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zzonkmiles posted:It means you failed your Oral Assessment and your candidacy is finished. Condolences. Better luck next year. Really? I know I didn't do that well on it, but is it really that obvious from the score?
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Xelkelvos posted:Really? Yes, you would have received a conditional job offer at the end of the OA if you had made it. Sorry, that sucks.
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Xelkelvos posted:Really? It's obvious from the score only because 5.25 is the threshold. Below that mean that your candidacy for this application is now finished. I believe they may have provided a score breakdown of the various components, but they don't offer specific feedback as to why you got the score you did. It's hard to pass the OA. I don't have hard numbers and haven't paid attention since I passed a decade ago, but it was pretty common for the majority of OA takers to not pass it. I personally don't like using the term "fail" for the OA. If you make it to the OA, you've done well and demonstrated that you are FS material. If you don't clear the threshold, it sucks, but it doesn't me you suck. It's VERY common for people to take the OA multiple times.
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Nutrimentia posted:It's obvious from the score only because 5.25 is the threshold. Below that mean that your candidacy for this application is now finished. I believe they may have provided a score breakdown of the various components, but they don't offer specific feedback as to why you got the score you did. They didn't provide a breakdown which is why I'm confused as to how someone immediate figured it was the oral portion that I failed at.
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Xelkelvos posted:They didn't provide a breakdown which is why I'm confused as to how someone immediate figured it was the oral portion that I failed at. Because the minimum cutoff for the written test is like 150 or 160 or something and the cutoff for the oral is 5.25 and there aren't any other tests.
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Xelkelvos posted:They didn't provide a breakdown which is why I'm confused as to how someone immediate figured it was the oral portion that I failed at. I think a couple different concepts are being conflated here. The overall application process is linear. The written test comes before the personal narratives, which come before the oral assessment. Since you referenced the 5.25 threshold, that's referring to the oral assessment portion (the other portions are graded on different scales). Within the oral assessment, there were (back when I took the exam/wrote the OP) three sections: the group exercise (GE) section, the case management (CM) section, and the structured interview (SI) section. You need to get a combined average score of 5.25 across all three to pass the oral assessment (realistically this meant you needed a 5.3 minimum). Since you said you scored a 5, it's just a tautology that you failed the oral. I don't think anyone has specifically implied anything about which section you failed, but it seems like you're reading it as someone suggested it was the SI. But the original answer still stands -- a fail there is the end of your candidacy on that attempt. Try again next year. Most people don't make it their first try. A pass would have had you moving on to clearances and the register, and hopefully eventually a conditional offer.
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A former supervisor is going to my top post - well top 3 in the world and he'd be the person recommending any IT spots to the bureau. We just did the love to work with each other again/stay in touch talk. Hell yeah Also I know the CS bureau rep who concurs/pushes stuff from the DC side really well and meet up every few weeks to talk shop. Hell yeah
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Very short vacancy announcement for DS Special Agent positions. Happy to answer any questions anyone might have. https://careers.state.gov/work/fore...4bwtU7BSjhXkWz0
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Yup, like Leif. said, the score we are discussing is based entirely on the Oral Assessment. This score is a comprehensive score for the day, so it isn't clear which component was a strength/ weakness for you. That doesn't really matter, because it isn't a case of, for example, "passing" the written but "failing" the group exercise. It's just one big cohesive assessment. It's discouraging, but most people don't even get that far, so hopefully you can still find some satisfaction in an Olympic Silver medal of sorts. Keep competing; the Gold is within reach. TCD, that's pretty cool news. It's nice to see when a network works in favor of our friends too. 
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Hurrah, we have funding - no shutdown today. I am so exhausted by this entire charade of funding showdowns every year.
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the_chavi posted:Hurrah, we have funding - no shutdown today. Looks like we won't have to worry about anymore shutdowns for the next two years.
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zzonkmiles posted:Looks like we won't have to worry about anymore shutdowns for the next two years. May I introduce you to the problem of the "deficit".
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the_chavi posted:Seriously, I have to imagine you could make a ton of money as an off-the-books shrink for most of State these days. Slightly to exceptionally unethical, but hey! Hey, been ages since Ankara. And yeah I'd agree - lots of State are in super stressed situations now, and I feel for colleagues at USUN in NYC given what's happening in the city too. Just wanted to pop in and wish you all the best - State Department folks have a lot to be proud of.
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Real winners all around. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/diplomat-online-activity-blood-and-faith-471755
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I imagine that guy will be walking the halls of HST for as long as the department lets him stay. Can’t envision any office or post being willing to offer him a job.
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Does anyone have any experience with bugs on the USAJOBS website while logged in? I can find postings just fine while browsing, but if I log in it tries to apply tons of filters at once and grabs nothing. If I deactivate all the filters it will then reactivate a filter or two anyway and refuse to find anything. If I open a posting in another window while logged out, it logs me in, but hangs whenever I try to save and continue through the resume section. It's pretty frustrating to not be able to apply to anything now. Update: I've only gotten an automated response from the help desk but the problem only happens when using my macbook. My Android phone, using the same browsers and profiles settings, is able to proceed as normal. How strange. Dr. Red Ranger fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Mar 4, 2021 |
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Chrome and Explorer sometimes provide a better experience than other browsers on U.S. government websites.
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