Greetings, I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving, especially those who are going to take the FSOT in February 2016. Many of you will be thinking about the best way to prepare for the exam, whether it’s the first time you take it or the fifth. Trust me, there’s no shame in taking the FSOT […]
Continue reading... November 25, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all. It’s a big holiday at U.S. missions overseas, and it brings together a lot of the American community, including expats, Peace Corps volunteers, teachers and many from the local community. I’ve found that Thanksgiving is sometimes a difficult concept to get across, but at least host country nationals leave […]
Continue reading... November 24, 2014
Why is the FSOT So Hard?
Is it, really? Is it tougher than say the MCAT or GRE? I think it is for a variety of reasons: exams stretch over two days, require you to submit a personal narrative, overcome hurdles that can knock you out of the running. Also many of you have been dreaming about becoming a Foreign Service […]
Continue reading... November 19, 2014
FSOT-Like Test Questions to Boost Your Skills
Folks– There’s a great website that goes over English grammar, usage, and vocabulary. Even better, there are scads of test questions that are very similar to those on the FSOT. Check it out here. I’d like to give a shout-out to the owner of the blog, but I lost his email. If he or she […]
Continue reading... October 6, 2014
Mobile Donating Could Raise Millions for The Ebola Crisis
Dear ForeignServiceExam.org readers, this is not a typical post and may not help you pass the FSOT, but it is linked to the State Department and the ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa. Please read it and if you agree, kindly send it on to your contacts. The goal is to create a groundswell for […]
Continue reading... September 25, 2014
IMPORTANT – Deadline for State Department Internships
You don’t want to miss the Oct 17 application deadline for unpaid student internships over Summer 2015 Half the interns will serve at the State Department in Washington, DC, while the other half will serve overseas in some of the 270 U.S. embassies, consulates, and missions. It’s not clear how many internships there are, […]
Continue reading... September 21, 2014
Management 101: Don’t Let the Shit Float Up
Tips on How to Get Promoted in the Foreign Service. If you can live with yourself… More often than not, these guys (and most were men) did nothing of the sort. And when I got back to Washington, first serving as a DAS in a functional bureau and later in a regional bureau, I […]
Continue reading... August 15, 2014
Tom Hanks’s Great New Writing App (iPad only for now)
Okay, I haven’t written in a long time, but I wanted you to be aware of a new writing app that the Apple Store released yesterday. And you know how I go on and on about how important writing is to pass the Foreign Service Exam and to boost your career once you get in…. […]
Continue reading... March 30, 2014
Preparing for the FSOT – Part Two
Can you prepare for the Foreign Service Exam? It’s such a quirky, weird exam that wants to see if you know subjects ranging from Voltaire and Kant to Windows 7 and PERT charts. How can one really study such varied and disparate subjects. But I do believe that you can study for the FSOT. And […]
Continue reading... March 5, 2014
Full-Length FSOT Online Now
The State Department has recently announced that they’ve made available a full-length Foreign Service Exam online. This is a great way to time yourself and avoid running late on the various sections. You’ll receive your score after completing the test as well as an “estimate of your probability of passing an actual FSOT.” Don’t worry […]
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