My application for the Foreign Service Specialist
Information Management position has been submitted. Even though this is just
the beginning of the application (and hopefully hiring) process, it still seems
like an epoch of sorts. After years of yearning to live and work abroad, I feel
like I’ve finally put a foot in the right direction. It’s definitely one thing
to talk about possibly working overseas in the future and quite another to hit
submit on your application. Having reached the end of the restless waiting
for an IMS req to open, and the mind numbing writing and rewriting of application essays; I
can’t help but be excited. Of course that excitement will shortly be tested… by
the possibility of months of waiting to hear back.
I decided to start this blog, in the off chance someone ever
reads it, to let future candidates know how the application process goes. I
suppose it will also, if I am eventually accepted into the Foreign Service, serve
as a place to post my experiences as an Information Management Specialist. On
the flip side, if I’m not accepted, I’ll probably take down the site and never
speak of it again! I know this isn’t exactly an original idea, but I enjoyed
reading Milestones and IM-worldwide, so here’s to paying it forward.
