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Career Diplomacy, Second Edition: Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the US Foreign Service, 2nd Edition

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A truthful, sterile look at the foreign service. This book analyzes what the foreign service is and how it works, not what it should be and how it should work. I am thinking about taking the foreign service exam; I found this book to be helpful in giving me an accurate description of what the bureaucracy is like and where the service fits in the greater frame work of the US government. As I've said it is sterile, but well worth the investment if one is seriously considering the commitment.

If you are interested in civil service, this book is helpful. It really helped make my decision to join the civil service, (I will take the test next year).

If you're at all interested in the US Foreign Service, this is an excellent read. It helps you choose your career path and it also helps to give you a good feeling of what to expect on the road ahead should you decided to pursuit this career.