Foreign Service  Hiring Gets A Re-Exam
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For generations, the United States has selected its diplomats through a two-stage test seen as a model of merit-based rigor. Pass hundreds of questions in a dozen subject areas and a day-long oral grilling by Foreign Service officers, and join the ranks. Fail, and find a different line of work.
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For weeks, U.S. senators wrestled among themselves and with White House officials over the question of what mix of skills, background and experience prospective immigrants should bring to their new country.
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Foreign nations are recruiting the country's best companies and universities to go overseas. Can they be won back?
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The U.S. State Department ordered about 200 recent hires on Tuesday to report to Louisiana and New Hampshire for two months to help work off a huge backlog of passport applications, officials said.
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The Justice Department said on Wednesday it will investigate whether its hiring practices were improperly tainted by politics after a former aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales admitted posing political questions to job applicants.
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Countries begin test programs--get ready for a facial scan the next time you take an overseas flight.
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U.S. officials gave employers new  tools on Tuesday to try to determine whether a degree comes  from a bogus "diploma mill" or a genuine school of higher  education.
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Position created more than a year ago finally gets filled.
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The Foreign Office is to recruit specialist police officers from Scotland to help in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Some companies are trying to rework policies in order to rehire retired professionals who want to return to work on a limited basis.
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A new citizenship test designed to make applicants think about questions rather than just memorize answers is beginning a trial run.
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The US government reveals a new set of citizenship questions to test immigrants' "passion" for the country.
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Migrants could be charged higher visas fees to fund public services in a reported shake-up of citizenship.
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Back in the day, there was naught for a diplomatic spouse to do but bake and complain. But that was then: Yesterday, five State Department employees and spouses were recognized for charitable works abroad -- and two of them were men.
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Polishing memorandum of understanding
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The move to start a formal review of how the U.S. regulates financial markets and hedge funds comes amid concerns over competition from overseas trading capitals.
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A myriad of financial institutions including banks, mutual funds, insurance companies, investment firms and credit-card companies are sending work to overseas locations.