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Process Essay On Becoming A Foreign Officer

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Introduction: When I started college I knew that I wanted to study something that would give me the possibilities of traveling. So, I decided to pursue a major in International Business and Spanish for the Professions. These two majors will definitely give me an advantage in becoming a Foreign Officer.
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There is no license or certification that I need to have to apply for this job, but there is an 8 – step process into being able to become a Foreign Officer for the United States. The process includes choosing a career track, which I will be choosing the Consular career track. The following steps include: registering for the FSOT test, take the FSOT, submit a personal narrative, take the oral assessment, and pass all clearances. After, getting to the 6th step my application will go through a suitability review panel and the 8th step would be to register, if offered the position. There aren’t any continuing education requirements, but when taking the FSOT test, it is very helpful that you speak one or more of the critical languages that they have on their site. The reason why this is helpful is because it will give you up to 3 points lead over everyone else, and this is where my Spanish degree will become useful. I currently am trying to teach myself Russian, because that is another critical language. …show more content…

These benefits include: allowances and incentives, annual leave, childcare center, childcare subsidy, employee consultation service and many other benefits. Another good thing that comes with working for the government is that they will help with paying for your tuition as well as with tuition

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