torobe
Straight outta Narita
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Post by torobe on Sept 29, 2016 16:00:40 GMT 9
Any U.S. citizen CIRs planning to take the FSOT sometime in the near future? I'll be taking it in June 2017 and am currently studying for it. Would love the chance to trade ideas and info with any other test-takers, and organize study sessions depending on distance. Please let me know!
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Post by momo black on Sept 30, 2016 8:48:52 GMT 9
I haven't been planning on it but now that you mention it, I am kind of interested. How far ahead of time do you have to register?
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Mumblesnore
Dead Stargod 
’Tis the season (for Eggnog)
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CIR Experience: Former CIR
Location: Tokyo
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Post by Mumblesnore on Sept 30, 2016 10:51:41 GMT 9
I want to take it eventually! But I want to be a CIR for 3 years, so there's no rush.
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torobe
Straight outta Narita
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Post by torobe on Oct 3, 2016 13:29:44 GMT 9
I haven't been planning on it but now that you mention it, I am kind of interested. How far ahead of time do you have to register? For the test in late January/early February 2017, you'd have to register starting mid-December.
Look here:
www.pearsonvue.com/fsot/
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Post by Hokuto on Oct 27, 2016 16:09:56 GMT 9
Idk if y'all have any experience taking this test, but i would highly recommend taking the online practice test. They give you a percentage of how likely they think you are to take the test, and that will help you figure out what you need to study.
Especially because on the "job knowledge" portion, they can literally throw anything at you, from history to statistics to pop culture.
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Post by Cantamen on Apr 16, 2017 11:22:18 GMT 9
Reviving this old thread. I'm planning on taking the test in October, since it usually takes longer than a year to complete the whole process (and you have to wait a year between each test taking). Anyone want to study together?
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Post by Hokuto on Apr 18, 2017 9:23:50 GMT 9
good luck Cantamen ! i know this process is extremely demanding and takes quite a bit of time. do you have any system for how you're gonna study for the job knowledge portion? |
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Post by Cantamen on Apr 18, 2017 10:42:32 GMT 9
Not really, just try to keep up with the news as much as I can. I took the online test and it said I had a 90% chance of passing or something, but that was without the bio or essay part. I think being in college at the moment might be helping with that though- it's keeping me up to date. Hopefully I won't forget everything other than Japanese by October, haha.
Hopefully I can go into it calm this though, since I'd like to be a CIR for a few years. It wouldn't be a big deal if it didn't work out, but since security clearances can drag if you've lived abroad, and the hiring freeze, I feel like I've got to take every chance I can, you know?
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Post by Hokuto on Apr 18, 2017 15:33:27 GMT 9
Not really, just try to keep up with the news as much as I can. I took the online test and it said I had a 90% chance of passing or something, but that was without the bio or essay part. I think being in college at the moment might be helping with that though- it's keeping me up to date. Hopefully I won't forget everything other than Japanese by October, haha. Hopefully I can go into it calm this though, since I'd like to be a CIR for a few years. It wouldn't be a big deal if it didn't work out, but since security clearances can drag if you've lived abroad, and the hiring freeze, I feel like I've got to take every chance I can, you know? the bio/essay part is after the job knowledge/verbal portion right? |
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Post by Cantamen on Apr 18, 2017 16:15:09 GMT 9
Do you mean during the FSOT? I don't know what order they do the parts in. But the PNQs are a different from the Bio and essay sections of the FSOT, if that's what you're asking.
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