Foreign Service Examination and Career Counselling Inc. (FSECC) provides the following training to obtain or advance in international careers:

• Application assistance, test preparation materials and telephone or personal interview training to individuals seeking diplomatic, development, or other government positions
• Application, test and interview coaching to experienced professionals seeking advancement within or outside their present field of work
• Workshops on government and international opportunities sponsored by educational institutions, conferences and employment centres

Established in 1984, FSECC works with individual and institutional clients across North America and worldwide. We are the only organization that offers an informed, extensive array of international career development expertise and training.

DFAIT, CIC and CIDA Employees in Canada and posted Abroad

Workforce Management and Transition help for government officers, managers and executives If you are affected by the Selection of Employees for Retention or Lay-off (SERLO) process, you may have to qualify for positions through screening that uses standard assessment methods developed and administered by the Public Service Commission in conjunction with department and agency HR units. Assessment options—all of which have been in place for years and used in other contexts—include: written communication and multiple-choice tests; online and classroom written exams; in-baskets and simulations; assessment centres; presentation skills; and structured interviews and reference checks. Our study kits and coaching programs help clients with the exercises that will be used in the SERLO process. We understand government assessment methods: we have helped more than 11,000 people, in an array of classifications, in competitions from entry to EX-03 levels over the last 25 years. We provide specific, practical, proven test preparation materials and personal coaching for competency- and knowledge-based exams, in-baskets, simulations, presentation skills, assessment centres, interviews and reference checking. Look over our companion website www.publicserviceexamprep.com to find what you need, then email or call us to schedule a conversation about your career situation and how we can help you succeed in your competition. info@publicserviceexamprep.com or (613) 567 9229

 

Foreign Service Entry Training: prepares candidates for the complex recruitment competitions listed below:

• Canada: Application, Statement of Interest, Examinations and Interviews for Foreign Service Officers in DFAIT and CIC; Management/Consular, Commercial, Policy and Administrative Officers in DFAIT; Program Manager positions in CIDA.
• United States: Application, Statement of Interest, Personal Narrative Questions and Oral Assessment for Foreign Service Officer, Foreign Service Specialist, Commercial Officer and USAID positions.

Career Development Coaching: provides a valuable edge to professionals in the government, non governmental, multilateral, academic, legal and corporate sectors who are competing for highly sought-after positions, and to government officers and executive-level staff who include our programs in their learning plan to enhance credentials for promotion.

We develop tailored Resumés and Cover Letters that demonstrate candidate strengths related to job poster and statement of merit requirements; deliver Personal Interview, In Basket, Simulation and Written Test coaching for behaviour-based promotion processes; and provide Reference Coaching, Debriefing Instruction and Presentation Skills training. We also offer International Careers counselling to individuals.

International and Government Careers Workshops: inform students, instructors and counsellors about the wide spectrum of government and international employment opportunities and how to pursue them. Our International Careers Workshops are sponsored by professional development associations, universities, and international baccalaureate and independent secondary schools. We also facilitate a Strategic Planning Workshop for educational administrators responsible for developing, managing and expanding international co op programs.

Why Use Our Services?

We are the only career coaching firm that specializes in helping candidates understand and advance in government, multilateral organization and international NGO hiring and promotion competitions—from entry level to executive level.

No service offered by government, universities or the private sector—past or present, in North America or abroad—matches our expertise or placement record over the past 25 years. The success rate of our clients in institutional hiring and promotion processes attests to the high quality training we provide. Please take the time to read the testimonials sent to us by clients and supporters displayed under Client Comments [click here].

For additional information on what we do and why we know how to help you, see our List of Standard Programs and Services [click here] and the Profile of Our Company [click here] and of our Director [click here].