Archive for December, 2009

PN, QEP, and more DoS FSOT alphabet soup

December 9, 2009
By melissa

My friend and former room mate Joel introduced me over email to a friend of his who had passed the written portion of the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT), and was finalizing her Personal Narrative to send to the Qualifications Evaluation Panel (QEP). She wanted any advice I could give her on clearing this...
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The Thirteen Dimensions of a Foreign Service Officer

December 3, 2009
By melissa

When I first heard about the Foreign Service, I thought: “Wow! I can get paid in dollars to live abroad and have an adventure!” Yes, yes, service to country, helping people, etc, that’s all important too (and one of these day’s I’ll post my “Statement of Interest,” but if I’m honest with myself (you...
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