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AKA Pseudonym posted:The thing about IROs that you might want to weigh is that they only get posted to a small handful of posts. They do travel around though, but you'll only to get to live in a few places. There are only about 30 currently and I'm not sure how often they accept applications. Based on my experience and preference for what I'd do, I'd lean towards a specialist position in Information Technology: 1) "Information Management Specialists" 2) "Information Management Technical Specialists (Digital - Telephone - Land Mobile Radio)" Seeing how few IROs there are, I'm curious, what would you estimate numbers to be for the two information technology positions? Are you likely only to be able to live in a few places as well for them? Edit: I posted too soon. I did some more digging and found this: quote:Location: For these three positions: Information Management Technical Specialist (DIGITAL) Information Technology Information Management Technical Specialist (RADIO) Information Technology Information Management Technical Specialist (TELEPHONE) http://careers.state.gov/specialist/employment.html#IMTSD Is there anywhere that lists what the 31 foreign service posts are? I'm still curious what the numbers might be like for these positions. Thanks! Drewby Drewby Drew fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Sep 18, 2009 |
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TCD posted:Go IMS not one of the tech spots. Why do you say that? On the website it looks like they are only hiring IMTS and not IMS: http://careers.state.gov/specialist/employment.html
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Sep 18, 2009 21:26
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TCD posted:Techs TDY all over, have their first post be DC for 2 years, and have only a limited number of oversea posts. TDY? So you're saying if I went tech I'd most likely end up working in DC? Good place to be single?
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Sep 18, 2009 21:36
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TCD posted:They temporary deploy out to posts instead of doing a full tour like most IMS positions. This is more difficult on families or at least it would be for me. Plus the cost of living in DC is quite high for an incoming Tech. Ah, that makes sense. Thanks. It'd be great to hear from the tech here. 
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Thanks AKA Pseudonym, TCD and Vilerat!AKA Pseudonym posted:Plenty of people like the travel and variety and stick with it though. Vilerat posted:I can answer all your questions about being an IMTS! You have two levels of post you can go to really unlike an IMS who can be sent pretty much anywhere (for good or bad). Other than the part where Vilerat says, "You have two levels of post you can go to really unlike an IMS who can be sent pretty much anywhere (for good or bad)," it seems like IMTS is the position that is more likely to have you moving around more, correct? That's really great that it's easy to switch between the two. Now here's a question that isn't answered on their medical/health FAQ. Does taking any kind of medication for any mental health issue immediately disqualify or significantly decrease your chances of being accepted? I know with Peace Corps it pretty much sends your application to the shredder. Drewby Drewby Drew fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Sep 21, 2009 |
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Thanks again guys. I appreciate your answers. I'm not taking meds for anything serious. They are all generic/uncontrolled and not needed to keep me from being suicidal/homicidal. I'm thinking of tapering off them anyway. Another question while I'm posting, what educational backgrounds do you IMS and ITMS guys have? Certifications? Drewby Drewby Drew fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Sep 21, 2009 |
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The employment listing for the INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL SPECIALIST (DIGITAL) is a little confusing: http://careers.state.gov/specialist/opportunities/infotech.html It says in a table under EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS that for a BS Degree zero years of specialized experienced is required. Below the table it says: quote:Candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree (BS/BA) or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology Management, Telecommunications Management, Information Systems, Information Security or other related IT fields with a GPA at graduation of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, may apply without additional technical certifications or specialized experience. But then two paragraphs down it says: quote:BS Degree: Studies must directly relate to the duties described in this vacancy announcement; study and/or degrees must be in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering, or other related fields. I emailed them, but I'm curious if you have any thoughts. Vilerat posted:You spend two years there learning how to be a State tech and doing a few trips overseas to either install something or fix something. Your first two years are considered training for the most part and it's really for the best because when you go overseas as a permanent change of station you're expected to know what you are doing already. TCD posted:I, however, was 2 months into my training when I found out my additional training which turned out to be 2 months of supplemental training. Some specialist positions will be designated for language training… When you applied where were you in terms of knowing or having experience with of the items listed on the SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIRED (and to a lesser degree the DESIRED EXPERIENCE)? http://careers.state.gov/specialist/opportunities/infotech.html I know some, but definitely don't have any experience with some of them.
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