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Question | Answer |
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Composure | To stay calm, poised, and effective in stressful or difficult situations; to think on one's feet, adjusting quickly to changing situations; to maintain self-control. |
Cultural Adaptability | To work and communicate effectively and harmoniously with persons of other cultures, value systems, political beliefs, and economic circumstances; to recognize and respect differences in new and different cultural environments. |
Experience and Motivation | To demonstrate knowledge, skills or other attributes gained from previous experience of relevance to the Foreign Service; to articulate appropriate motivation for joining the Foreign Service. |
Information Integration and Analysis | Absorb and retain complex info from many sources; draw reasoned conclusions from analysis and synthesis of available info; evaluate the importance, reliability, and usefulness of info; remember details of a meeting or event without the benefit of notes. |
Initiative and Leadership | To recognize and assume responsibility for work that needs to be done; to persist in the completion of a task; to influence significantly a group’s activity, direction, or opinion; to motivate others to participate in the activity one is leading. |
Judgment | To discern what is appropriate, practical, and realistic in a given situation; to weigh relative merits of competing demands. |
Objectivity and Integrity | To be fair and honest; to avoid deceit, favoritism, and discrimination; to present issues frankly and fully, without injecting subjective bias; to work without letting personal bias prejudice actions. |
Oral Communication | To speak fluently in a concise, grammatically correct, organized, precise, and persuasive manner; to convey nuances of meaning accurately; to use appropriate styles of communication to fit the audience and purpose. |
Planning and Organizing | To prioritize and order tasks effectively, to employ a systematic approach to achieving objectives, to make appropriate use of limited resources. |
Quantitative Analysis | To identify, compile, analyze and draw correct conclusions from pertinent data; to recognize patterns or trends in numerical data; to perform simple mathematical operations. |
Resourcefulness | To formulate creative alternatives or solutions to resolve problems, to show flexibility in response to unanticipated circumstances. |
Working With Others | To interact in a constructive, cooperative, and harmonious manner; to work effectively as a team player; to establish positive relationships and gain the confidence of others; to use humor as appropriate. |
Written Communication | To write concise, well organized, grammatically correct, effective and persuasive English in a limited amount of time. |