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I didn't see this post pre-edit, so I'll assume that it wasn't too bad. If you were suggesting some kind of affirmative action (as someone hinted), then that r
by vikp 12y ago
I didn't see this post pre-edit, so I'll assume that it wasn't too bad. If you were suggesting some kind of affirmative action (as someone hinted), then that really wasn't the case.
The reason I applied to the Foreign Service is because it is a meritocracy. It all came down to how you did on the test, and later the interviews/case studies.
It's unfortunate that it's your dream job and you didn't get it, and I sympathize, but the Foreign Service admission process is one of the most transparent ones I've seen. The first step is passing a test, and anyone above a certain threshold moves to the next step. There are more tests, and anyone above those thresholds gets on the list to be accepted.
- blackbagboys 12y agoThis is actually not the case; you take the first-round test, and then if if you pass you submit a resume into a black box (the 'Qualifications Evaluations Panel') which evaluates your qualifications 'holistically' and then you are invited to the interview round. It's quite possible to achieve the highest possible marks on the test and never be invited to the final round, as I can attest. Perhaps the system was different when you applied in 2008.
- vikp 12y agoWhen I applied, you took the test. If you passed the test, you then had to go online and submit ~10 short essays. If you passed that, you went on to the oral assessments. There may have been a resume component involved when you submitted the short essays.