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cramerthegr8 posted:So yesterday I passed the oral assessment with a 5.4. How likely is that to get me off the list. I'm in the consular cone and have no languages.
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zzonkmiles posted:Congratulations! If you're in the DC area, let your registrar know you are available on short notice. Sometimes there are last-minute cancellations and they need to fill the spot quickly. I have no idea what the Consular register is like nowadays, but it sounds like you may need a backup candidacy. Not totally hopeless, but probably not high enough to get excited about packing your bags either. Thanks for the suggestion! I'm not sure if Pittsburgh is considered DC adjacent, but I could probably leave here quick enough. Yeah, that's what kind of sucks about the score. Kind of hard to feel happy about it. I'm planning on taking the test again next Feb to try to improve it.
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Too lazy to reset my pw while waiting for my poo poo. E: Bidding was also amaze balls again this year. Nothing and then 3 offers - landed my 2nd pick. Using the poo poo out of my HR bidding privs. TCD fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Oct 25, 2019 |
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TCD posted:Too lazy to reset my pw while waiting for my poo poo. Congrats on the privileges, and on the good follow-on!
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Has anyone ever worked at the Embassy in Canberra? Why is it so big?
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A capital city is going to usually have a big foreign service presence.
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Australia is one of the USAs five treaty allies in the Pacific and the two countries share a close relationship.
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Business of Ferrets posted:Australia is one of the USAs five treaty allies in the Pacific and the two countries share a close relationship. Congrats!
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Natural Ice posted:Congrats! I was replying to the question two posts above mine!
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Ah, thought it was a sly handshake announcement, hope everyone that bid this year landed somewhere nice!
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Well now that handshake day is four days' past, time to start looking at projected vacancies for next year. Sigh... I hate this.
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Thankfully I'm not bidding this year. But my bureau isn't even doing the first round of (non-SIP-bidder) handshakes for 2 more weeks.
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Tyro posted:Thankfully I'm not bidding this year. But my bureau isn't even doing the first round of (non-SIP-bidder) handshakes for 2 more weeks. Jesus.
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the_chavi posted:Well now that handshake day is four days' past, time to start looking at projected vacancies for next year. Sigh... I hate this.
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Whats everyones thoughts on the strategy of not taking bidding seriously during the regular season and waiting until late spring before a summer TED? Ive been hearing consistently from a lot of people that do this and that they almost always land a sweet NOW position that inevitably opens up for whatever reason and get a job with minimal competition. I thought this was bs but then I hear about and know quite a few that do exactly this with seemingly no real negative repercussions. Also, gently caress interim EERs. My first time having to do one, slightly over 120 days. I was just promoted, not up for it, and have accomplished minimal work of major significance in the last three months. Total utter waste of time. Bruxism posted:I'm not a courier btw, but a DS Agent. I work with couriers a lot. You do? Not calling you out, just curious. Ive never seen a RSO interact with a courier in five years being overseas. Were you at a hub overseas or in some other capacity domestically dealing with them? the_chavi posted:Buddy of mine got that gig - he's working part time in Copenhagen and part time in... whatever it's going to be called. Nuuk? Im good friends with the other person going there. Shes a fantastic person and your buddy is lucky to work with her. problematique fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Nov 4, 2019 |
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problematique posted:Whats everyones thoughts on the strategy of not taking bidding seriously during the regular season and waiting until late spring before a summer TED? Ive been hearing consistently from a lot of people that do this and that they almost always land a sweet NOW position that inevitably opens up for whatever reason and get a job with minimal competition. I thought this was bs but then I hear about and know quite a few that do exactly this with seemingly no real negative repercussions. I've seen that strategy used. It's good* if you're flexible (probably without kids) and you're alright with DC or someplace less than desirable if things don't work out. *If IMS - hit me up* And yes, always PCS before 120 days.
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problematique posted:Whats everyones thoughts on the strategy of not taking bidding seriously during the regular season and waiting until late spring before a summer TED? Ive been hearing consistently from a lot of people that do this and that they almost always land a sweet NOW position that inevitably opens up for whatever reason and get a job with minimal competition. I thought this was bs but then I hear about and know quite a few that do exactly this with seemingly no real negative repercussions. I've heard of this strategy working, but I wouldn't be willing to try it. There will inevitably be people who have to break handshakes because of medical/family issues or because they decided to go elsewhere. Positions get upgraded at the last minute or jobs may get new language requirements. I saw some sweet 03 Consular jobs that were added right before handshake day, for example. So there are lots of ways this can happen, but if you have EFMs, I'd hate to put them through this kind of uncertainty, especially since bidding is already uncertain enough as is.
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problematique posted:You do? Not calling you out, just curious. I’ve never seen a RSO interact with a courier in five years being overseas. Were you at a hub overseas or in some other capacity domestically dealing with them? At my current post not often. At my previous post we had a hub and worked together frequently. They are also part of the DS family so we tend to invite each other to things when we are co-located.
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problematique posted:Also, gently caress interim EERs. My first time having to do one, slightly over 120 days. I was just promoted, not up for it, and have accomplished minimal work of major significance in the last three months. Total utter waste of time. I'm on pace for 7 total full EERs after my first 2 tours, plus 1 short form in there as well... The only good thing is I think that may be the reason why I got promoted this year, but still, I would love for once to just do one EER per year.
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Well my $5 processing fee for the FSOT refunded so I guess I'm at the point where they call random people that may have seen me for 3 minutes at an Arby's 15 years ago until they're satisfied I'm not entirely a murder-arson risk or something.
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DS is hiring Special Agents. Application window only open for 1 week. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/550110300?fbclid=IwAR1wj4otzdF51zL-auAsuW5ZNnKTcvvxzAff4k4GlsOfZnp8amjdPjg9yTo
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Just a PSA that with the imminent sunsetting of Yahoo Groups, the popular A-100 group there has migrated to https://a-100.groups.io/g/main Group admission requirements remain the same.
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Hungry Hippo posted:I'm on pace for 7 total full EERs after my first 2 tours, plus 1 short form in there as well... The only good thing is I think that may be the reason why I got promoted this year, but still, I would love for once to just do one EER per year.
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So this process takes as long as the government needs it to, yes? We've passed the 6-8 weeks time period since submission of narratives and I haven't received any contact. I'm sure the holidays prolong that whole process too. EDIT: Ha, just checked my application with Pearson and it just reverted to "Schedule an FSOT Appointment". For another test, meaning that I must have been rejected without so much as a rejection email. Merry Christmas. Dr. Red Ranger fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Dec 26, 2019 |
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Dr. Red Ranger posted:So this process takes as long as the government needs it to, yes? We've passed the 6-8 weeks time period since submission of narratives and I haven't received any contact. I'm sure the holidays prolong that whole process too. Or it could mean that it's been 11 months since your last FSOT and now you're eligible to take it again?
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Nah, I passed it in September, had my personal narratives in by the Oct. deadline, and waited. Seems weird for it to roll over like without a notification like passing the test though.
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It seems like theyve revised the system for the February FSOT. PNs are now submitted as per of the registration process in Pearson VUE.
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Ok, I received the official rejection email this morning. The general thrust of the rejection was that there was an unusually high number of people applying to the Foreign Service and it is extremely competitive. Well, I tried.
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Is this the place to ask about stuff involving the Peace Corps? I've lurked around a bit and can't seem to find anything, and in my limited knowledge it would seem that it would fall under the umbrella of "US Foreign Service", but there doesn't seem to be any discussion about it.
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DildenAnders posted:Is this the place to ask about stuff involving the Peace Corps? I've lurked around a bit and can't seem to find anything, and in my limited knowledge it would seem that it would fall under the umbrella of "US Foreign Service", but there doesn't seem to be any discussion about it. Peace Corps is not connected to the State Department but there are a number of former PCVs who choose to join State. Embassy senior leadership does help direct and oversee PC efforts in-country, but thats about the extent of routine contact.
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There used to be a peace corps thread here in AT, though it's been a long time since anyone posted. Im an RPCV if you want to PM me
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I love looking at projected vacancies and seeing only jobs in places I've already served (and hated) or PSP posts. Whee! So uhh, anyone wanna hire an 02 poloff?
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Business of Ferrets posted:Peace Corps is not connected to the State Department but there are a number of former PCVs who choose to join State. Embassy senior leadership does help direct and oversee PC efforts in-country, but that’s about the extent of routine contact. Alright, I'll post in there to see if anyone's still following it, thanks for pointing me in the right direction!
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Slaan posted:There used to be a peace corps thread here in AT, though it's been a long time since anyone posted. Not sure why but it looks like it got closed for some reason. I'm also an rpcv and am happy to answer questions you might have or connect you to folks who can.
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Xelkelvos posted:Does anyone have any tips on trying to apply for this position: https://careers.state.gov/work/foreign-service/specialist/career-tracks/security-engineering-officer/ Quoting myself from the USA jobs thread
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Xelkelvos posted:Quoting myself from the USA jobs thread I work a lot with SEOs but am not one myself. I could talk about what they do, but can't offer other insight into their hiring process. If you have questions about their responsibilities shoot me a PM.
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Man, small posts suck. I will never bid on a small post again.
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zzonkmiles posted:Man, small posts suck. I will never bid on a small post again. I disagree! Glad we hashed that out.
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