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DOSCareers Mobile App
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View detailed descriptions of the FSO career tracks and FSS career paths. Watch videos featuring employees and their work. Engage with a scenario-based experience that puts you in the role of a Foreign Service professional. Locate and connect with a Diplomat in Residence or find an upcoming recruitment event near you. Or, test your knowledge with over 500 sample questions about U.S. government and culture, world history, technology, economics and other topics.
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Becoming a Foreign Service Officer/Specialist
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As a companion app to DOSCareers, FSCareers explains and provides more detailed information on the five Foreign Service Officer career tracks: Consular, Economics, Management, Political and Public Diplomacy, as well as the eight different Foreign Service Specialist areas: Administration, Construction Engineering, Facility Management, Information Technology, International Information and English Language Programs, Medical and Health, Office Management, and Security. It also focuses on the FS selection and hiring processes and highlights the key character traits – or 12/13 dimensions – of successful Foreign Service employees.
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Student Internship Digital Edition
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Read about our Student Internship Program, and discover the educational benefits of this hands-on learning experience. Familiarize yourself with the eligibility requirements as well as the application and selection processes. Learn about our various bureaus and offices, and determine which one is best suited for your major using the guideline chart. You can even get tips on how to prepare for the internship if selected to participate.
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| Documents and Forms | |
| U.S. Department of State eforms | Search eforms.state.gov for official U.S. Department of State forms. |
| Civil Service Glossary of Terms | Civil Service Glossary of Terms |
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Consular Fellow LNA Conditions of Employment |
Consular Fellow Limited Non-Career Appointment – Conditions of Employment |
| Dual Citizenship | Information about dual citizenship |
| Four Conditions of Diplomatic Security Employment |
Diplomatic Security Special Agents • Four Conditions for Foreign Service Employment • Supplemental Standards Security Engineering Officers • Supplemental Standards Security Technical Specialists • Supplemental Standards Diplomatic Couriers • Supplemental Standards |
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Medical Clearance for Eligible Family Members |
Medical clearance information for eligible family members |
| Non-Disclosure Form | Non-Disclosure Form |
| Suggested Course List | Suggested Course List |
| Suggested Reading List | Suggested Reading List |
| Three Conditions of Foreign Service Employment | Three conditions of Foreign Service employment |
| Foreign Service Test and Oral Assessment | |
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Diplomatic Security Oral Assessment Information Guide |
The purpose of this guide is to help familiarize candidates with the selection and assessment process so that they will be able to better focus on their own performance during the Oral Assessment rather than spend their limited time reviewing procedures. While the main elements of the Diplomatic Security Oral Assessment remain constant, information on details – for example, time limits or assessment order – can change quickly. Candidates should stay alert and follow the instructions provided on the day of the Oral Assessment. |
| Foreign Service Officer Test Information Guide | The purpose of the Foreign Service Officer Test Information Guide is to help familiarize candidates with the selection and assessment process of the FSOT so that they will be able to better focus on their own performance rather than spend their limited time reviewing procedures.
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Foreign Service Officer Oral Assessment Information Guide |
The Foreign Service is a unique career and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the selection process is also unique. The purpose of the Foreign Service Officer Oral Assessment Information Guide is to help familiarize candidates with the assessment process. This guide includes the criteria used to evaluate candidates, common sense strategies candidates might use to ensure they are performing their best, a description of the activities during the daylong FSOA, sample Group Exercise materials, sample Case Management materials, as well as information on required clearances (in case the candidate passes the FSOA), language testing, and final observations.
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Foreign Service Specialist Oral Assessment Information Guide |
The purpose of this guide is to help familiarize candidates with the selection process so that they will be able to better focus on their performance during the Oral Assessment. This guide includes the criteria used to evaluate candidates and some common sense strategies candidates might use to ensure they are performing their best as well as a description of the activities during the FSS OA. It also includes sample test materials that provide candidates with an idea of the kind of information and exercises candidates in specialist career tracks will be given during the oral assessment |
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Foreign Service Consular Professional Oral Assessment Information Guide |
The purpose of this Foreign Service Consular Professional Oral Assessment (FSCP OA) Information Guide is to familiarize candidates with the selection process so that they will be able to better focus on their performance during the Oral Assessment rather than spend their limited time reviewing procedures. This guide includes the criteria used to evaluate candidates, common sense strategies candidates might use to ensure they are performing their best, and a description of the activities during the FSCP OA day. It also includes sample test materials that represent the kind of information and exercises all candidates will be given during the oral exam. |
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What to Prepare and Bring to the Assessment Center |
This guide details what each candidate should prepare and bring to the assessment center on the day of their scheduled Oral Assessment. |