CV Form - Oral Exam

DFA cv form for oral exam for foreign service

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Please print or type all entries

1. Surname

2. Birthday:

Age

First Name(s)

M.I.

Day

Month

Sex

Marital Status

Nickname

Year
2x2
Colored Picture

Name of Spouse

Names and Ages of Children

Place of Birth

Country

3. Office/Business Address

Telephone Number

Nationality

Home Address

Telephone Number

4. Academic Background (Give details of all undergraduate and graduate studies
taken).
Institution Attended Date of Attendance Course/Degree Date of Graduation

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5. Scholarships/Awards/Fellowships/Academic Honors

Name of Awards/Grants

Sponsoring Institution

Year Awarded

6. Record of Social/Civic Involvement (Please specify current activities or
contributions).
Organization(s)

Positions or Roles

Inclusive Period

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7. Current Employment

Current Job Title

Organization

( ) Part-time ( ) Full-time

No. of Years

No. of Subordinates

Brief Description of Duties/Responsibilities

Awards/Citations

8. Past Employment (Within the last 5 years)

For each past job/position held, please use the same format shown below. Use
additional sheets if necessary.

Past Job Title

Organization

( ) Part-time ( ) Full-time

Unit

No. of years:

No. of Subordinates

Brief Description of Duties/Responsibilities

Awards/Citations

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9. Do you have any disability or illness which might affect your participation in the
service? ( ) Yes
( ) No

If your answer is yes, please explain briefly.

10. Have you been criminally convicted in any court of law? ( ) Yes

( ) No

If your answer is yes, please explain briefly.

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PART II
Please print or type all entries.
1. What do you consider to be your three (3) most significant personal
achievements to date? Why are they significant to you? For each achievement,
describe the particular situation, your actions and the results or outcomes.

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2. Recall some of the major/relevant training programs you have attended, and cite
specific ways these have been useful to you.
Training programs Specific ways in which training programs were helpful

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3. Please cite specific incidents/examples within the last two (2) years in your
present or most previous job which are related to the following:

Greatest Challenges or Problems

Proudest Achievements

Biggest Disappointments

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4. Please cite three (3) significant changes you introduced in your present or most
previous job.
Situation

Changes Introduced

Outcomes of changes Introduced

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5. Critical incident. Critical incidents are major events in the past which highlight
one’s effectiveness or ineffectiveness on the job. Effectiveness on the job is
demonstrated when one is able to exercise both his technical and
administrative/supervisory functions within or beyond the performance standards
established for the job. Ineffectiveness on the other hand, reflects instances
when one is not able to fully achieve or meet the goals of certain tasks. However,
these do not demonstrate inability to do one’s job.
Cite three (3) incidents in your present job reflecting effectiveness or
ineffectiveness.

Incident No. 1: Situation/Task

Action(s) Taken

Outcomes of Action(s) Taken

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Incident No. 2: Situation/Task

Action(s) Taken

Outcomes of Action(s) Taken

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Incident No. 3: Situation/Task

Action(s) Taken

Outcomes of Action(s) Taken

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6. Why do you believe that you would benefit from participating in the foreign
service? Ideally, how would you like to see your career develop over the next five
(5) years?

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