Comments on: Getting a Job in the Foreign Service http://fsotstudyguide.com/fsot/getting-a-job-in-the-foreign-service/ Tips and Suggestions to Help You Pass the Foreign Service Officer Test Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:01:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John http://fsotstudyguide.com/fsot/getting-a-job-in-the-foreign-service/comment-page-1/#comment-113 John Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:10:50 +0000 http://fsotstudyguide.com/?p=73#comment-113 I have bad credit, but it will be removed within the next year as it's nearing 7 years of age. Once this disappears from my credit report wil it STILL present a problem with regards to my chances or should I be good as far as credit is concerned? I've been living in the EU for the past 4 years and have little est. no credit in the US in this time. Will having no credit hurt my chances? If so, will explaining my employment abroad for the past 4 years help to clear this up? Thanks to all! I have bad credit, but it will be removed within the next year as it’s nearing 7 years of age.

Once this disappears from my credit report wil it STILL present a problem with regards to my chances or should I be good as far as credit is concerned?

I’ve been living in the EU for the past 4 years and have little est. no credit in the US in this time. Will having no credit hurt my chances? If so, will explaining my employment abroad for the past 4 years help to clear this up?

Thanks to all!

]]> By: Tom http://fsotstudyguide.com/fsot/getting-a-job-in-the-foreign-service/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Tom Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:35:12 +0000 http://fsotstudyguide.com/?p=73#comment-98 "Nevertheless, I’ve never spoken to an officer who said he/she regretted his/her career choice." I think you mean... “Nevertheless, I’ve never spoken to an officer who said he/she regretted his/her career choice.”
I think you mean…

]]> By: anonymous http://fsotstudyguide.com/fsot/getting-a-job-in-the-foreign-service/comment-page-1/#comment-37 anonymous Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:10:39 +0000 http://fsotstudyguide.com/?p=73#comment-37 The credit reporting companies have websites you can access free reports from. You can have a lot of the older stuff removed from your report. It's worth a try. But I have to think with the recent economic crisis there is some leigh weigh for people that have lost their job and have higher credit card balances, etc. The credit reporting companies have websites you can access free reports from. You can have a lot of the older stuff removed from your report. It’s worth a try. But I have to think with the recent economic crisis there is some leigh weigh for people that have lost their job and have higher credit card balances, etc.

]]> By: Kimberly http://fsotstudyguide.com/fsot/getting-a-job-in-the-foreign-service/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Kimberly Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:31:46 +0000 http://fsotstudyguide.com/?p=73#comment-31 I think some blemishes are ok, as long as they're explainable. I have a cable company collection for $58 dollars that I refuse to pay. I spoke to my Diplomat in Residence and she said that as long as I have a reason (which I do in this case, it's a mistake on their end) I am ok. I had some credit card collections 7 years ago that are about to be taken off my report and she said that I'm ok because I have taken the necessary steps to fix the negative stuff. If you have a bankruptcy, tons of credit card debt, and a string of collections, that's another story. You'll want to clean that up as much as you can. I think some blemishes are ok, as long as they’re explainable. I have a cable company collection for $58 dollars that I refuse to pay. I spoke to my Diplomat in Residence and she said that as long as I have a reason (which I do in this case, it’s a mistake on their end) I am ok. I had some credit card collections 7 years ago that are about to be taken off my report and she said that I’m ok because I have taken the necessary steps to fix the negative stuff.

If you have a bankruptcy, tons of credit card debt, and a string of collections, that’s another story. You’ll want to clean that up as much as you can.

]]> By: Erik http://fsotstudyguide.com/fsot/getting-a-job-in-the-foreign-service/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Erik Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:53:17 +0000 http://fsotstudyguide.com/?p=73#comment-24 I’ve heard that even small blemishes on a credit report more or less kill your chances at making it to the orals. Any insight if that’s true, or if there is a modicum of forgiveness in this day and age? I’ve heard that even small blemishes on a credit report more or less kill your chances at making it to the orals. Any insight if that’s true, or if there is a modicum of forgiveness in this day and age?

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