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Digger at Life After Jerusalem posted an excellent piece today on the group exercise in the oral exam portion of the Foreign Service Officers Test (FSOT). I, too, get a ton of questions on this, but when I took the FSOT years ago, I got nearly zero feedback on my performance; basically, I knew I passed and little more. As I read Digger’s observations on what is probably the most engrossing activity of the oral exam, I realize now why I passed. If you are considering taking the FSOT, take the time to read Digger’s post and ask follow-up questions.

Back on February 1, the now missing-in-action The Hegemonist published a comprehensive guide to the FSOT that you’ll also find immensely useful.