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Diplomatic Security Special Agent at US Department of State
Posted Apr 22, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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4.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2008 (took 4+ weeks)
If you pass the online screening, you will receive a phone call from DSS to set up your interview and provide instructions for materials (paperwork) that you must bring. My interview was held at the Bureau of Diplomatic Security headquarters in Arlington, VA. There are four stages of the interview, beginning with two written test to examine your overall knowledge of the State Department and assess your writing capabilities. If you progress beyond this stage, you will be undergo an structured interview with two DSS SA's consisting of a series of questions that examine your analytical thinking ability. If you progress beyond this portion, you move on to the final stage which is a panel interview with with a veteran/retired Special Agent and a Foreign Service QEP representative. The final stage, as with the rest of the process, is very structured. Do not expect warmth or smiles or any show of emotion from your interviewers.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Skills Test.
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Software Engineer at US Department of State
Posted Mar 22, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2008 in Arlington, VA (took 5 days)
I was contacted by a recruiter for work as a Software Engineer on long term contract position. After a brief phone screen of what I was looking for, I heard back from the recruiter that the State Dept was interested in interviewing me that week. Interview was fairly laidback with two people (project managers). It lasted about an hour and I was told that I was accepted a few days later. Guess it was a short process since it was a Contract job.
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Not sure how flexible they are. I had quoted a decent rate and took it.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview and a Background Check.
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Consular Agent at US Department of State
Posted Feb 10, 2010 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2008 (took 3 weeks)
This is local employement abroad. I already had experience as an assistant in a similar setting. Previous management experience allowed me to move up to Agent where I superversise two assistants in an independent location.
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No negociation possible. Job is a excepted service and the USG indicates the pay.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a Group/Panel Interview.
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Foreign Service Officer at US Department of State
Posted Nov 5, 2009 — 2 of 2 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 9 months)
Started with written exam, followed by submission of 6 short essays. Once invited to the Oral Assessment portion of the interview, look forward to a structured group exercise, a one on one (or one on two) interview, and a case management exercise. It's a full day, and it's quite daunting.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test and a Background Check.
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Foreign Service Officer at US Department of State
Posted Jun 29, 2009 — 3 of 4 people found this helpful
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5.0
Very Difficult Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2009 in Washington, DC (took 5 months)
Lots of post on Oral Assesment elsewhere. It consists of a group excercise, a one on one interview, and a written assignment.
-The group assignment involves 4-6 people with ~4 assessors (sp?) sitting around the outside of the room. You are given a scenario and need to advocate for your project and then work towards a compromise.
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