improvement.
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